Numbering pages?

[Collie 122]

I hate doing these applications and trying to think of everything that USCIS wants to see/know.

Should I number and title the pages and write my A# at the top of each page? I did this with my I-751 but I don't know if I should do this for the N-400 as the package isn't as complex in its contents.

Thanks!

[J&D 0]

I hate doing these applications and trying to think of everything that USCIS wants to see/know.

Should I number and title the pages and write my A# at the top of each page? I did this with my I-751 but I don't know if I should do this for the N-400 as the package isn't as complex in its contents.

Thanks!

I think the IO's appreciate any attempt to better organize files as it makes their job easier as they won't look at the file (to the best of my knowledge) until the interview. Even though I didn't bother with this and it's probably unlikely that most people will bother, it is a good idea. More so if parts of your file gets lost in-transit between the NBC and the DO. With a A# and numbering system, there's a better chance of things being found and put back together.

Edited July 12, 2009 by J&D

[l.j./1999 1]

It's a good idea to put your name and A# on the pages in case they're accidentally separated from the rest of your application. Not sure if you need to number them, since the USCIS staff might need to rearrange the pages if they have a different order they prefer.

[bislig2alabama 1]

Now I read about adding the A# to each document. Too late, Mailed the documents June 25th. Just wish I was smart enough to have thought about that idea.

[NickD 202]

We just organized by category, Joint taxes, ownership, bank accounts, insurance, personal like marriage, divorces, birth certificates, etc., with a cover sheet, stating the category. To be nice, yellow highlighted our joint names and address.

Never read anything about a specific format, just did it the way we would like to see it if we had that job. It worked. Didn't bother with a cover letter, but did for the I-751. Top of the pile was first the fee check with a small zip lock bag containing the passport photos, followed by the N-400 with all the supporting evidence under that.

Only thing wife's IO said, she was suppose to put her name and A# in ink on the left hand margin of her passport photos, wife just replied, instructions said on the rear of those photos in light pencil. IO said that is okay, just do it. Good to have a pen with you as well.