n400

  1. longisland2024

    How to list stepchild on N-400

    Hi, I am filling out the N-400 form for naturalization. I have a stepdaughter (my wife's daughter) who resides with us for about three months of the year and stays with her father, who is the primary parent, for the remainder of the year. My wife pays child support to the child's father. I only...
  2. P

    My N400 interview was descheduled 7 minutes after being scheduled

    I was scheduled for a N400 naturalization interview at the San Jose field office on October 1, 2024, and then suddenly after 7 minutes if it getting scheduled, I get another notification saying that it was descheduled. The notice says that it was descheduled due to unforeseen reasons, and they...
  3. blueyeti1881

    N-400 Citizenship application with a Divorce case pending under 5 year rule

    I have 10 year green card and I am qualified to file for N-400 citizenship under 5 year rule but my divorce case is pending in court. Can i apply for N-400 while my divorce case is still pending in court. What should i choose in N-400 form as divorced or separated ?
  4. U

    Writ of mandamus worked my delayed citizenship application with no decision for 12 months, approved within 20 days!

    I had citizenship interview 12 months ago, it went well, passed everything, no criminal records. I’ve been told all good, got Congratulation letter, and was told to expect oath appointment. But since then the case was pending. Called USCIS many times, many inquiries, congress, senate, nothing...
  5. F

    Activation trip on N-400

    Questions for naturalized citizens who came to the U.S. through DV Lottery and did an activation trip before settling in here permanently: on the N-400 application, how did you clarify the activation trip? Did you list the activation trip as the 1st address, time spent in back your birth...
  6. ramihan

    Anyone in the same boat??

    HelIo! I got my EB green card in the beginning of the year after being on F1 visa and doing my Master of Divinity at Harvard and then starting PhD in theology. I never worked with my employer until I got approved for the green card. After I got approved, the sponsor sent the offer saying that...
  7. R

    Truck driver, living in truck, 3 month state residency requirement n400, no stable address

    Hi, I’m OTR long haul truck driver, basically living in a truck. Soon I will be ready to apply for US citizenship. My question is that I don’t rent or own a house. I use a mail forwarding service in Florida that provides a street address and scans my mail. I’m using this service with same...
  8. S

    Please help with few N400 questions

    Hello, I will be precise and straight to the point with questions: PART 12. Question 23. It asks if I have ever been arrested, cited, detained. I do remember that while I was not permanent resident yet (just legal alien on visa) I had: * one ticket for forgetting to turn on car lights after...
  9. J

    Before the Oath ceremony

    Can I fill out the online DS11 PDF form filler and print it before my oath ceremony? I have a passport application appointment for after my oath. Is it ok to do this before the oath ceremony? Thank you!
  10. A

    N400 Part 5 - Address History - No residence for few months

    Hi, I'm about to file my N400 based on the 5 years rule. I've have had my green card since August 2016. During the last 5 years, I had 2 occasions where: 1. My lease ended, and I traveled for 2.5 months long vacation. 2. During my leases ended COVID and traveled for 5 months (159 days) while...
  11. S

    Name change during Naturalization (N400) procedures

    I'm a Green Card holder with an Indian Passport and would like to have my first name changed during N400 application. I have some agricultural land in India and I do not want to have any issues when I want to sell it in the future due to changing my name in the US. I haven't visited India in a...
  12. H

    Citizenship Application - N400

    Greetings - We moved to US in 2015 Jan and filed tax returns through company provided services (through Deloitte). I am now eligible for apply for my Citizenship and the document checklist suggests that one needs to provide last 5 years of return transcription. Upon logging into IRS.GOV, I do...
  13. N

    Is it ok to have just slightly fewer than 912 days outside the US when applying for N400 to pass the physical presence test in the U.S.?

    I have a green card since fall 2017. I plan to apply next year for Naturalization, since in my case I to wait 4 years and 9 months after getting the green card before I can apply for Naturalization. I'll submit the N-400 Application for Naturalization Form. My question pertains to the...
  14. pxwang

    Height on Biometric Notification Form

    So, the height on my N400 was a bit off (by 1-2 inch). Do I put my new height on the Biometric Notification Form or keep the old one? Thanks
  15. M

    N400 naturalization success story with pending traffic ticket

    Have anyone got success into N400 naturalization interview while traffic infraction court date pending ? I have 5 traffic tickets throughout 10 years and one got just last month. Everything is paid and cleared except last one. The court date is next month, but my interview is coming week. Should...
  16. L

    Citizenship application denied for applying “too early”?

    I enter the US as a LPR on December of 2016 after being sponsored by my spouse who at the time was a LPR as well. My spouse became a US citizen on early April 2017. I applied for US citizenship and filed on January 2020 (2 years, 9 months and 22 days after becoming a LPR). According to the USCIS...
  17. A

    N400 filed same day; spouse got interview but husband waiting.

    My spouse and I applied for N400 together, got biometric reuse on same day, but only spouse got her interview scheduled and not me; it’s been several weeks and no update. Any feedback would be much appreciated; Should I just wait and if yes how long should I wait?
  18. R

    Moving interview dates for citizenship

    I am wondering if anyone has experience with moving citizenship interview recently. Due to Covid, my mother will not be able to travel by air to appear for an interview in the US. I am thinking of requesting a postponement, but do not have an idea of whether there are risks due to that. Does...
  19. M

    Regarding 2021 N-400 interview

    Hi, My N-400 interview will be going in Feb, 2021(as per estimated waiting time says). I am filling tax each year and done for 2019. When I will attend N-400 interview in Feb, Do I need to have already filed tax for 2020, and I need to carry that in interview? 2020 tax deadline would be 2021...
  20. R

    N400- waiting for rescheduled Biometric appointment

    We got the biometrics appointment after filing N 400 in March but due to covid the uscis centers closed before our appointment. Now it has been almost 4 months and even after repeated requests to uscis to reschedule they are providing standard answer that they will reschedule the biometric...
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