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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Hong Kong
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Here is my checklist for my wife... I wanted to check if my docs are alright...wanted to double check with you guys :)

1) G-1145 Form

2) Photocopy of her Green Card

3) Her 2 color photos

4) Check for $680

5) My U.S. Passport

6) Our marriage cert

7) 1040 tax returns from 2009 and 2010

8) Copy of 1 bank statement and 1 voided check from open joint account

9) Copy of 1 bank statement and 1 voided check from closed joint account

10) Our current lease

11) Copy of AR-11 Form that we changed our address online in March.

Question:

1) Do we need to get a tax transcript for 2008? (we didn't file because of really low income)

2) Do we need to make a cover letter for N-400?

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Here is my checklist for my wife... I wanted to check if my docs are alright...wanted to double check with you guys :)

1) G-1145 Form

2) Photocopy of her Green Card

3) Her 2 color photos

4) Check for $680

5) My U.S. Passport

6) Our marriage cert

7) 1040 tax returns from 2009 and 2010

8) Copy of 1 bank statement and 1 voided check from open joint account

9) Copy of 1 bank statement and 1 voided check from closed joint account

10) Our current lease

11) Copy of AR-11 Form that we changed our address online in March.

Question:

1) Do we need to get a tax transcript for 2008? (we didn't file because of really low income)

2) Do we need to make a cover letter for N-400?

Hi, I am not sure about this one )(

1) Do we need to get a tax transcript for 2008? (we didn't file because of really low income)

you do not need Cover letter,

Now.

5) My U.S. Passport ==> Send Copy of ur passport. (Information Page up to the signature page) i hope u not going to send ur passport. lol

6) Our marriage cert. Same thing here. (Send Copy not the original Document.)

otherwise it looks good.

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My N-400 timeline, I hope it will help - Local Office (Chula Vista Field Office - San Diego)

10/01/2010: Application was sent.

10/04/2010: Application was received.

10/06/2010: Email received "Application has been received" & Noticed Date.

10/07/2010: "Touch"

10/08/2010: "Touch" & Check was Cashed

10/09/2010: NOA1 Received via mail.

10/22/2010: Status Changed Online "Request for evidence" It was for Biometrics.

10/25/2010: Request for evidence recieved "Biometrics Notice".

11/18/2010: Biometrics date ==> 11:00AM. Biometrics was taken On time.

12/03/2010: "Yellow Letter" Received.

12/06/2010: "Touch" Case Moved to "Testing and Interview".

12/08/2010: Interview Letter received via mail.

01/13/2011: Interview Date. Done, " Thanks To ALLAH, I Passed the Test.

01/18/2011: Oath Letter was Sent.

01/20/2011: Oath Letter Recieved via mail.

01/28/2011: Oath Date. ==> Done, I am a U.S. Citizen

01/31/2011: Applied for a U.S. Passport Book, And, U.S. Passport Card.

02/25/2011: Passport Book's Received.

02/26/2011: Passport Card's Received.

02/28/2011: Certificate Of Naturalization's Returned.

Game Over.

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My bad... everything I going to send are copies lol

:)

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My N-400 timeline, I hope it will help - Local Office (Chula Vista Field Office - San Diego)

10/01/2010: Application was sent.

10/04/2010: Application was received.

10/06/2010: Email received "Application has been received" & Noticed Date.

10/07/2010: "Touch"

10/08/2010: "Touch" & Check was Cashed

10/09/2010: NOA1 Received via mail.

10/22/2010: Status Changed Online "Request for evidence" It was for Biometrics.

10/25/2010: Request for evidence recieved "Biometrics Notice".

11/18/2010: Biometrics date ==> 11:00AM. Biometrics was taken On time.

12/03/2010: "Yellow Letter" Received.

12/06/2010: "Touch" Case Moved to "Testing and Interview".

12/08/2010: Interview Letter received via mail.

