Evidence

[ellla 0]

I am geting ready to apply for the citizenship based on a 3 year rule, but I am very confused when it comes to the evidence of the continuing marriage. Do I need to send anything in with my application, or just bring it with me to the interview? From what I am reading on USCIS website, my understandig is that I need to send:

-application

-2 passport photos

-check with the payment

-copy of the front and back of my GC

I don't see anything about the evidence of the contunuing marriage, and yet when I read posts here on VJ everyone seems to be sending them with the original application.

What should I do?

Edited October 11, 2011 by ellla

[Anh map 2,098]

Following the VJ Guides can be very helpful. >>>>> http://www.visajourney.com/content/naturalization_guide

Reading through the form instructions is also helpful >>>>> http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/n-400instr.pdf

You will need to prove that you are currently in a bona fide marital relationship. The adjudicating officer will not just accept a petitioner's claim.

Including the documents listed in the VJ guide was sufficient for my spouse.

[ellla 0]

Thank you so much! I must have missed it when I was reading through the VJ Guide, now I see it. Thanks for clearing this up for me.

[NickD 202]

I am geting ready to apply for the citizenship based on a 3 year rule, but I am very confused when it comes to the evidence of the continuing marriage. Do I need to send anything in with my application, or just bring it with me to the interview? From what I am reading on USCIS website, my understandig is that I need to send:

-application

-2 passport photos

-check with the payment

-copy of the front and back of my GC

I don't see anything about the evidence of the contunuing marriage, and yet when I read posts here on VJ everyone seems to be sending them with the original application.

What should I do?

If you can wait for another two years for the five year, your above list is all you have to send in. Under that section is for marriage applications, where for all the evidence requires, they are using an OR between the various forms of a joint relationship, change all those OR's to an AND.

[warlord 72]

The more evidence you send with the application, the better off you are in the interview since they'll have a lot more time to go over your evidence before the interview. I sent in a lot of stuff (way more then most) and the IO told me at the interview that I didn't have to bring anything (I brought even more stuff for the interview) because they already got all the stuff with the application. He did say that I'd be amazed at how some people bring in barely nothing so it's better to have too much then too little...

[NickD 202]

The more evidence you send with the application, the better off you are in the interview since they'll have a lot more time to go over your evidence before the interview. I sent in a lot of stuff (way more then most) and the IO told me at the interview that I didn't have to bring anything (I brought even more stuff for the interview) because they already got all the stuff with the application. He did say that I'd be amazed at how some people bring in barely nothing so it's better to have too much then too little...

Not all IO's follow the same procedure, kind of like going to Las Vegas, feel lucky?