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My husband kept his old green card till the day he became a citizen. He gave his two green cards to the IO at his citizenship ceremony (the green card has to be turned in at the oath ceremony.).
Congratulations to you.

Here is what we sent in with the N-400 application for my husband:
The application
Front and back copies of his green card
Copy of my birth certificate (being the USC)
Copy of our marriage certificate
Two passport photos
IRS Tax return transcripts (3 years)
Check for $680
G-1145 form (e-notification of application receipt and acceptance)
And if I remember correctly, that was it.
We had a binder for the interview with all the original copies plus supporting documents, such as bank statements, car insurance cards, utility statements, pictures, life insurance policies etc. The IO only looked at my husband's green card, passport and DL during the interview. That was it.
There are links on VJ that go through all the documents necessary. I remember looking at those and the USCIS site for the information. Good luck!

I have to second what Vanessa said. We applied for my husband's citizenship based on 3 years because we wanted to be done with USCIS and not have to worry about gathering more documentation. Since we had just completed the ROC process last summer, we had a lot of our evidence already organized, and only had to update some items for citizenship. My husband also really wants to vote, so becoming a citizen will allow him to do so. And as Vanessa said, who knows what the fees will be in a few years. We have spent so much money in this process that we just wanted to be done with it, and not have to deal with anything immigration related.
The naturalization process was the easies tfor us. My husband was eligible to apply on January 26th. We sent in his paperwork on February 6th and he had his oath ceremony on May 15th.

Vanessa, my husband got the exact same "yellow letter" for the very same reason as you. We had checked "yes" on question 16 due to 2 traffic tickets, and we did explain they were traffic violations that had been paid for and cleared through traffic school. On the day of his interview, my husband took a letter from the courthouse, stating both cases were cleared and closed. My husband also had payment receipts and paperwork from the traffic schools. The IO didn't even ask my husband about these tickets. She just asked him if he had ever been arrested and he responded with a "no", and that was that.
As you said, this is an automatic letter and you shouldn't worry at all.
Good luck to you on your upcoming interview!

You will get a booklet at your biometrics appointment which will have all the 100 questions you need to study. My husband just used that booklet and an app he downloaded onto his tablet (don't remember what the app is at this moment). There really was no need to take a class. They ask you 10 questions out of those 100, and once you answer 6 correctly, you have passed the test.

Great news.
On a different note, my husband received his US passport today; it took 4 weeks exactly from the day he applied. Now he just has to update his status with Social Security and we will be done!

Why are you getting so upset over something that is COMPLETELY inconsequential to the process? You get it, yay, you don't, oh well. It doesn't matter, it doesn't affect your process at any point. It is more important that the guides are correct about things that could affect your process. This is like complaining that it told you to use a white envelope but you can only find yellow ones. It DOESN'T MATTER!
**Edit - VJ "loses a bit of credibility" because of an inconsequential thing?? VJ advises you to read the instructions. So... while the guides help, you should do your own research as well. You won't find the letter mentioning in the instructions. If USCIS doesn't choose to mention it in their ROC instructions, why are you so concerned?

Amusing , really hope that you don't start new threads like this one will continue bragging about this non-sense request. So far I think you are the only one requesting for this "correction"

During our AOS interview, the IO told my husband you have to remove conditions by such and such a date. He told us it was our responsibility to take care of ROC. When we got home that day, we wrote the date down and started collecting evidence right away. We actually did get a letter reminding us, but we were not expecting anything and with our without a letter, we knew what we had to do.

During our AOS interview, the IO told my husband you have to remove conditions by such and such a date. He told us it was our responsibility to take care of ROC. When we got home that day, we wrote the date down and started collecting evidence right away. We actually did get a letter reminding us, but we were not expecting anything and with our without a letter, we knew what we had to do.

