N-400-Employment letter/petition

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sapro

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Hello forum members,
Do I really need Employment Letter from all the employers since I started working in US or is it enough to take the Employment Letter ONLY from the current employer for the Citizenship Interview? btw: I am applying in 5 Yr LPR minus 90 days rule.

Secondly, my fiancee will be coming to US on a H1B Visa which she already has at this moment. When I become a Citizen in the next 3 months (assuming everything goes well) and at that time if she is either in a Job or looking for a Job in US:

a. Do I need to fill in 'I-130 -- Petition for Alien Relative' and also I-485 OR
b. Do I just need to fill in I-130 for her?

btw: I am planning to marry her in US as soon as I become a US Citizen.

Thanks in advance for the response.
 
Who said you needed employment letters? I suppose they may be useful as backup docs in case there is some question related to GC sponsorship, but in 99.9% of cases they are not required.

Once you become a USC and have married your finance, you will submit I-130, I-485 and other docs (e.g. affidavit of support, biographical, medical) all at the same time. Best place for reliable information on that process is the "Family GC Forum".
 
Hi Boatbod,
I am not sure about the necessity of an Employment letter at the Interview. I found as one of the docs (not mandatory) in JohnnyCash's extensive list of docs for the Interview.
Thanks for the response.
 
sapro said:
Hi Boatbod,
I am not sure about the necessity of an Employment letter at the Interview. I found as one of the docs (not mandatory) in JohnnyCash's extensive list of docs for the Interview.
Thanks for the response.
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If you take all the docs on JohnnyCash's list you will be covered for ALL eventualities, however it may take you a very long time to acquire everything listed. Unless your case involves something out of the ordinary (e.g. long absences, didn't work for sponsoring employer, etc, etc), you don't need much if anything beyond the mandatory docs specified by USCIS.
 
My advice, re-read the instructions and the guide. Re-read your appliation. Then put yourself in the shoes of an IO who wants to dig a little deeper than normal.

If you had a lot of travel, bring a lot of travel docs. If your employment history is interesting, bring a lot of employment docs. If you answered "Yes" to the Yes/No questions, bring docs to back up your position.
 
Flydog said:
My advice, re-read the instructions and the guide. Re-read your appliation. Then put yourself in the shoes of an IO who wants to dig a little deeper than normal.

If you had a lot of travel, bring a lot of travel docs. If your employment history is interesting, bring a lot of employment docs. If you answered "Yes" to the Yes/No questions, bring docs to back up your position.
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Johny Cash's doc list is elaborate and detail. I know it is pain in the ass to collect all of them, nevertheless, if you don't want to get N-14 (due to the bad day of the interviewer), get all those docs!

I told to one of my colleagues to get her current employment letter. She initially argued me (she always argues irrespective of the matter) why I need that, it is not listed in my interview letter, then I told let's see. She's hypocrite. Later, she collected current employment letter before the interview. Officer asked her do you have proof for the current employment, then she submitted it. After the interview, when she came back to the office, offered a thanks to me.
 
I'm curious about why the IO would be interested in proof of employment. Even if you got your GC through employment, it us usually at least 5 yrs later that they are looking at the N-400

Oh well, whatever works
 
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