01/13/2011: Interview Date. Done, " Thanks To ALLAH, I Passed the Test.

01/18/2011: Oath Letter was Sent.

01/20/2011: Oath Letter Recieved via mail.

01/28/2011: Oath Date. ==> Done, I am a U.S. Citizen

01/31/2011: Applied for a U.S. Passport Book, And, U.S. Passport Card.

02/25/2011: Passport Book's Received.

02/26/2011: Passport Card's Received.

02/28/2011: Certificate Of Naturalization's Returned.

Game Over.

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Now the big question is missing an answer lol

1) Do we need to get a tax transcript for 2008? (we didn't file because of really low income)

we have 1040 tax returns from 2009 and 2010

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Now the big question is missing an answer lol

1) Do we need to get a tax transcript for 2008? (we didn't file because of really low income)

we have 1040 tax returns from 2009 and 2010

The answer is. (3 Years of Tax returns are reqired by the USCIS)

and i believe you still can file for 2008, even if u did not make enough. So if i am in ur shoes. i will Call IRS tomorrow morning. and tell them about ur situation, maybe they will Fax u some form to fill it out and send it back to them or maybe u can do it via Internet. this is the best thing to do. therefore. before u send ur papers. Call first . If u can get 2008 even if u did not make enough. and it worked. then Dont send the Tax Returns with ur papers, wait till you get them all (3 Years) and take them with u to ur Interview.

this if u in a hurry and want to send ur papers. but if u want to wait for 2008 tax return to come. then u can wait for it and when u receive 2008 Tax return add it to the package and send them all.

Please wait for better answer.

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My N-400 timeline, I hope it will help - Local Office (Chula Vista Field Office - San Diego)

10/01/2010: Application was sent.

10/04/2010: Application was received.

10/06/2010: Email received "Application has been received" & Noticed Date.

10/07/2010: "Touch"

10/08/2010: "Touch" & Check was Cashed

10/09/2010: NOA1 Received via mail.

10/22/2010: Status Changed Online "Request for evidence" It was for Biometrics.

10/25/2010: Request for evidence recieved "Biometrics Notice".

11/18/2010: Biometrics date ==> 11:00AM. Biometrics was taken On time.

12/03/2010: "Yellow Letter" Received.

12/06/2010: "Touch" Case Moved to "Testing and Interview".

12/08/2010: Interview Letter received via mail.

01/13/2011: Interview Date. Done, " Thanks To ALLAH, I Passed the Test.

01/18/2011: Oath Letter was Sent.

01/20/2011: Oath Letter Recieved via mail.

01/28/2011: Oath Date. ==> Done, I am a U.S. Citizen

01/31/2011: Applied for a U.S. Passport Book, And, U.S. Passport Card.

02/25/2011: Passport Book's Received.

02/26/2011: Passport Card's Received.

02/28/2011: Certificate Of Naturalization's Returned.

Game Over.

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I have to disagree with the person above who said a cover letter is not necessary. No it's not required but it just helps you organize and looks neater and more professional. My tendancy is to try to look professional, not disorganized.

Here's a link to the thread I started back in Feb with a copy of my cover letter - other's contributed theirs as well.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/296606-cover-letter-sample-for-n-400-pkg/

Good luck whatever you choose to do.

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Wiz(USC) and Udella(Cdn & USC!)

Naturalization

02/22/11 - Filed

02/28/11 - NOA

03/28/11 - FP

06/17/11 - status change - scheduled for interview

06/20?/11 - received physical interview letter

07/13/11 - Interview in Fairfax,VA - easiest 10 minutes of my life

07/19/11 - Oath ceremony in Fairfax, VA

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Removal of Conditions

12/1/09 - received at VSC

12/2/09 - NOA's for self and daughter

01/12/10 - Biometrics completed

03/15/10 - 10 Green Card Received - self and daughter

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Udella&Wiz thank you for your comments =)

My other main question is...

