Should I reschedule my interview?

[scotty2009 13]

Hello, everyone! I have my citizenship interview next week. I am filing under the 5 year rule.  I just learned that I may be not ready for the interview. I would like to seek help on what to do.

I have all my expired and new passports, I have my green card, my 1st and marriage certificates and 1st marriage divorce papers. I have 2019, 2020 and 2021 

tax transcripts. I did not work the whole of 2018 and 2019 and filed nothing with IRS. My thinking is that since I did not file anything on these years, I have no papers to show the immigration officer for these years and I would have to explain that I did not work. However, just today, I learned that there is such a thing with IRS called transcript of non-filing, However, it will take 5-10 days to get this paper. Today is Wednesday and my interview is Thursday next week. Should I reschedule my interview? 

Edited April 20, 2022 by scotty2009

[Timona 3,948]

Don't reschedule. 

 

I wasn't asked for anything. You can request the transcript but whether they get to you before/ after the interview, when you go to interview, only volunteer what is asked. Don't get there and offer a lot that is not asked/ needed. 

If they ask and you don't have it, explain. If they don't, 🤐

Edited April 20, 2022 by Timona

[.yana 586]

Your interview notice should include the list of documents you need to bring to the interview. 

Are your tax transcripts mentioned there?

 

I had 3 documents noted on my interview notice (albeit I was filing under 3-year rule which I thought was slightly more restrictive if anything) and wasn't asked for a single one of them, only my GC. 

[Family 3,515]

34 minutes ago, scotty2009 said:

Should I reschedule my interview? 

You are MORE than ready if you can remember your ex’s first names ! ….and don’t have actual IRS levies and you don’t owe back child support on court orders.

As @Timonastated , don’t reschedule and don’t offer up unsolicited proofs. 
if you have not filed, then you don’t currently “ owe “ back taxes ..

Good Luck  

[scotty2009 13]

6 hours ago, .yana said:

Your interview notice should include the list of documents you need to bring to the interview. 

Are your tax transcripts mentioned there?

 

I had 3 documents noted on my interview notice (albeit I was filing under 3-year rule which I thought was slightly more restrictive if anything) and wasn't asked for a single one of them, only my GC. 

Thank you and thanks to everyone who took the time to help me. 

 

My interview notice does not specifically specify to bring IRS transcripts. However it states that "if copies of a document were submitted as evidence with your N400 application, the originala of those documents should be brought to the interview"

 

Under those uploaded documents are marriage license to spouse #1 , divorce papers, permanent resident card,  marriage license to spouse #2 - I have all those. However, also under these uploaded documents is "n400 additional responses" (pls see attached pictures) This is  actually not something I uploaded,  it's part of the online application I submitted ot USCIS. It is the part that asks if I have ever not filed taxes? To which I responded yes and stated I did not file taxes on 2 years because I did not have income to report. 

 

Which make mes think I might be asked about this and might also be asked to show proof that I had not filed anything with IRS on these years?

 

I am sorry if I am being too much, I am quite nervous about the interview becuase of this. 

 

 

[Family 3,515]

You will NOT be asked for proof that you did NOT FILE. You will not even be asked to SHOW taxes that you DID file, Even the uploads ( marriage/ divorce) will not be asked for and were not required…just answers. And please trust me some people don’t remember dates for 4 divorces ..and all that is needed is UNK ( unknown). 

They will look at your green card, review questions on the application ( name , dob etc…) ask you the civics and you will be finished a few minutes.

 

 

[Family 3,515]

The issue w taxes is when there are back taxes due, then an installment agreement and IRS payments and current filings ARE required. 
The issue w divorces are child support orders and any / arrears and then  Judgment and Decree ARE required. 
 

 

[scotty2009 13]

Thank you all very much!

[STO Overland 137]

How did your interview go?

[kcoyclay1 98]

On 5/5/2022 at 3:00 PM, B52Boozer said:

How did your interview go?

I hope we get an update. My sons and I each filed 5 years rule. We were never asked for tax documents. Both sons became citizens last month; I was in 2014. 

[scotty2009 13]

On 5/5/2022 at 12:00 PM, B52Boozer said:

How did your interview go?

 

5 hours ago, kcoyclay1 said:

I hope we get an update. My sons and I each filed 5 years rule. We were never asked for tax documents. Both sons became citizens last month; I was in 2014. 

Hello! I may have updated in another thread, but I passed the interview and got my oath taking almost a week after. I am a citizen now 😊 none was asked about my work and tax transcripts. I was not asked for any documentation except my SSN card, but the IO decided not to take a photocopy of that. I had a pretty smooth interview. 

[kcoyclay1 98]

On 5/7/2022 at 8:40 PM, scotty2009 said:

 

Hello! I may have updated in another thread, but I passed the interview and got my oath taking almost a week after. I am a citizen now 😊 none was asked about my work and tax transcripts. I was not asked for any documentation except my SSN card, but the IO decided not to take a photocopy of that. I had a pretty smooth interview. 

Awesome!! Congrats. Thanks for the update in this thread.