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Some of this is based off the G-1151 and other information that I've read. I will be filing the N-400 online. I looked at the paper form but have not looked at the online form yet.

My wife got the IR1 visa and emigrated to US on June 10th, 2023. Am I correct that I can file the N-400 online now?

1. On the day of the interview, you have to bring certified tax returns. It says certified tax returns may be ordered by using the IRS Form 4506-T.
   1. Can I use the "Return Transcripts" available from my online IRS account for the N-400 online? It seems you can use it for the online N-400 application but for the actual interview, you need certified copies?
2. It seems they need past 3 years if filing based on marriage? We got married in 2021. I filed MFS for 2021 and 2022. When my spouse arrived in June 2023, I went back and amended my 2021 and 2022 returns as MFJ. Therefore, I only need 2025, 2024, and 2023 calendar year tax returns right?
3. I paid tax owed for 2025 just now. Do you know when it will be "effective" so I can include the tax return for 2025?
4. The N-400 asks for USCIS Online Account Number (if any). Should I provide the one that I got when I filed the I-130?
5. Although I didn't see it, I'm sure it will ask for last 5 years of addresses of places where she lived. We both traveled to Bahamas in March 2021 to get married and we stayed there for 3 months for the honeymoon/vacation in 2021 (March to June). Do we need to include those addresses?
6. For marriage evidence, we are going to show the following:
   1. 1 joint checking account
   2. 2 joint investment accounts
   3. 2 retirement accounts with my spouse as the beneficiary
   4. Joint cell phone plan (also shows my parents)
   5. We don't have any rentals or anything like that (live with my parents)

Today I received a second letter from USCIS requesting a $235 payment for my son, but I have already applied for his passport. Can I ignore this letter, or do I still need to pay the fee despite having applied for the passport?

I understand that once I receive his passport, I will need to apply for a SSN for him.

Hey folks,

This year we decided to rent out the home I own in my home country. Tax season is upon us, and now we have no idea how to file our taxes correctly as I have two incomes (here and overseas). Also, my husband is a server and things have changed for him too. We don't know what is our best course of action. Do you guys have any advice?

NOA1: 13 March

Good luck to all March Filers

Hi, sorry if this is repeated or seems silly to ask. I want to file the i751 online. The uscis link to how to file online tips state you can sign by electronic signature. Now when i went to start the form it says you can only file by pdf upload (see attached). So has anyone filed online and what does this mean before i go further? Do i now print the form and fill in and sign physically and upload it back into uscis then attach all my evidences? Or does the form and all evidence need to be in one big pdf file to upload to uscis? Because that seems way too large for a file to do it that way?
Also part 5: list all children. Is this if i have any biological children? Because i dont, but US citizen husband has grown children from a previous marriage, no longer do they have a relationship so we dont have addresses either. So are they supposed to be listed or i can just put n/a because they have nothing to do with my case or us.
appreciate any advice thanks