Do we need to get a tax transcript for 2008? (we didn't file because of really low income)

we have 1040 tax returns from 2009 and 2010

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Here is my checklist for my wife... I wanted to check if my docs are alright...wanted to double check with you guys :)

1) G-1145 Form

2) Photocopy of her Green Card

3) Her 2 color photos

4) Check for $680

5) My U.S. Passport *

6) Our marriage cert

7) 1040 tax returns from 2009 and 2010

8) Copy of 1 bank statement and 1 voided check from open joint account

9) Copy of 1 bank statement and 1 voided check from closed joint account

10) Our current lease

11) Copy of AR-11 Form that we changed our address online in March.

Question:

1) Do we need to get a tax transcript for 2008? (we didn't file because of really low income)

2) Do we need to make a cover letter for N-400?

*5) you mean copy of your passport, right?

You do not need a cover letter, but I like having one.

You absolutely need 3 tax transcripts. If you haven't filed for 2008, do it today, even if your income was "really low." After that's been processed (give it a week or so), get all transcripts for 2008, 2009, 20010.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Hong Kong
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M-477 Form says this

Documents referring to you and your spouse:

a. Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children; OR

b. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past 3 years; OR

c. An IRS tax return transcript for the last 3 years.

Referring to letter A, we have 2 years of tax returns, bank account statements, and a lease. (I shouldn't need 3 years of tax returns right?) because it says "OR" in bold?

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Referring to letter A, we have 2 years of tax returns, bank account statements, and a lease. (I shouldn't need 3 years of tax returns right?) because it says "OR" in bold?

You asked a question, I answered it to the best of my ability and experience.

Do as you please; it's your N-400.

Whatever.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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M-477 Form says this

Documents referring to you and your spouse:

a. Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children; OR

b. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past 3 years; OR

c. An IRS tax return transcript for the last 3 years.

Referring to letter A, we have 2 years of tax returns, bank account statements, and a lease. (I shouldn't need 3 years of tax returns right?) because it says "OR" in bold?

Hi, Yes you need 3 Years of Tax return. if on a based of marriage to a USC. about OR it could be for the one who is applying on a 5 Year rules. in that case he/she has to bring 5 Years of Tax return, if he/she had a trip outside of the country lasted 6 months and more. otherwise no need .

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My N-400 timeline, I hope it will help - Local Office (Chula Vista Field Office - San Diego)

10/01/2010: Application was sent.

10/04/2010: Application was received.

10/06/2010: Email received "Application has been received" & Noticed Date.

10/07/2010: "Touch"

10/08/2010: "Touch" & Check was Cashed

10/09/2010: NOA1 Received via mail.

10/22/2010: Status Changed Online "Request for evidence" It was for Biometrics.

10/25/2010: Request for evidence recieved "Biometrics Notice".

11/18/2010: Biometrics date ==> 11:00AM. Biometrics was taken On time.

12/03/2010: "Yellow Letter" Received.

12/06/2010: "Touch" Case Moved to "Testing and Interview".

12/08/2010: Interview Letter received via mail.

01/13/2011: Interview Date. Done, " Thanks To ALLAH, I Passed the Test.

01/18/2011: Oath Letter was Sent.

01/20/2011: Oath Letter Recieved via mail.

01/28/2011: Oath Date. ==> Done, I am a U.S. Citizen

01/31/2011: Applied for a U.S. Passport Book, And, U.S. Passport Card.

02/25/2011: Passport Book's Received.

02/26/2011: Passport Card's Received.

02/28/2011: Certificate Of Naturalization's Returned.

Game Over.

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Thanks Just Bob and Sand! I thank you a lot! I just wanted to confirm everything. I called IRS today for a did not file transcript for 08 and I will get it next week... I will start filing next week then =)

Sorry had to confirm because I got confused regarding

letter A. saying Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children =)

You asked a question, I answered it to the best of my ability and experience.

Do as you please; it's your N-400.

Whatever.

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