Help!!

[nanggroe 1]

Hi guys...,

I'm planning to apply for Naturalization on November, yet I have started to assemble everything I need and just found out:

The "Residence Since" date on my 10 years GC IS WRONG!!!!! -- I know I should've checked it once I got it, but really I missed it... I just checked the year and its correct, alas the month and the date are wrong!!!!

Here's my time line:

- Married : 07.10.07 (means I have been married for more than 3 years and my Hubby has been a USC for a long2 time)

Resident Since:

- on my 3 years GC: 11.02.07 (means by 11.02.2010 I would have been an LPR for 3 years)

- on my 10 years GC: 01.10.07 (this is THE WRONG DATE)

So, my question is:

- What should I do? Should I notify the USCIS and asking for GC replacement?

- I am still confuse about the 90 days window for application. I have read the N400 Instruction but find no info regarding this 90 days window. Anybody could help?

My concern is:

- My passport (of my country of origin) will expire on Feb 2011, I'm hoping that I do not need to renew my passport since I'm going to abandon my current citizenship. So, It would be great if I could get through this Naturalization process sooner.

- And, I'm due for my second baby on Dec (So I need to send the application at the right time to avoid interview on DEC)

Thanks for your help...

Nanggroe

[v333k 59]

Hi guys...,

I'm planning to apply for Naturalization on November, yet I have started to assemble everything I need and just found out:

The "Residence Since" date on my 10 years GC IS WRONG!!!!! -- I know I should've checked it once I got it, but really I missed it... I just checked the year and its correct, alas the month and the date are wrong!!!!

Here's my time line:

- Married : 07.10.07 (means I have been married for more than 3 years and my Hubby has been a USC for a long2 time)

Resident Since:

- on my 3 years GC: 11.02.07 (means by 11.02.2010 I would have been an LPR for 3 years)

- on my 10 years GC: 01.10.07 (this is THE WRONG DATE)

So, my question is:

- What should I do? Should I notify the USCIS and asking for GC replacement?

- I am still confuse about the 90 days window for application. I have read the N400 Instruction but find no info regarding this 90 days window. Anybody could help?

My concern is:

- My passport (of my country of origin) will expire on Feb 2011, I'm hoping that I do not need to renew my passport since I'm going to abandon my current citizenship. So, It would be great if I could get through this Naturalization process sooner.

- And, I'm due for my second baby on Dec (So I need to send the application at the right time to avoid interview on DEC)

Thanks for your help...

Nanggroe

Most probably you need to file I-90 for GC replacement, but I am not 100% sure since it has been some time. Maybe you should schedule an infopass and see what they recommend.

As for the passport - it doesn't matter if it is expired or not, and most of the time it is only required to produce during your interview if the IO wishes to see entry and exit stamps if you traveled during your 3 years of residency.

As for the 90 day window, it is 11.02.2007 + 3 years = 11.02.2010

90 days before that date is August 4th, 2010 is the first day you are eligible to apply for naturalization (Nov 2nd, 2010 - 90 days).

HTH

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Hi guys...,

I'm planning to apply for Naturalization on November, yet I have started to assemble everything I need and just found out:

The "Residence Since" date on my 10 years GC IS WRONG!!!!! -- I know I should've checked it once I got it, but really I missed it... I just checked the year and its correct, alas the month and the date are wrong!!!!

Here's my time line:

- Married : 07.10.07 (means I have been married for more than 3 years and my Hubby has been a USC for a long2 time)

Resident Since:

- on my 3 years GC: 11.02.07 (means by 11.02.2010 I would have been an LPR for 3 years)

- on my 10 years GC: 01.10.07 (this is THE WRONG DATE)

So, my question is:

- What should I do? Should I notify the USCIS and asking for GC replacement?

- I am still confuse about the 90 days window for application. I have read the N400 Instruction but find no info regarding this 90 days window. Anybody could help?

My concern is:

- My passport (of my country of origin) will expire on Feb 2011, I'm hoping that I do not need to renew my passport since I'm going to abandon my current citizenship. So, It would be great if I could get through this Naturalization process sooner.

