US Immigration from Wales

https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2025-04-19/she-grew-up-believing-she-was-a-u-s-citizen-then-she-applied-for-a-passport

I have sympathy with people in this situation, short version she was brought to the US presumably as a visitor and adopted when she was a few months old, and then nothing.

Some quotes from the article.

A, who is now in her 40s, vulnerable to deportation to her native South Korea a country she has never been to

A was just 3 weeks old when she was brought to the West Coast from South Korea.

Both can not be true, the story speaks to itself why lie?

In 2022, A married a U.S. citizen opening up a new viable pathway toward citizenship. It's promising, but A won't be able to get a green card until she has obtained adoption papers.

She has a Lawyer, presumably she was not smuggled in so has valid inspection so why not just adjust. Why mention Citizenship, first step is Permanent Residency.

Why would you not have someone write the article who actually knows about the subject, or at least have it fact checked?

https://apnews.com/article/us-border-patrol-officers-arrested-bribes-5b08d80f56c526eec1f8f57f7abd20ff?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

SAN DIEGO (AP) Two U.S. border inspectors in Southern California have been charged with taking thousands of dollars in bribes to allow people to enter the country through the nation s busiest port of entry without showing documents, prosecutors said.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Farlis Almonte and Ricardo Rodriguez were assigned to immigration inspection booths at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. They were charged after investigators found phone evidence showing they had exchanged messages with human traffickers in Mexico and discovered unexplained cash deposits into their bank accounts, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday.

The family of a British woman detained in the US for three weeks because of a visa mix-up say she has left the immigration detention centre and are hopeful she is on her way home.

Rebecca Burke, 28, a graphic artist from Monmouthshire, was trying to cross from the US state of Washington into Canada when she was refused entry.

Canadian authorities told her to go back to the US and fill in new paperwork before returning.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/18/british-tourist-rebecca-burke-held-by-us-over-visa-released-from-detention-says-family

She does not seem to have a visa, she was in the US on the Visa Waiver Programme and seems to have tried to enter Canada on a similar basis and was refused. Not sure what the new paperwork was.

Hello,

The date at which I may file my application under Form N-400 is coming up.

Apart from the following, is there any other information or evidence required? Such as personal photographs, endorsements (because they had to be done for filing for K-1 and residency for a bona fide application)?

According to USCIS in this link - Application for Naturalization | USCIS - a Form N-400 is to be submitted alongside the following:

• LPR Card/Green Card
• Marital status - copy of marriage certificate
• Moral character references (none of these apply to me)
• Evidence of filed tax return
  • My wife and I have recently filed jointly, but not yet confirmed on any taxes owed - would a receipt of the filing be sufficient?
• Continuous residence and physical presence
  • IRS tax transcripts
  • Bank statements
  • Passport stamps
  • Car registration and insurance
  • Rent payments
  • Work payslips
• Selective service is not applicable.
• Evidence of spouse's US citizenship status

Is that all? They seem to ask for a lot less than they did for K-1 and Green Card.

Thank you for your help!

Aaron.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-october-2024.html

Just out, not quite what I expected.