Applying for citizenship

[cny_dude]

Hello,

First of all, my apologies if I posted this in the wrong forum, feel free to move this post if needed.

I married my wife (US citizen) about 8 years ago, and obviously have been a permanent resident for several years now. I have always been interested in becoming a citizen, but since I am a busy guy, I never made it a high priority. This is something I want to change, so I want to start this process.

Unfortunately, it has been years since I dealt with any of this, so I would appreciate it if someone could tell me what to do, or point me in the right direction. I checked the FAQ, but I didn't see what I was looking for. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

PS: If anyone knows of a group in the Central NY area which is dedicated to this kind of stuff, please let me know, thanks!

 

[PraetorianXI]

File the N-400 form from the www.USCIS.gov website.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/n-400ins.pdf
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/N-400.pdf

Find the right forum... under "US Citizenship" found here: http://www.immigrationportal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18

Read the FAQs: http://immigration.com/faq/uscitizen.html

Hope that helps... try to do this before the new USCIS fees' schedule kicks in (July 30, 2007) and instead of $ 400.00 you will pay $ 675.00

 

[cny_dude]

This helps out a lot, thank you for taking the time to post your response! I guess I better hurry, I didn't realize the fees were going to be that high.

 

[PraetorianXI]

No problem. Make sure you file the AR-11 before you do anything else.

You can do it online too "Change of Address".

 

[cny_dude]

Ok, I haven't read all the info yet, but I am confused about the AR-11 form. Why would I need to submit it, if I didn't move?

 

[PraetorianXI]

Read the information.

If you have not changed address since the addresses you gave on the I-130 and I-485. Then you probably do not need to. I just skim-ed through some of the information and they said you need to file that AR-11 before you do anything else.

Do your homework and determine what you need to do.

 

[cny_dude]

Ok, just making sure that it wasn't some secret ritual that is required. I will check all the info to be sure if I have to file this or not. Before I dive into this stuff, I have one more question. If I am already finger printed, I assume I still have to do this again? If the answer is somewhere in the documentation, you can ignore this question Thanks

 

[PraetorianXI]

Ok, just making sure that it wasn't some secret ritual that is required.

Lol?

And yes, the answers to your questions are found within the information.

 

[desiImmi]

Ok, just making sure that it wasn't some secret ritual that is required. I will check all the info to be sure if I have to file this or not. Before I dive into this stuff, I have one more question. If I am already finger printed, I assume I still have to do this again? If the answer is somewhere in the documentation, you can ignore this question Thanks

They ain't going to believe your fingers are the same as they were few years ago. Yes, you will have to finger print as part of Naturalization process.