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On 1/25/2024 at 7:46 AM, Joyoussinger said:

I'm sorry you see it this way, and that you're in this situation. Those who have responded to you are not voicing their own opinions or judgements, but are looking at it the way CBP would see it. This is necessary to be able to give you good advice and help you to know what you can expect. Our personal opinions, after all, are not the ones that count. Best of luck to you.

I agree. And given the current situation, personal feelings (insulted, threw passport back at me, conditions in country of origin, all the hardships one went through to flee his country) - all these do not matter now that he is seeking entry again into the USA. All that matters now is how CBP sees this foreigner. OP, I suggest that you seek a lawyer again instead like you did in the past. Perhaps go back to the same lawyer you hired before.  

On 9/1/2021 at 8:06 AM, NewlyNaturalized said:

Hi, does anyone here have experience with getting your local Social Security office to replace a lost identity document? We sent in our passport card back in April to update citizenship. The office processed the application and we got the new SS card but never received the passport card back. We have called multiple times to ask them to look for it and nothing happens and they never get back to us. Sometimes they say it must be in their office and they just need to look for it, but no one will call us to tell us if they found out. Other times they say it must have been sent out and it is just lost in the mail. One time they told us they would pay to replace it. How do we go about getting them to pay for the replacement card? Thanks!

hello, may I ask what happened with this case? thanks

On 3/8/2022 at 2:53 AM, AKKH said:

Update: March 8, 2022

I received my passport book on March 1 and passport card on March 6. 

No error found.   
I’ll update you for the NC. 
 

Thank you all

did you get your NC? hope they did not lose it

Not acceptable. On the first few pages of the DS-11 there are contact information for any concerns regarding passport application. 

Yes. USPS employee did staple all my papers including my Naturalization Certificate.

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. 

Hello! Just wanted to let anyone who might be on the same boat know that NONE was asked about my tax transcripts. I passed my citizenship an I am scheduled to do my oath taking this week!

24 minutes ago, Mike E said:

US passport size 

Thank you!

On 7/20/2021 at 1:38 AM, Mike E said:

Usually the one taken at the interview.  It can be the one from the biometric appointment. 
 

Unusual but it happens. My interview letter said not to bring photos, and during the interview my IO asked me where my photos were. I said “the letter said not to bring them”. He said “well our digital camera isn’t working today, so I need photos”. I got photos made that day and returned them to USCIS the next day (I was the last interview before the office closed fir the day). 
 

The certificate used a photo I didn’t recognize, so I assume it was from biometrics 11 months prior 

 

Since then the San Joae field office now has beneficiary attending an interview take biometrics at one of an array of desks that is separate from the normal biometrics room.  This way they don’t need to have one of the special digital cameras per interview room.  
 

Same here.  USCIS wants extra photos because the machine that prints naturalization certificates is designed to print just two certificates using the same image.  So if there is a printer problem (paper jam, ink issue, etc.) USCIS wants a backup photo to make two more attempts.  

 

I believe it is technically possible to do this because the martial status of an oath taker can

change between interview and oath and the certificate should be correct when the oath is taken. Also there can be technical errors in the actual certificate.  Finally I can imagine sometimes certificates aren’t printed for the reasons I gave above and before the actual oath, USCIS grabs the oath taker for another photo taking.  
 

She should bring two pairs  of photos to the N-400 oath and ask if they can print a new one there.  Can’t hurt to ask.  

 

USCIS is under no obligation to grant her request.  She might be told that granting the request would delay oath.  
 

I didn’t receive 8 questions on my letter so I’ve no idea.  What are these 8 questions? Perhaps post the entire letter minus the case number, names, and other identifying info. 
 

I believe there is no way to have oath without being given a naturalization certificate.
 

 In any case, I would (and would have) refuse(d) to take the oath AND hand over my green card without a naturalization certificate in hand.  

Hello! 

May I please ask what size of photo did IO require for your naturalization? Is it the passport size and how many do they need? I'm going to have my interview this week and planning on bringing pictures as well to avoid possible delay.         

Edit:  Belpw is what I found online as picture requirement. Am I on the right page?

Photographs. Only applicants who reside overseas must provide two identical color photographs of yourself taken recently. The photos must have a white to off-white background, be printed on thin paper with a glossy finish, and be unmounted and unretouched. Passport-style photos must be 2” x 2”. The photos must be in color with full face, frontal view on a white to off-white background. Head height should measure 1” to 1 3/8” from top of hair to bottom of chin, and eye height is between 1 1/8” to 1 3/8” from bottom of photo. Your head must be bare, unless contrary to your religious beliefs. Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name and A-Number (if any) on the back of the photo

15 hours ago, Iscir said:

1. They ask the questions exactly as they are written, so they ask ''what is an amendment?''

2. You only need to know the number of answers asked on each question. So for example on the question about Native American tribes, you don't need to memorize them all, just one, whichever answer is easier for you to remember. Although I do think it's a good idea to memorize more than one possible answer just in case you forget one, then you can always say the other acceptable answer.

3. Yes

4. Yes

 

Good luck on your interview!

