Hello Jim -
Check out M-476: A Guide to Naturalization at
http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf.
All applicants must send the following three items with their N-400 application:
1. A photocopy of both sides of your Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card or “Green Card”).
2. Two identical color photographs, with your name and “A-number” written lightly in pencil on the back of each photo.
3. A check or money order for the application fee and the biometric services fee for fingerprinting. Write your “A-number” on the check or money order.
In addition, send copies of the following documents:
1. If an attorney or accredited representative is acting on your behalf, send:
A completed original Form G-28, “Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative.”
2. If your current legal name is different from the name on your Permanent Resident Card, send:
- The document(s) that legally changed your name (marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court document).
3. If you are applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen, send the following four items:
A. Evidence that your spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the last three years:
• Birth certificate (if your spouse never lost citizenship since birth), or
• Naturalization certificate, or
• Certificate of Citizenship, or
• The inside of the front cover and signature page of your spouse’s current U.S. passport, or
• Form FS-240, “Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America,” and
B. Your current marriage certificate; and
C. Proof of termination of all prior marriages of your spouse-divorce decree(s), annulment(s), or death certificate(s); and
D. Documents referring to you and your spouse:
• Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children, or
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past three years, or
• An IRS tax return transcript for the last three years.
