Citizenship...If there is a chance to get it

[Mari181 30]

I wanted to apply for my citizenship. I am a Russian citizen. I called my lawyer who did all my paper work before (from fiance visa to my permanent GC), his secretary did not connect me with him, she said that they will call me back to make an appointment. But they never did. I guess it is because of the situation between Russia and Ukraine. I can file it myself, but now I am not sure if I get rejected or not....because I am from Russia....

[arken 4,197]

Read N400 instructions thoroughly. If it says GC holders with Russian citizenship can't apply for or will be denied the citizenship, don't file. If it doesn't say anything about Russia, file for it.

[JeanneAdil 6,203]

if they go by the May 2019 date (wrong green card) u are ready to file 

go for it

USCIS isn't anti Russians and neither are we

don't like what is happening but that is not done by u

 

[Rocio0010 5,565]

Pears and apples imho

[Dashinka 23,252]

If you meet the requirements to file for the N400, then fill out the application.  The N400 is a fairly simple form, and there is not a lot of required evidence, so you can certainly do it yourself.

 

Good Luck!

[JeanneAdil 6,203]

26 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

Pears and apples imho

more like apples and nuts (real nutty nuts)

[Mari181 30]

55 minutes ago, arken said:

Read N400 instructions thoroughly. If it says GC holders with Russian citizenship can't apply for or will be denied the citizenship, don't file. If it doesn't say anything about Russia, file for it.

Thank you for your reply. Obviously it does not say about Russia, but I just feel bad after my attorney does not even want to talk to me..... Who knows, may be people at the interview will be the same...

[Mari181 30]

56 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

if they go by the May 2019 date (wrong green card) u are ready to file 

go for it

USCIS isn't anti Russians and neither are we

don't like what is happening but that is not done by u

 

I agree, but not everyone understand it...

Thank you so much

[Mari181 30]

16 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

If you meet the requirements to file for the N400, then fill out the application.  The N400 is a fairly simple form, and there is not a lot of required evidence, so you can certainly do it yourself.

 

Good Luck!

Thank you very much!

[arken 4,197]

22 hours ago, Mari181 said:

Thank you for your reply. Obviously it does not say about Russia, but I just feel bad after my attorney does not even want to talk to me..... Who knows, may be people at the interview will be the same...

Your attorney may have ####load of other high paying cases keeping him busy. Hey may not even know ongoing russia ukraine stuffs.

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[Mari181 30]

1 minute ago, arken said:

Your attorney may have shitload of other high paying cases keeping him busy. Hey may not even know ongoing russia ukraine stuffs.

May be...I really hope so...that it is not a political reason. Before he called me back right away. Always.

[bsd058 296]

51 minutes ago, Mari181 said:

Thank you for your reply. Obviously it does not say about Russia, but I just feel bad after my attorney does not even want to talk to me..... Who knows, may be people at the interview will be the same...

No. They'll be professional. You'll be fine. It's possible your message just got lost. I wouldn't assume anything, especially the worst. Just call him until he answers, if you really want to use a lawyer. I doubt he is purposely ignoring you.

Most people don't need a lawyer, though. At least, not if you understand English well enough. 

[Mari181 30]

1 hour ago, bsd058 said:

No. They'll be professional. You'll be fine. It's possible your message just got lost. I wouldn't assume anything, especially the worst. Just call him until he answers, if you really want to use a lawyer. I doubt he is purposely ignoring you.

Most people don't need a lawyer, though. At least, not if you understand English well enough. 

You are right, thank you!

[WeekendPizzaiolo 47]

29 minutes ago, Mari181 said:

You are right, thank you!

FWIW, I hired a lawyer for my K-1 and they were slow to respond to USCIS and consulate messages, and we had an e-mail back-and-forth to remove transcription errors in the forms they were going to send. My lawyer is hard to reach because he is often either in court or at a USCIS office. Though many members on this site are diehard DIY types, I am probably going to do SimpleCitizen for my AOS, https://simplecitizen.com/ just because it is a pain to populate a lot of the same information across lots of PDF forms and I don't like to miss anything. They are TurboTax for immigration. You fill out a bunch of web forms and then an attorney reviews your data. When you are ready, the software generates one big PDF for you to print and sign without the human transcription errors.

 

When I looked into it, SimpleCitizen appears to be backed by the same investors investors as DropBox and Airbnb (YC) and they were recently acquired by Fragomen, which is the company that a lot of the Fortune 50 uses for employment immigration. Full disclosure: I have no affiliation with the company or their investors at all. I am just very pro-automation when it works because I have a busy schedule.

 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,319]

4 hours ago, Mari181 said:

Thank you for your reply. Obviously it does not say about Russia, but I just feel bad after my attorney does not even want to talk to me..... Who knows, may be people at the interview will be the same...

There should be nothing to worry about.  The lawyer thing may be due to a variety of other reasons.

 

Immigration, by it's very nature, is the most diverse government agency.  They interact and service people from all countries, except when under presidential proclamations.