US Immigration from Vietnam

We're already eligible to apply as our POE was in the beginning of June 2022. Been getting our ducks in a row to help my wife apply for naturalization, and our document package is about 90% there. Just need a couple of updates to our insurance docs.

My question is whether we should apply ASAP or wait until after our upcoming vacation in mid-May. We'll be out of town for a week, and I don't want anything to be scheduled in THAT week. This trip is already booked with flights, etc. Cannot be changed. Another reason to wait until May is we will have a corrected deed with both of our full legal names on it.

On the other hand, we're planning to go to my wife's sister's wedding next March in Vietnam and she wants to make it an extended trip (like 2 months). We haven't booked anything yet, so there's still flexibility... but I'm also concerned if we wait until late May to apply, the case could get dragged out in the current climate and worst case, get an interview or oath ceremony scheduled while she's out of the country.

Thoughts? Apply ASAP or wait until after our May trip and hope the whole case takes 7 months or less?

So we're coming up on my wife's 3 year anniversary since she entered the country in June 2022, and we're starting to prepare to file N-400.

One thing we have together is a mortgage deed, but on closing, they didn't put down her full legal name, only part of it.

For example (I'm making up a fictional name), her full legal name is "Thi Kim Hoa Nguyen" where the first name portion is "Thi Kim Hoa" and the last name is "Nguyen".

On most of our legal documents, we have her full legal name. But our mortgage deed only has "Hoa Nguyen". I wish I had the foresight to catch that on our home purchase closing, but we were too excited, and what's done is done. I don't want to change the title or otherwise mess with the mortgage deed, so that's a nonstarter.

So that leaves two options:

1) Fill out an identity / "same person" affidavit to say that "Hoa Nguyen" and "Thi Kim Hoa Nguyen" are the same person, and get it notarized. Submit along with existing mortgage deed as part of our evidence.

2) Just write "Hoa Nguyen" in the "Other Names Used" portion of the N-400 form if it's there. Skip the affidavit.

Which one should I do?

Hi everyone,

My wife currently has her 10 year green card. We just moved to a new address and updated her address online. Do I, as her husband, need to update my address with USCIS also?

Thank you,

John

Hi everyone,

My wife is applying for citizenship soon. We have lived in the same apartment for 5 years, but are now having to move out because the property is being sold. We are considering moving into an RV park that has annual site rentals.

Is there any issue with our living situation if we are living in an RV park? We would have an annual lease agreement with both of our names on it.

Also, before we can move into the RV park, we will have to move into another apartment temporarily until we purchase the travel trailer. So, we ll be moving twice in a span of about 2 months. I don't want it to look like we don t have a stable life.

Does it look bad for us to move a couple of times in such a short time period? And, is it ok to file for citizenship while living in an RV park even though we would have residency there?

Thank you!

Hi, I am currently assembling my I-485 packet and was wondering what the best evidences were:

Marriage Certificate
NOA2 Letter
Photos of City Hall/Courthouse Wedding

Evidence of Cohabituation (Both of our names on credit card statements, bank statements, phone bills, medical/dental/vision insurance policies)

Her name as beneficiary to my retirement/IRA accounts
Photos of us together in the U.S.
Birth Ceritificate

CA DMV ID Card
Passport Biographical Page

Passport K1 Visa Page
Copy of I-94 Arrival
U.S. Admission Stamp on Passport

Affidavit of Support

Vaccinations/Medical Reports

Should I include anything from my K-1 packet (Vietnam) such as our engagement party/banquet/how we met/relationship timeline, etc.?