Thank you very much for the detailed response 😊

1 hour ago, Adujarric said:

Speaking strictly on my experience i hired an immigration lawyer because of some arrest i had during my youth. To make a long story short my GC had expired over 4 years from the time i submitted my N-400. The lawyer assured me it wasnt going to be a problem. I submitted my N400 in 2019. I had my interview on august 2021 so my GC had been expired for over 6 years. No body even mentioned the fact that my GC was expired it was never an issue. Each case may be different but from the IO that interview me to every IO that review my documents while i was there didnt seem to mind that my GC was expired. 

Thank you

Hello!

I would like to ask the folllwing please for the civics exam:

1. Are we going to be asked as written on the USCIS rev 01/19  as in 

What is an amendment?

OR can the question be  asked like this - 

What is a change in the constitution? 

2. For questions that ask to give just ONE or TWO answers to a question, do we need to memorize ALL possible answers despite only being asked for 1 or 2 answers in case IO ask for all?

3. Just to confirm (I can be dumb most of the time). For California, one of the senators is Alex Padilla, correct?

4. For name your US representative question, are we going to be asked for the US representative for MY own physical address? 

Thank you very much! 

3 hours ago, Pat&Vince said:

My extension letter (and thus my green card) was expired by 6 weeks when I got my i-751/N400 combo ITW. By precaution, I got my passport stamped, though that process itself took 5 weeks, so it didn't really matter at the end of the day.

Unless you need to travel, there shouldn't be a problem until you can get a US passport.

 

 

thank you!

4 hours ago, eric_and_teresa said:

I was on the same boat, I applied in July 2022, my green card expired in February 2023 while my N-400 was still processing. I have been working all this time as well and was wondering if my employer would ask me for a new green card since my file probably shows that I am expired.  I did some reading and researching and like Arken explained above, found out that your resident status does not change just because the green card itself expires. You should be fine. I had my interview last week and got approved and will take the oath next month. 

thank you ang congratulations!

4 hours ago, Mike E said:

You are eligible to work at your current job.  If you state ID or DL plus a social security card that is not annotated, you are eligible to work at another job.  
 

Had you filed N-400 with 6 or months left on your green card you would have been eligible for free I-551 stamps on your passport until your oath of citizenship.  These would let you work a new job.  
 

You legally travel internationally (i.e. enter the USA) on your expired 10 year green card though some countries that give a visa waiver to USA LPRs won’t accept an expired green card as a visa waiver.  

thank you very much!

On 12/7/2021 at 8:10 PM, Sebat4 said:

My wife was under the threshold for filing and she didnt file but still went to the interview, when asked about she told the IO that she didnt have enough income to file and she had a written statement/signed with her. He took it and that was it. There is no law requirement for LPR or Citizens to file taxes when under the threshold.

May I ask who wrote this statement? Is it your wife or is it from the IRS?

1 hour ago, Rocio0010 said:

Your profile says that your I-751 is pending. Is that so? 

Oh no, sorry. I will update my profile. My resident conditions have been removed 9-10 years ago. I am applying for citizenship via the 5 yr rule. I just noticed today that my GC expired Feb of this year. USCIS received my N400 application Janaury of this year. I was wondering if this will be a problem for my citizenship approval

1 hour ago, arken said:

You are eligible to work, your are a permanent resident whether your GC is expired or not. 

thank you!

Hello! I have the following info:

- green card expiration 02/01/22

- n400 application receipt:  Jan 2, 2022

- interview schedule - April 27, 2022

I have been reading VJ since early today & came across some threads which made me think if I should have filed for an extension of my 

green card prior to filing for n400? I still am currently working in the USA as of today. Am I not eligible to work since I have an expired green card? 

Thank you!

thanks for responding!

On 6/27/2020 at 1:41 PM, SusieQQQ said:

I could only get 3 years of the tax return transcripts, and I downloaded the prior 2 years using one of the other options on the IRS website (I think it was the account transcript). IO was happy with that. My understanding is that most people on 5 year rule don’t even get asked to show them. I think I had a newer officer that was making sure every i was dotted and every t was crossed.
 

 

were you asked on your info notice to  bring tax transcripts on your interview date or

did you just bring them in case you get asked for them?

On 3/7/2022 at 7:55 PM, dattran1116 said:

yeah. After I signed all the form she said she now need time to see all documents I upload online then she can give me the decision. After that, she asked me if I have all the copied documents with me today..then I said yes and gave her a bunch of documents( tax, insurances, lease contract....). She said okeyy now you can leave and wait in 30 days.

 a little bit sad for not having the same day oath.

On your info notice, were you asked to bring lease contract, tax, insurance and all others you gave her? I was advised here on VJ to bring and give them only what they ask for and not to volunteer more paperworks not specifically asked for. Maybe officer did not give you same day oath because she saw you had a lot of paperworks? 

Thank you all very much!

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. 

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? 

hi

plus I don't know how he got an interview, he is missing the forms and payments, they are different from the ones used in adjustment of status

Thanks again, aleful. Not sure as well exactly what the husband did. I just know what my friend, the wife knows. The husband is back in his home country now, and I was asking my friend if he had an approved waiver, she's clueless. She did file for hardship, though. Psychological. Before all these, she went to a a psych doctor and had sessions and used that as a proof of psychological hardship due to her husband's papers and having to leave the country.