Citizenship checklist

[athenapicker 0]

Hello everyone, i am a permanent resident of the US since 2006 but i have been in and out of the states. i am living in australia now as my husband is from here but planning to go back to the states to apply for citizenship so that i wont have to keep coming back every year (tickets are so expensive coming from here!!) i went through the checklist and so far everything is good except for a few things.

firstly, i dont have enough proof that i have remained ties with the US, i dont have mortgage, or bank, or any pay stubs to show them. are there any other type of proof or any other way that i can go about it? secondly, i havent done my tax return continuously for the last five years. i didnt get to file my tax in 2010. and the years after that i didnt have to file anything since i didnt work anymore after 2010?

also, would they ask for my old passport as i have lost it?

i just really want to be sure as it is a big step for me to go back again to the US as i have so many attachments here in australia already and i have to leave it all behind. thank you for your help!

[Mistere 13]

Sounds like you have more ties to Australia than the US. Why not just abandon your US ties and become an Australian citizen...

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Directly from the USCIS.gov site

Can you meet the following? By your comments above it doesnt; sound like you can....yet

Demonstrate continuous permanent residence in the United

States for at least 5 years. (In some cases, this may be 3 years

if you are married to a U.S. citizen.)

Show that you have been physically present in the United

States for 30 months. (In some cases, this may be 18

months if you are married to a U.S. citizen.)

Show that you have lived for at least 3 months in the state

or USCIS district where you claim residence.

Your tax returns are very important proof

that you are eligible for naturalization. On

the day of your interview, bring certified tax

returns for the last 5 years (3 years if you

are married to a U.S. citizen). Certified tax

transcripts may be ordered by using Internal

Revenue Service