Minus 85 days, help me understanding please.

[Zenith83 0]

Hello guys,

I'm super excited to say I'm less than 3 months away from completing 3 years as a permanent resident, hence I'm about to early filing the N-400.

The package is almost ready, and it will contain the following items:

- N-400 form, with all the questions being answered;

- 2 photos of myself;

- 2 money orders (595$ and 85$);

- front/back copy of my Green card.

It is my understanding all the above is what's necessary for a complete and successful filing, is anything missing?

Should I put all the content in an envelope?

My spouse is American and on July 3rd it will be 3 years from my Green card first release.

Thanks a lot for your time and contribution,

Marco

[rutabaga 209]

Since you're filing in three years based on marriage to a USC, that won't be enough. Take a look at the Document Checklist, Current Fees, Naturalization Eligibility Worksheet which has more details (especially the part under If you are applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen, send the following 4 items on page 1).

[Zenith83 0]

Since you're filing in three years based on marriage to a USC, that won't be enough. Take a look at the Document Checklist, Current Fees, Naturalization Eligibility Worksheet which has more details (especially the part under If you are applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen, send the following 4 items on page 1).

Very helpful, thanks!

[aayitrun 66]

I recommend not trying to exactly time the 90 days because there is no practical benefit to that. Send it like 80 days before the third anniversary because if it reaches a day early they send it back.

[lilsweetie 30]

You have to submit a lot more proof of the relationship (almost like removing conditions i-751) because you are applying with the 3 year rule. The only reason you can apply 3 years instead of 5 years is because of the marriage to a US Citizen, so they want to ensure that you meet those requirements, so you have to provide the proof.

I included:

Joint bank statements

Joint house deed

Tax transcripts

Medical cards showing part of same plan

Driver's licenses with same address on tem

and probably other stuff I can't recall right now.

[BigDaddy28 228]

if you have done an ROC send in updated evidence to prove that your marriage is genuine.

[squareleg 69]

Marco - the list you noted appears to be complete. I submitted exactly the same what you have on the list when I applied based on 3-year rule. Lot of folks on this forum submit ROC type of evidence when applying based on 3-year rule which is not required. At least, I have not had any issues of application being incomplete or any RFEs.

But do remember to carry evidence of your legitimate marriage when appearing for the Citizenship Interview.

[akihon 129]

There has been an update on the N400 form, but they will accept the old form until August of this year.

The most important part here is that they've updated the instructions to include what you should bring to the interview: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/n-400instr.pdf

For what it's worth, I submitted my application with only the three IRS transcripts of the past three years as my evidence, on top of the required submission materials (photos etc.)

Edited April 13, 2016 by akihon