- And, I'm due for my second baby on Dec (So I need to send the application at the right time to avoid interview on DEC)

Thanks for your help...

Nanggroe

Nanggroe,

you need to "assemble" very little for your N-400. Green Card, 2 photos, tax transcripts, spouse's passport, and that's it.

Beyond that, your post makes NO SENSE.

For once, there is no 3 year Green Card. If you have one, it's fake.

Secondly, the "Resident Since" date should be the same on the 2-year card and the 10-year card. If that's not the case, it's a mistake, but that's not a big deal either.

The date you became a resident is correct on your first card. You married your husband in on July 10, 2007 and became a resident on November 2, 2007. That means you can become a US citizen on November 2 of this year, and you can file as early as August 3, 2010.

There is no need to get a new Green Card, as you are eligible to file based on either date. Just make a copy of both of your Green Cards and mail them in with your N-400 application.

[nanggroe 1]

Thanks Just Bob,

"For once, there is no 3 year Green Card. If you have one, it's fake." -- Opps, I mean the 2 year GC, conditional GC.

"you can file as early as August 3, 2010" -- Where can I find information about this? Because I've read a couple posts in here regarding Naturalization denied because the person has not been an LPR for at least 3 years.

Nanggroe,

Nanggroe,

you need to "assemble" very little for your N-400. Green Card, 2 photos, tax transcripts, spouse's passport, and that's it.

Beyond that, your post makes NO SENSE.

For once, there is no 3 year Green Card. If you have one, it's fake.

Secondly, the "Resident Since" date should be the same on the 2-year card and the 10-year card. If that's not the case, it's a mistake, but that's not a big deal either.

The date you became a resident is correct on your first card. You married your husband in on July 10, 2007 and became a resident on November 2, 2007. That means you can become a US citizen on November 2 of this year, and you can file as early as August 3, 2010.

There is no need to get a new Green Card, as you are eligible to file based on either date. Just make a copy of both of your Green Cards and mail them in with your N-400 application.

[v333k 59]

Read the naturalization guide. Very resourceful and you can find all the answers there.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf

[nanggroe 1]

Thanks v333k, thats alot help from you.

Read the naturalization guide. Very resourceful and you can find all the answers there.

http://www.uscis.gov...ticle/M-476.pdf

[NickD 203]

Wonder if errors occurred due to the differences in date formats. Wife is accustomed to using the DD.MM.YYYY format where in the USA we use the MM/DD/YYYY and errors can really occur if the days are a number less than 13, We seem to agree that there are only 12 months in a year, months are always 1 through 12. So if both numbers are 12 or less, easy to mix them up, but if one number is 13 or more, that has got to be the day and not the month. So I had to double and triple check her dates in the applications. She is very accustomed to our system now.

Other problems were all of her recipes were in weights using the metric system, where we in this country go by volume using the English system. Also getting use to the English system when driving and other common measurements. Language was another problem.

Checking the accuracy of all of our USCIS documents, both sent and received was my job, since I am a native of this country. Believe me, when I go to hers, I am dead lost and really have to depend upon her.

[v333k 59]

Wonder if errors occurred due to the differences in date formats. Wife is accustomed to using the DD.MM.YYYY format where in the USA we use the MM/DD/YYYY and errors can really occur if the days are a number less than 13, We seem to agree that there are only 12 months in a year, months are always 1 through 12. So if both numbers are 12 or less, easy to mix them up, but if one number is 13 or more, that has got to be the day and not the month. So I had to double and triple check her dates in the applications. She is very accustomed to our system now.

Other problems were all of her recipes were in weights using the metric system, where we in this country go by volume using the English system. Also getting use to the English system when driving and other common measurements. Language was another problem.

Checking the accuracy of all of our USCIS documents, both sent and received was my job, since I am a native of this country. Believe me, when I go to hers, I am dead lost and really have to depend upon her.

Very true...

that's why, I always (when I can) write dates as <mon> xx, xxxx for example May 23, 2001 even when I sign...

Thanks v333k, thats alot help from you.