n400

  1. 7

    Asylee N-400 Interview Experiences 2020 Tracker

    I created N400 2019-2020 Asylee Tracker to help future asylees who will go through the n400 process. One of the moderators, in their wisdom, decided to move that thread to 'DV Lottery Visas'...I don't know why as DV Lottery has nothing to do with asylum. So, I will updating my n400 adventures...
  2. M

    False claim in N400

    Okay... call me stupid and crazy because I am :( During college, I realized that I was registered to vote (inactive voter status). I freaked out and immediately let my county voter registrar know that there seems to have been some mistake and that I want to remove my name from the voter list. I...
  3. S

    Questions on N-600 - "derive" citizenship from U.S. citizen parent

    Hi - It is my first time posting a question on forums. It seems everyone is so helpful. Hopefully someone can help me! :) I am trying to apply for US citizenship using form N-400. While i was going through the process, it says I "might" already be a US citizen because my mother is a US citizen...
  4. Zara.t

    N400 with Stricken-off with Leave/ Retail Theft Type A

    I have a case that was dismissed in 2012 December in IL. It was retail theft for under $150. I was arrested, fingerprinted and released without bail and expected to come to the court on court date. I did but the store representative/lawyer did not show up so the case was dismissed is what I was...
  5. H

    2 years/4 years + 1 day rule, can someone clarify what circumstances would it be useful for?

    Have a question here, in what way the 2 years/4 years + 1 day rule be useful for? A. Say someone with a GC went out of the country for 1 year++, got let in somehow, would that person be eligible to use the 2/4 year + 1 day rule for N400? B. Or for recent GC holder, went to the USA just to...
  6. H

    N400: Steps to retain Green Card for as long as possible

    I have some questions. A. I plan to file for N400 soon, however, I would like to know, at what step of the process, i would need to give my Green Card to USCIS/DHS? And if someone who recently gone through the process, what was/is the timeline? 1. File N400 (with fees etc) 2. Do Biometric...
  7. H

    N400 checklist

    Hi. Background: Wanting to use the 3 year rule for N400, been married to the same USC for longer than 3 years now. I got the following list from this forum (an old thread last updated in 2010) and i want to make sure that i am prepared for this. (have not applied for N400 but will do that when...
  8. 7

    Reasons behind the denials

    I would give a king's ransom if I could find out the reasons behind the 83k+ applications for naturalization that were denied in 2017. Or the 100k+ denials in 2009. That is the cynic in me. But the optimistic in me looks at the approvals...~72% in 2017.
  9. C

    Arrested after the citizenship interview but before oath ceremony.

    I received a letter of invitation from USCIS for the Oath Ceremony. Unfortunately, I got arrested right after for criminal charges which the process may take a year to be dismissed. What are the chances that they let me do the oath? What are the chances that they take my GC and deny my...
  10. D

    Citizenship Atlanta Experience

    Hi Everybody, Apply for Citizenship: November 12, 2016 Fingerprint: April 20, 2017 Interview: April 12, 2019 So I went to my interview on April 12 for my interview. It was easy but was given N-14 to bring in documents for my court Disposition, Arrest Records, Birth Certificate and take 3...
  11. B

    N-600K urgent appointment required!

    I filled out N-600k in September 2019 for my kids. We live overseas so my father is the petitioner for my kids. He received a letter of invitation of ceremony for both of them on April 23, 2019 to attend the ceremony on April 29, 2019 (USCIS wanted us to travel from Australia to US on 5day...
  12. C

    USCIS trasnferred case to another filed office because she could not provide state ID/residency proof

    Officer asked her to provide NJ state issued ID - but she never made one. So officer got suspicious and told her she is lying and told her to be honest. She said she never made ID but she could provide other documents like health insurance / bank statement / usps change of address but officer...
  13. S

    N400 application - Multiple address at same time

    Hello, I have question on N400 - Citizenship application. My home is in Georgia where my family live, but I rented an apartment in North Carolina for about 9 months as I my clinet location is there NC. I used to stay from Monday to Friday in NC and travel back to my Home in GA in the week ends...
  14. S

    N400

    Dear All, I applied to naturaliztion on May 2016 and did the biometrics couple of weeks after. My interview was scheduled for July 2017 in which I passed the test. The officer said, decision couldn’t be made because they might need some documents that she was going to send me in a week. I did...
  15. N

    N-400 with arrest, no charges filed, arrest converted to detention by state

    In 2014 I was arrested at the doctors office, driven down-town and booked on a felony code, $50,000 bail. I posted bail and retained an attorney. The DA and my attorney worked on an "informal" resolution where they would monitor my attendance at some programs and classes. I was never arraigned...
  16. Q

    RFE for N400, birth certificate of former name

    Hi all, I am Turkish and I received RFE even after the successful citizenship interview! I changed my name once many many years ago when I was home, and USCIS now want me to send them birth certificate for my old name. This is very country specific but I am wondering if anybody here had the...
  17. G

    tax extension and N-400 application - Please advice!!

    I am about to file my N400 and I have a question regarding tax returns. I had filed for an extension for my 2017 tax returns and will be filing the actual tax returns by the end of this month. I have never defaulted on any of my tax returns. On the N-400 form what should I answer for "Have you...
  18. R

    Expired LPR status, Military Desertion, PTSD, Statute of Limitations

    Question: Do you see a problem with filing F-90 to renew expired permanent residency card given the possible desertion issue below? Issue with filing for citizenship? Facts: 24 years old. Obtained permanent residency through Mom in 2006 via VAWA, which expired in 2016. Issue: - Enlisted in...
  19. A

    N-400 Had Interview. Question on form n-652

    Hello. Had my interview today and I passed. Officer gave me the form n-652 with congratulations marked. I’m waiting to get my ceremony letter in the mail. My question is, once I left the interview I noticed that my name changed online (uscis account) to two last name. In Mexico I had two last...
  20. kevmando

    How to fill N400 part 9 with over 1 year absence?

    Hi, Tried to search the similar question, but couldn't find the detail. I know I broke residency by staying over 1 year outside of US. (But had a travel document for 2 year travel before leaving US, so returned safely.) Now I'm trying to apply based on 4 years and 1 day rule, but kind of...
Top