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Thank you. Yes, I will definitely bring that tax return transcript as well. We finally got the right forms. I so appreciate your advice and the advice of everyone who made suggestions and gave me such good advice! Thank you. It has ll been figured out and I now have the proper transcripts!

My husband created the account and now says there are several different "kinds" of online transcripts. Is it the 1040 that we should be submitting?

One last question? We file joint income tax with IRS. My husband just created an account but when we went to request the tax transcripts he read that I also have to create an IRS account too. Is this correct if we filed jointly? I never worked here in the USA

Thank you to all who answered my questions so quickly. I have it all sorted out now with the suggestions from each of you. I am sorry if you felt my questions were repetitive. I always get so stressed when it comes to dealing with USCIS because at the beginning I waited a very long time for an interview because somehow someone had "misplaced" my paperwork. It was thanks to our Congressman that the mess was straightened out. I also applied for my SSI car and was told that I was not allowed (which was wrong). I could not get a driver's license and I could not go back to Canada to visit my Mom and other family members for over a years. I finally went to another SSI office and found out that the person at the original SSI office gave me misinformation. Anyway, (lol) that is why I am so paranoid of making a mistake in filing my N400. It will be nice to be approved and then burn all the paperwork I have been holding onto since 2015!

I have had so many questions and everyone who reads them must think I am stupid! lol. So I found out that my husband can create an IRS account and get the tax transcripts and no charge. Finally seem to have this sorted out thanks to you and so many other who answered! Hopefully we will get the transcripts before I file in mid February. My field office is Philly and it looks like it takes up to 6 months from filing to an interview. Hopefully the officer I had the first time has retired. She was incredibly rude. She was actually removed from my case after I made a formal complaint the day after my interview and I was assigned another officer. My green card renewal is in 2030 so I qualify! Thanks again!!

Thank you for your explanation. Do I have to fill out a form with IRS to obtain the tax transcripts or would the accountant who does our taxes have that. I looked up obtaining the certified copies from the IRS and it states that it can take up to 75 days to obtain them. Are the certified copies the same as the tax transcripts? I have my 10 year green card and am now 6 years out. And again, can you tell me why the checklist says "OR" for tax returns, OR tax transcripts OR certified copies? No one seems to answer that one. As well, what do you mean by "The rest? All paper including the I-751" ?

Sorry, I missed the part where you said I have a choice. I am hoping that those who have recently filed for their N400 will let me know what they did. It would be optimum if I did NOT have to include the tax forms until my interview. I saw someone in an interview said they were rejected the day of their interview because they had "not brought 3 years of tax returns". They were able to bring the forms the next day and were approved. That made me think that they had not initally included them in their online filing.

Someone told me that if I do the online filing I do NOT have to send the tax returns but only bring them when I have my interview. And you mentioned only the Tax Return Transcripts, but part 4 of the checklist that I copied and pasted in my initial query says, tax returns OR tax transcripts OR certified tax returns. So, it seems I can choose which one I wish to show them?

I would like to apply for my N400 in February. This is what is on the Document Checklist that is confusing to me: 4.□ Documents referring to you and your spouse: a. Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children; or b. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past 3 years; or c. An IRS tax return transcript for the last 3 years. I have read some posts regarding this and many say that you have to send them a tax return transcript or certified copies. But in front of parts b and c, I see the word "or". So does this mean I have a choice of tax returns, OR, certified copies, OR a tax return transcript. As well, I want to apply now, before our tax filing. Does anyone think this is not a great idea and to wait until we filed. (I just don't want to wait another month because I have the funds now) Oh, and one last question: If I file online is that quicker and also, I guess I send all supporting documents in PDF's. (I have always filed with hard copies for everything in the past.) I was hoping to gain my citizenship this year since it is the 250 Birthday. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for your help. I will send it by FedEx next week. I appreciate you!

Did you put a value on the FedEx form where it asks if there is a value? Perhaps that was my downfall.

Yes, I have already considered taking the day to drive across the border to Brockville Ontario. We live 3.5 hours from there. I just hoped that I could find out what other Canadians do who cannot fly or drive back to Canada. Thanks for your comments. I appreciate you!

I am currently preparing my second renewal application for my Canadian passport. The first time I used FedEx, I ended up paying 90 dollars EXTRA to FedEx Canada once my FedEx envelope reached Montreal. So, in the end, the cost to send it was over 150, as well as the required fee for the renewal. Could you let me know if anyone else has had this issue using FedEx? I know there is a customs fee but I read that it is minimal if one is charged at all. And if you have sent your renewal with FedEx successfully, how do you fill out the paperwork for FedEx i.e. do you put an amount that the package is worth? I also think the Customs Form asks for this information as well? Any help would be so greatly appreciated from a Canadian living in the USA who has renewed their passport.