N-400 Documentation

[iamsam 0]

Hey everyone,

Hope you're all doing good. I'm getting ready to submit my N-400 (married to a US citizen for 3 years) and I was wondering: apart from the documentation listed on the USCIS website, should I send in more "stuff"? If so, should I use the things I sent in for Removal of Conditional Status (I-751, I believe) AND more recent documentation?

What have your experiences been? If sending in only what USCIS states on their webpage, have they asked for more?

Thanks in advance!

[lucyrich 20]

We sent in exactly what the USCIS asked for on their webpage, not one bit more, and we got a very quick response with an interview scheduled.

In the form letter for the interview appointment, they request bringing some more things, including the US Citizen's birth certificate (this is the first time during the whole process we've needed that particular document).

We'll bring lots of stuff to the interview just in case, including a copy of our I-751 filing, plus similar documents covering more recent time periods, but I really don't expect much will be needed. If they don't ask for it, it stays in the briefcase.

[iamsam 0]

Thanks, lucyrich, for the answer!

[Sherlock 0]

Hey everyone,

Hope you're all doing good. I'm getting ready to submit my N-400 (married to a US citizen for 3 years) and I was wondering: apart from the documentation listed on the USCIS website, should I send in more "stuff"? If so, should I use the things I sent in for Removal of Conditional Status (I-751, I believe) AND more recent documentation?

What have your experiences been? If sending in only what USCIS states on their webpage, have they asked for more?

Thanks in advance!

We sent in exactly what they asked for on the N400. But when we went to the interview we brought updated versions of the stuff we sent in for I-751. In fact, the copies of the utility bills were the only thing they kept.

[Balad 0]

I sent a stack of documents to prove our relationship along with the required papers.

[tammiandtom 0]

We sent in exactly what the USCIS asked for on their webpage, not one bit more, and we got a very quick response with an interview scheduled.

In the form letter for the interview appointment, they request bringing some more things, including the US Citizen's birth certificate (this is the first time during the whole process we've needed that particular document).

We'll bring lots of stuff to the interview just in case, including a copy of our I-751 filing, plus similar documents covering more recent time periods, but I really don't expect much will be needed. If they don't ask for it, it stays in the briefcase.

The instructions initially request the US Citizen's birth certificate, so we did send that in already. Including everything else they asked for and about 4 additional documents (car title, copy of insurance, etc.)

[lucyrich 20]

The instructions initially request the US Citizen's birth certificate, so we did send that in already.

Nitpick: In the N-400 instructions, they only request proof of citizenship for the US Citizen, similar to what they request for the I-130 or I-129F. A birth certificate can be one perfectly good way to fulfill this requirement, assuming the citizen was born in the US. But in our case, we've always submitted the US Citizen's passport as proof of citizenship, from the initial I-129F/I-130 and everything since.

In the checklist that comes with the interview letter, they explicitly request the US Citizen's birth certificate. This marks the first time during the entire proces when we've had to dig up this particular document.

[mawilson 2,133]

Nitpick: In the N-400 instructions, they only request proof of citizenship for the US Citizen, similar to what they request for the I-130 or I-129F. A birth certificate can be one perfectly good way to fulfill this requirement, assuming the citizen was born in the US. But in our case, we've always submitted the US Citizen's passport as proof of citizenship, from the initial I-129F/I-130 and everything since.

In the checklist that comes with the interview letter, they explicitly request the US Citizen's birth certificate. This marks the first time during the entire proces when we've had to dig up this particular document.

Why do they need all that info on the US Citizen when the US Citizen is no longer needed for the alien to naturalize?

[zyggy 9]

THe requirement is that in order to get the 3 year naturalization, the alien must have been married to a US Citizen for 3 years and that person must have been a US CItizen for the same three years. A passport does not establish the date the USC spouse got their citizenship. A BC or naturalization certificate does, which is why they require it.

If one would have waited the typical 5 years, information in regards to the USC spouse would not be required at all.

Edited April 23, 2008 by zyggy