Am I Eligible? for N-400

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okhan

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I received my LPR on December 2001, Through parents who are now USC.
Have traveled 3 times internationally last being 2002, have misplaced my passport and since then have been self-employed with bare minimum income.
Never filed for tax returns as I never made more the 7'000 on and off in any year and past 3 years zero income and unemployed. Living with friends and family.
have no criminal records,(not even a parking ticket), nor have taken anything on charity or otherwise.
Have nothing in my name as such. No house, utility bill, phone bill etc.
Now, If I do pay the back taxes (if any AND NEED TO KNOW HOW) and the fines (if any), Am I legally able to apply for my citizenship? Or am I not eligible?
Will me not having filed any tax returns in the past make a problem? since I have a choice to either renew my LPR (10 years) or apply for citizenship.

Appreciate your input on this..
 
Since your reported income was below the threshold you weren't required to file taxes and as such do not owe any taxes. However, do expect to show USCIS how your supported yourself all these years.
 
It was doing odd jobs over the computer (Trade in penny stocks using my bothers accounts etc). Also used to live with my parents and had my brother lend me money. Lived a day to day, never married, no kids.
What way can I show that I was taken care of by family.
p.s. my parents have left the US last month, as they intent to live their retirement back home.
 
okhan said:
I received my LPR on December 2001, Through parents who are now USC.
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Did either of them become a USC before you turned 18? If yes, you may already have automatically become a USC, if the conditions of the Child Citizenship Act have been met.
 
okhan said:
It was doing odd jobs over the computer (Trade in penny stocks using my bothers accounts etc). Also used to live with my parents and had my brother lend me money. Lived a day to day, never married, no kids.
What way can I show that I was taken care of by family.
p.s. my parents have left the US last month, as they intent to live their retirement back home.
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Have your family provide you an affidavit letter stating that they supported you all these years.
 
Bobsmyth said:
Have your family provide you an affidavit letter stating that they supported you all these years.
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Do I need to fill out the I-864? or just have my parents type on a sheet of paper that states they provided for me and have it notarized from back home (As they don't live here any more) + the same from my brother who lives here.
Is the any particular template as such?
 
okhan said:
Do I need to fill out the I-864? or just have my parents type on a sheet of paper that states they provided for me and have it notarized from back home (As they don't live here any more) + the same from my brother who lives here.
Is the any particular template as such?
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No need for the I-864. Have them type out on a sheet of paper that they supported you during what period. Make sure they get it notarized.
 
Bobsmyth said:
No need for the I-864. Have them type out on a sheet of paper that they supported you during what period. Make sure they get it notarized.
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Thank you for your prompt reply.

1- Is there any actual wordings that can be used (template) and who will the AOS be addressed to to?
2- Period of support is vague. I used to live my parents and time to time hop around different states staying with friends and siblings. When required, I used to make or get X amount doing odd jobs on the internet (find business trading contacts etc) for friends and at times brother would give me money to get by.

I am sre I am not the only person who may have lived like that, but its just a matter of choice I suppose.
 
No need for anything fancy. Just a 1-2 sentence letter stating the person's name, how long they have known you, and how long they have supported you.
For example:

"I, John Doe (DOB 1-3-60) solemnly swear that I have know Jim Doe 20 years and have personally supported him financially off since 2001. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me"

Signed and notarized. Date.

The point to the letter is to show how you have managed to support yourself financially all these years in case USCIS asks.
 
For relatives who write up that letter, it would help to say "I am the mother/father/brother/sister/uncle/aunt of ____", instead of just "I have known ____". A relative supporting you is more believable than some other unrelated person giving support. And if you have been living with them, the letter should also say so.
 
Thank you both for the input. Most helpful.
I suppose I can only get my brother to issue the AOS as he still resides in the US but in a another state.
My father (with who I used to stay with) has returned back home last month permanently, and having him making the letter will not be a problem, but getting it notarized in the US is. Unless a notarized document from that country is acceptable, which I assume is unlikely.
Any further input!?
 
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