at the interview time

[pancu 0]

hi everybody .. i filed my n400 with my lawyer and she said you do not need to bring original birth certificate of your wife. and you do not need to bring original utility bills or another prrof of our marriages.. so is that correct? i mean i exactly do not need to bring birth certificate to interview ??

[Steve D. 22]

Well you will need to bring ALL THE ORIGINAL of the supporting documents you submitted for your N-400 application to the interview.

[pancu 0]

yes i know . but we submittied i think our just regular document. i mean 2009 tax return transkritpt 2010 tax return transkritp 2011 account transkritpr.. n 400 two photos checks..i think my lawyer did not submit my copies of marriage certificate .i asked her several times but she said me you already passed roc.so you do not need to bring original birth certificate and marriage certificate. also you can bring your utility bills at the intwerview but do not sopposed to be original. just copies are ok..

[Steve D. 22]

yes i know . but we submittied i think our just regular document. i mean 2009 tax return transkritpt 2010 tax return transkritp 2011 account transkritpr.. n 400 two photos checks..i think my lawyer did not submit my copies of marriage certificate .i asked her several times but she said me you already passed roc.so you do not need to bring original birth certificate and marriage certificate. also you can bring your utility bills at the intwerview but do not sopposed to be original. just copies are ok..

Ahh you better be careful... if you read the N-400 application guideline yourself, it stated that if you are filing on a 3-year rule (marriage), you will need to submit marriage certificate and birth certificate / passport of your spouse. In the interview letter it will ask you to bring the original of them as well. Otherwise you might end up with a decision cannot be made or even RFE.

Sometimes it's better to do it yourself. I've done everything from AOS, ROC to Naturalization... no lawyer involved.

Edited January 19, 2013 by Steve D.

[pancu 0]

yes bro i agree with you .. i also read guideline..on the website of uscis.but i m doing with lawyer.. i also did aos and roc with lawyer.so what she did say to me .. i did do.i asked to her three times. she said me . no need to bring your or your wifes birth certificate . and marriage certificate. they just want to make sure .. you are still with her or no .. because of this. you have to keep and bring evidence of your marriage to the interview. then i said ok ..

[av8or 34]

your lawyer is correct.. when i did my interview (i also used a lawyer in all my applications from day one) the IO never asked for anything since they have everything already in your file.. i based my n400 on the 3 yr marriage rule after 5 years so that posted no problems for me. you'll see a lot of people here say "it's best to do it yourself and not bother with a lawyer" but they are the people who worry here day after day because in the back of their head, they aren't sure if they did everything to the "t".. these lawyers do this thing day in and day out so they know what they are taking about.. it's like you still need to go to a doctor to get checked up if you have a flu even though there are dozens of over the counter medicines available that should help.. but anyway, if you still have doubts. just bring the original copies with you.. report back here if your lawyer was wrong in his advice.. i'd be interested to find out

[alacranita 0]

They might not ask for it but the document checklist for the interview specifically says to bring the original certificate of marriage( as well as any other original document which copy you provided to them). So....better be safe than sorry and not be approved on the spot.

And from what I read over here, sometimes with lawyers it's more complicated, they seem not to do their job like they should. Well, it's not them applying so they don't care

Edited January 19, 2013 by alacranita

[av8or 34]

And from what I read over here, sometimes with lawyers it's more complicated, they seem not to do their job like they should. Well, it's not them applying so they don't care

that's like saying, why trust a doctor with his prescriptions,, he's not the one sick.. the lawyers job is to make sure that your paperworks are true and correct when they submit them.. they do everything for you.. so right there, they are doing their job.. waiting for a response is not their fault.. yes. n400 application is pretty much straight and forward, but everyones case is different.. that's where they come in, they look at all the scenarios and give you legal advises.. i went thru all my application in a breeze with my lawyer, so i felt like i should speak up here for those that can't.. let's just wait and see if the op's lawyer was right or wrong and go from there..

[alacranita 0]

that's like saying, why trust a doctor with his prescriptions,, he's not the one sick.. the lawyers job is to make sure that your paperworks are true and correct when they submit them.. they do everything for you.. so right there, they are doing their job.. waiting for a response is not their fault.. yes. n400 application is pretty much straight and forward, but everyones case is different.. that's where they come in, they look at all the scenarios and give you legal advises.. i went thru all my application in a breeze with my lawyer, so i felt like i should speak up here for those that can't.. let's just wait and see if the op's lawyer was right or wrong and go from there..

that's why I said sometimes. All cases are different, some people need to get the lawyer, but for the most part it's not necessary.

And of course, they do their job, but using the doctor example - not all of them are up do date, not all of them have the actual information.