N-400, part 5 were your parents married before your 18th birthday?

[adeelkhan 0]

HI VJ Members

I'm filling form N-400, i'm not sure about answer of this question.

My wife is US citizen, I'm being married with her from last 4 years but staying in America with her from last 3 years, My all family Mom Dad & siblings are in Pakistan i'm the only one in US.

now i cant figure out the answer of this question

were your parents married before your 18th birthday?

yes or no

Is your mother a Us Citizen ? No

Is your father a US citizen? No

Really appreciate ur reply

[I love San Diego 18]

adeelkhan I think it is a very literal question. Were your parents married before you turned 18 years old? The most likely answer is yes, since they probably got married before you were born.

[Angel012110 19]

^{Those Questions are very literal. Are Your Parents Citizens?? YES Or NO. Were they married before your 18th Birthday? YES OR NO. I can't Figure it out for you, only you would know.}

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

If your parents did not marry before you are 18 you have to prove that your father is your father ( birth certificate ) . The question is meant to eliminate step parents that didn't appear until you were an adult

[adeelkhan 0]

yeah u right, they were married, too much confusing and stress while filling those forms, anyway thanks

[NuHere 6]

Unless your parents are US citizens (which sounds like that is not the case), you don't fill out this section. You only answer if you parents are US citizens.

[TAandNA 13]

Also are you getting US Citizen ship from your wife ? if this is the case then please check if it says only fill that section if you are getting citizen ship from your parents (etc etc)

[JimmyHou 610]

Also are you getting US Citizen ship from your wife ? if this is the case then please check if it says only fill that section if you are getting citizen ship from your parents (etc etc)

If neither parent is a US citizen, then none of this matters... you just answer "No" to the are your parents US citizens questions.

If your parents are US citizens, you have to answer those questions regardless of how you got your green card or on what basis you are applying for naturalization.

This is because they have to determine if you should be using N400 form at all.

If you are deriving citizenship from your parents, you can't use the N400 form... you can use the N600 form to get a Certificate of Citizenship or you can apply for a passport directly.

For example, if your father became a US citizen when you were 17 years old and you were a permanent resident, then you can't use the N400 form, because you are already a US citizen.

However, if your father became a US citizen when you were 19 years old, then you need to use the N400 form to naturalize.

This is true whether you are applying based on marriage to a US citizen or not., so you need to answer the questions about your parents' citizenship regardless of how you are applying.

As someone else mentioned, if your parents are not US citizens, you do not need to answer the subsequent questions.