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These are all great points both of you have brought out. I think this probably takes an immigration attorney to dissect further. The human conscience is a powerful thing isn't it? Best I can do is present all the facts/realities of the USCIS process and let them make their own decision. I was hoping to get some anecdotal experiences from people who have made corrections to their application after naturalization but the consensus seems that they may need to renounce and reapply.

The application was YES, they meant to say NO.

I just asked for more clarification. Yes, although they did not ask every question, the ones that were asked were answered correctly. For clarity, the question of bearing arms were already answered correctly (no) based on as you said, religious grounds. A modified oath was even allowed as per USCIS policy so that is in their application files. I should have been clearer in my original post, but the specific question was about performing non-combat duties in the armed forces of which they would like the answer corrected. My question was really just about the process of making modifications to an already completed N400 application.

A question came up from a family member that I helped with their N400 application. They have already been naturalized a couple years. They noticed that they incorrectly answered one of the YES/NO questions on their N400 form, specifically the ones in PART 12 #48-50 (as it relates to bearing arms, non-combat service...etc) I don't think the answer impacts their citizenship either way, but it is one of those things that would have been flagged and discussed during the interview, but unfortunately, the wrong answer was provided. They really are bothered by this, so my question is, is there anyway to notify USCIS of this and make a correction on the application? I assume they retain the N400 application on file for some time, and not forever, but I could be wrong. Definitely not a lawyer, and this might be a legal question, but can they cite an answer on your application and legally bind you to do something against your will? My thinking is that people make mistakes all the time on forms and one wrong checkbox is not a huge mistake and can be properly addressed if it ever needed to come the time. Happy to hear people's thoughts on this matter. Thank you.

Thanks for the insight into the world of child support. I wonder if your analysis is strictly under the context of the US court/judicial system or if this is how divorces are handled broadly in the world. I only mention this because he is from a poor country and the divorce decree is a super simple one pager and the way he described the process to me seemed quite basic. Your wording is much better than mine, yes, he has definitely been still sending money on a semi-annual/annual basis out of his moral obligation. Hopefully he can piece together the evidence for this. But beyond this, like I said previously, the letter from the mom might be quite difficult to obtain.

Are you saying there's a better chance of approval by waiting until son turns 18 than trying now if he cannot get ex-wife to cooperate with said letter? By the way, thank you so much for all this help.

Getting her to sign a letter like that will be tough. She is not a helpful person by all accounts. All I can do is encourage him to do his best. I don't think there are any intentions to petition a GC for his son. Can you explain the context of that question? Curious what it implicates as far as an IO reviewing his citizenship app. Thanks!

The divorce certificate does not mention the child. I would not say he is on "good terms", he's had to help her out with some paperwork and they keep the relationship to a minimum. I believe he sends some money to her every now and then purely out of kindness.

Hello All, I had a relatively simple and straightforward N400 process for my wife and so I got ambitious and volunteered to help a family member with their application. I am stuck at the online application where it is asking to provide Evidence of Child Support. Specifically, on the online app it lists: A little background on this person. He is divorced, the divorce happened in his home country, and has one child (15yrs old). The ex-wife and son both live in another country now (France). He has no child rights and there are no court order for any child support (ie. he does not have any child support obligations) What can he even provide in this section? Does he need to provide any evidence here since it does not seem like this applies to him? Any insight is greatly appreciated!