A couple of questions regarding upcoming interview.

[Momknowsbest 13]

My interview letter asks for my husbands birth certificate or certificate of citizenship. We have no idea where his birth certificate is, can we take his US passport? It doesn't mention it as an option but surely it proves citizenship?

 

I have no one to watch my children for the interview, is is best my husband takes them somewhere while waiting for me and going alone or is it better husband (and therefore children) to wait in the waiting room for me? Its a small place and never too crowded.

 

Finally, I applied online it didn't mention to upload tax returns, my letter doesn't mention bringing them to interview either, but I'm sure others have mentioned bringing them? I think it was a requirement to send them with the paper application but not online application perhaps? Is it necessary?

 

Thank for some clarity on these questions!!

[bob72601 13]

I would assume your husband's passport would be sufficient. as for the taxes. I would take the past 3 years or 5 years as appropriate. I did upload mine online. They also asked me to bring my marriage certificate as well as my husbands divorce decree from his first marriage.

 

Hope this helps. Best of luck. We go for our interview this Wednesday in Ft Smith, Arkansas.

[Momknowsbest 13]

Thanks bob, yes it doesn't ask for them at all and did not upload any additional documents other than the 2 they asked for.  I guess its better to take them just incase.

[payxibka 10,045]

Replacement birth certificates are available 

[Dashinka 24,591]

I agree, replacement birth certificates can be obtained.  In our case, my wife had both my BC and passport, but the IO did not ask for either.  This could have been because we had a joint I751 interview first and the IO already verified my identity and USC status with my passport at that time.

 

Good Luck!

Edited April 15, 2018 by Bill & Katya

[AAli313 11]

I think you should obtain the birth certificate. They could ask for it because it’s really important as to how your spouse is a us citizen. My IO asked for my spouses bc and I also had her passport just Incase. And as for tax returns if you’re applying based on 3 year marriage to a us citizen you should have atleast 3 years of return transcripts. And if not I think you should have atleast a few years of tax return transcripts just Incase. You don’t wanna go to the interview and then they’ll ask for it and then have to submit them. Good luck