This post appears lengthy but the actual interview with the IO took only less than 10 minutes, from the time he called my name until he told me I passed and was all set to leave.
Parking 334 E Temple St. - flat rate $8 My husband and I drove from Marina del Rey. There was heavy traffic in the last seven miles of the 110 Freeway. Security The interview schedule was at 9:45 am on 300 N Los Angeles St. We were on the security screening line for about eight minutes. When it was our turn, my husband placed his stuff on the tray but the guard noticed his sharp keychain and said that he wasn't allowed to take the particular accessory design inside the building. I made my husband memorize my interview room number and told him to meet me there. He left the building and looked for a spot to hide his keychain someplace else. I got inside the building at 8:33 am. The Long Wait I greeted the guard outside Room 8509 and he asked for my interview letter. I handed it to him and he pointed the waiting room. It was packed because most of those who were getting interviewed invited one to three family members with them. After more than an hour of sitting there, I asked the couple beside me what time their interview was. I know they were already there before we arrived. The man said his wife was scheduled at 9:45 am. Several minutes past 11 o'clock, an IO called the wife and two minutes later, my IO showed up at 11:22 am. My husband and I waited for nearly two hours! He would occasionally walk around and talk to the funny guard outside the waiting room. My husband found out the guard was born in the Philippines and he was quite entertaining. Inside Suite 8509 The IO introduced himself and told me that the lady beside him will be with us during the interview for her training but she won't be asking me questions. She's only there to observe. The three of us walked towards his office while he was holding my N-400 form. He asked if: - the name on the form is accurate and whether I intend to keep or change it - I'm still living in the same address on the file and how long I've resided there. I said yes, four months. He requested to see my passport, 10-year permanent resident card, and state ID. He made copies of those and told me to place my stuff on the table inside his room. I saw on his table a very thick file which most likely contained everything we sent starting from the I-129F. After making copies of my IDs, the IO and the lady joined me inside the room and he led the oath. We all sat and he told me my test was about to begin. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? Where is the Statue of Liberty? Who is the Governor of California? Who was the First President? What movement tried to end racial discrimination? Name two national US holidays. I got the first six correct. He gave me a paper and pointed at the portion to read aloud, "Who lives in the White House?" and handed me another paper and a pen then told me to write, "The President lives in the White House." He went back to holding my N-400 form and asked: Is your name spelled correctly here? How long have you lived in your current address? - I answered four months. He then chuckled and commented, "Oh, I've already asked you that!" It made me think that the IO asked a few questions repeatedly to check if my answers were consistent. Did you bring any evidence that you are still married to your husband, such as joint bank account statements? I named some documents and he kept saying, "We already have that on your file." I told him that they only got our 2009, 2010, and 2011 tax transcripts so I bought one for 2012. I handed the 2012 tax transcripts to him. I also gave him our: - joint bank account statements from 2010 to present, reflecting all four addresses we have lived in (one for every quarter) The IO said to the lady being trained that she should look at the statements and check for changes on the balances and if there's activity, then that's a good sign. Now I'm glad I didn't redact the details of the bank statements. I would normally redact those using thick, black ink, to conceal the balances and actual account numbers. - current lease agreement (I submitted two lease agreements for previous addresses during our ROC) He didn't have a copy of our current lease. - renter's insurance policy He verified if all the details I've written on my form are accurate such as my previous addresses and employment history. I'm currrently unemployed so he asked, "How do you support yourself?" I told him the truth: my husband and I agreed that it's better if only one of us would experience work-related stress. He smiled and asked what my husband's job is. I said he's a senior software engineer. The IO nodded. More questions: Have you made trips outside the country? Yes, three times. When was the last one? In May 2012 when my husband and I visited the Philippines for the first time since I arrived in the US. He asked about my marital history and my husband's. This is both our first marriage (and hopefully the only one ever). He also asked if we are currently separated or filing for divorce. Of course not! Do you have children? Not yet. For part 10 of the N-400 form, he didn't read to me every single yes or no question. He simply picked the first two or three questions from each portion and then skipped the rest. He then gave me a paper with my name, country of birth, and address to check if everything is correct and made me sign it together with parts 13 and 14 of my N-400 form. The IO went outside the room with the lady and made copies of our joint bank statements, current lease agreement, 2012 tax transcript, and renter's insurance policy. When he came back, he said that I passed my interview and congratulated me. He handed me Form N-652, Naturalization Interview Results (it has a line that says I should take the letter to the oath ceremony). The IO told me to expect my oath letter in the mail "in a couple of months." Hopefully that was only the standard answer and my oath ceremony gets scheduled sooner! I thanked him and the lady a few times over and left. The Finale The guard saw me and said that the IO who interviewed me was the kindest person there is in the interview suite. I agree. The IO asked me very easy questions and although he wanted to see more documents, he always spoke softly without a hint of intimidation or condescension. The guard gave me advice in Filipino, "Tell your husband you didn't pass and that you have to come back in August to redo the interview." I exclaimed, "Hindi ako marunong magsinungaling!" (I don't know how lie to my husband!) The guard laughed. I returned to the waiting room and my husband was very surprised to see me. He thought the interview would run at least 30 minutes. Nevertheless, I got a hug and a kiss from him in front of strangers who tried to congratulate me. We then walked to Little Tokyo in Downtown Los Angeles and had some unagi roll, salmon, and beef noodles for lunch. Acknowledgement Special appreciation to my husband and also to the N-400 February 2013 Filers. Thank you so much!

Calypso, I hope you feel better for your interview. Try to get some rest this weekend and hopefully by Monday, you will be better. Sending positive vibes your way!

Very happy for you! Congratulations!! Now get some rest and just wait for your oath ceremony letter.
Congratulations!

