Evidence checklist for n-400 I-751 combo interview

[ramr 27]

What should be evidence checklist to be taken, for n-400 and I-751 combo interview?

I have uploaded all tax returns, lease agreements, marriage certificate and kids birth certificate on my n-400 application. I have uploaded all bonafide marriage evidence in the I-751 case through online account as well.

 

All marriage evidence since filing I-751 or since wedding date is required for the interview?

 

 

Edited Monday at 08:25 PM by ramr

[OldUser 8,913]

23 minutes ago, ramr said:

All marriage evidence since filing I-751 or since wedding date is required for the interview?

 

 

If you want to be super prepared, yes, all evidence since wedding date.

 

The most important docs are though your passports, birth certificates of children, marriage certificate, IDs of you and your spouse with matching address. Plus tax return transcripts. This is the minimum

 

I brought about 500 pages of evidence for my N-400 under 5 year rule. Thankfully, didn't need any of it. But nobody can predict what officer will ask for, so the more you have, the smoother it will go. From phychological perspective, by bringing tons of evidence you're demonstrating you can prove your case no matter what IO throws at you. Many IOs don't even bother asking seeing you're very prepared. 

Edited Monday at 08:48 PM by OldUser

[ramr 27]

@OldUser How did you organize all the documents - like how did you separate different type of document copies and what folder did you take? Did they ask you any original documents?

 

I would like to be prepared, rather than missing some document they ask for. This is the list I have for now.

 

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ORIGINALS REQUIRED

1. Green card

2. N-400 / I-751 Combo Interview notice

3. Current Passports :(for me and spouse)

4. Driver’s license :(for me and spouse)

5. Birth Certificates :(for me and spouse)

6. Naturalization certificate :(spouse)

7. Marriage certificate

8. Expired Passports

9. N-400 Receipt notice 

10. N-400 Biometric notice

11. I-751 Receipt notice

12. I-751 Biometric notice

13. EADs

 

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EVIDENCE OF BONA FIDE MARRIAGE

Exhibit 1 : Evidence of marriage based documents

1. Copy of marriage certificate

2. Copy of evidence of legal name change

3. Copy of recent naturalization certificate of spouse

 

Exhibit 2 : Evidence of Kids

4. Copy of birth certificate of our first child  

5. Copy of birth certificate of our second child

 

Exhibit 3 : Evidence of Joint Residence

6. Copy of Lease Agreements

7. Copy of driver’s licenses

 

Exhibit 4 : Evidence of Commingling of Finances

8. IRS Tax Return Transcripts 

9. Statement of Joint Bank Account - quarterly 

10. Copy of Joint utility bills - phone, electricity, water bills

11. Copy of joint health insurance

12. Copy of joint auto insurance

13. Copy of 401(k) beneficiary

14. Copy of life insurance beneficiary

 

Exhibit 5 : Evidence of Joint Trips

15. Copy of flight tickets to visit family

 

Exhibit 6 : Photographs

16. Photographs of our life together

 

 

Edited Monday at 09:12 PM by ramr

[OldUser 8,913]

@ramr I got cheap folders on Amazon. Black and Blue.

 

Black contained all original documents, such as birth certificates, naturalization cert, passports. Anything I expect to get back.

 

Blue folders (there were a lot more of them) contained docs and evidence I could just give away as I had digital copies and could produce more easily.

 

Within folders I used small sticky note flags / tabs (also available on Amazon and in many store with stationary even Walgreens).

 

Those little sticky notes had abbreviations written by me such as:

 

BC - birth certificate

WBC - wife's birth certificate

NC - naturalization certificate

WNC - wife's naturalization cert

I think you get the idea?

 

These little stickers would be placed one after other in a row, so if I open folder I can see instantly what I need go get.

 

The folders themselves would have one or those stickers on outside telling the contents of folder, such as:

 

- Originals

- Utilities

- Banks

- Taxes

- Receipts

- House

- Photos

 

For bank statements and utilities, those little stickers would have years written on them: 2025, 2024, 2023 etc so I could find easily any particular year.

 

This is what worked for me, but you can adjust as you need for yourself.

 

Originals that I was asked to present:

- Passports from other 2 nationalities I had

- Drivers license for myself (it was 5 year rule interview)

- Green Card

 That's it

 

Bear in mind, I kept old passports in folder just in case, but was never asked for old ones.

 

Good luck!

 

 

Edited Monday at 09:33 PM by OldUser

[ramr 27]

@OldUser Thank you! Black and blue folders with sticky notes would be great to easily take out the documents when they ask. I will do the same. 

[supermario123 1]

On 5/5/2025 at 3:24 PM, ramr said:

What should be evidence checklist to be taken, for n-400 and I-751 combo interview?

I have uploaded all tax returns, lease agreements, marriage certificate and kids birth certificate on my n-400 application. I have uploaded all bonafide marriage evidence in the I-751 case through online account as well.

 

All marriage evidence since filing I-751 or since wedding date is required for the interview?

 

 

I thought it's under 3 years rule right? Because you can apply for N-400 under 3 years rule with I-751 pending. What is your field office? 

I applied my I-751 Oct 2023 and N-400 Oct 2024. I haven't received any updates on both of them just still processing status!