**** Let's get back on topic of the OP. Please give constructive advice regarding to the questions posted, or do not post in this thread- if you wish to discuss who is a genuine/ true/ real American, you can start your own thread in Off Topic or the Politics forum ***

For my husband's citizenship, we sent in way less than for the other steps. We basically sent what the directions on the USCIS website said to send (the N-400, copy of our marriage certificate, copy of my birth certificate-me being the US citizen, copy of my husband's green card-front and back, copies of tax return transcripts- 2009-2011, check for the fees-$680, and 2 passport size photos). I think that was it. However, for the interview, we put togther a huge binder of all originals already submitted plus other documents such as joint bank statements, joint car insurance statements, utilities showing both of our names, our paystubs showing same address, 2012 tax return transcripts, life insurance beneficiary and retirement beneficiary forms etc. My husband was not asked to show any of those documents at his interview, but we thought "better safe than sorry".
Good luck to you.

Well, my husband is now a US citizen. It was a very nice ceremony (although we had to wait a long time for it to start). There were 78 nations represented and the ceremony itself took about an hour. My husband registered to vote on the spot, but the line for the passport application was too long, so he will take care of that later this week.
Thank you to this site and to everyone on this thread for your support and encouragement (especially Calypso for always updating our statuses and keeping us on track. ).
Best wishes to everyone waiting for their interviews and/or oath ceremonies. I will be checking in, hoping to see all red on this thread very soon.

And LAILUMINADA33-- congratulations to you too!! Today was your oath ceremony too. Yay!!!

So, here is my husband's account of his interview today in the downtown San Diego office (I actually had him write it out).
Hi all.
I got parking pretty easily this morning. I’ve never really had an issue with finding a spot close to the Immigration building, and seeing how this is the 3rd or 4th time I’ve been down there I feel I know the area pretty well. It’s also really cheap-$1.25/hr. I got to the room about half an hour before my appointment, dropped off my letter, filled out a brief form where I had to list my phone number and address, as well as whether I wanted to change my name. As tempting as that was, I kept it as-is! After waiting about 45 minutes I got called in about half an hour after my scheduled appointment time. The lady who interviewed me was very pleasant, and apologized to me for the long wait, explaining that a guy in front of me hadn’t handed in his appointment form. Once I got in there and had a seat the process was very quick. She asked for my Green Card, Drivers’ License and passport then proceeded to go through the form, which basically involved confirmation of all the information I had provided. I had to read a sentence, “Who was our first president”, then write down the answer to that question, “George Washington was our first President”. The final portion of the interview was the questions, and I must say, mine were pretty easy relative to some of the ones in the test booklet.
In what month do we vote for a President? Who is the Father of our country? The House of Representatives has how many voting members? Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? We elect a US Representative for how many years? Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s. After answering these questions I was congratulated, then asked to go and wait in the lobby for my Ceremony details (which is next Wednesday May 15th). I must say, the whole experience was remarkably pleasant! I wish the rest of you just as pleasant an experience!
Cheers,
Andrew.

Thank you everyone for the good wishes. My husband had his interview this morning and passed. He said it was very smooth and simple. They gave him his oath letter right there on the spot and it is for May 15th, next Wednesday at 7:00 AM (now I have to take the day off. )
I will post his review of the whole thing when I get home.
Thanks again for all your kindess and encouragement throughout this process.
Hoping everyone else will be done quickly as well.

A fellow teacher. Yes, it can be hectic at the end of the school year and with the federal and state mandated testing (No Child Left Behind) we are almost prisoners of the tests for the next 3 weeks.
I hope if my husband is asked as to my presence, his answer will be acceptable and the IO will understand my situation.
Good luck!!
Congratulations!

Vanessa, I wanted to thank you for recommending the free app. My husband downloaded it to his tablet and has been using it to study and practice for the test. He will be sending in his paperwork for naturalization this week, so this free app has been really helpful. Thank you again for mentioning it in your post.

We took a shoe box and right after my husband got his conditional green card, we started throwing in utility bills, car insurance and bank statements, boarding passes from trips, pictures taken with family & friends, life insurance statements etc. just as a reminder of what we could send in and also as a way to keep everything together. As it got closer to the date for filing, I organized the documents, made copies, got tax transcripts and started putting the packet together.
I am sure everyone (and every couple) has their own system, so you will find one that works for you.
Good luck.

We took a shoe box and right after my husband got his conditional green card, we started throwing in utility bills, car insurance and bank statements, boarding passes from trips, pictures taken with family & friends, life insurance statements etc. just as a reminder of what we could send in and also as a way to keep everything together. As it got closer to the date for filing, I organized the documents, made copies, got tax transcripts and started putting the packet together.
I am sure everyone (and every couple) has their own system, so you will find one that works for you.
Good luck.

Met on the Tori Amos fan site online. I was in the US and my husband was in Sydney, Australia. We chatted online, then emailed, then talked on the phone, finally we met in Feb 2008 and we were married in October 2009.

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Once again, I wish you the best on your ROC process.