Caitlin Kennedy

My husband applied in March and have his interview scheduled for 6/17 in Chicago. No update to the 751. I saw some posts of their 400 getting scheduled then unscheduled - we did say in our CL a combo interview. What is the chance of them unscheduling my husbands interview? We only need to bring what is on the list in the letter right, no more proof anymore? The only thing we saw is "selective service registration", what is that?

hope this goes quick!

My husband applied for his citizenship and it says

Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS

process begins!

On 3/11/2024 at 1:12 PM, OldUser said:

Only list trips since he became LPR

Thank you. We are filling it out and went to Japan, Vietnam and Thailand, Asia in December. Should we break out each country by dates or can we say we went from X to Y, these countries included? @OldUser

My husband is working on filling out the online form. They said they want the last 5 years of trips, but my husband only moved here in 2020. Should we include trips he took leaving the UK to the US or other countries? But it says on the form, "List all trips in the 5 years anytime you left the USA" but again, didnt move here until 2020.

4 hours ago, Sweetdreaming said:

 

Once your N400 gets to the interview stage then you're very much in a different queue than people only waiting on a i751. 

I read when you submit for the N400, in the cover letter its not a bad idea to request combo interview so they know. should we not do that?

On 3/1/2024 at 4:53 PM, Caitlin Kennedy said:

Hi all,

 

I created a N-400 March 2024 thread because I didnt see one. If one exists, please let me know and I can delete this one.

 

We would like to send this soon, but the last thing we have to finish is our cover letter. Can you please let me know the following questions and feedback on the document or our document list? We are sending this online but thought this would be a nice to have. My husband is applying and is British.

 

Cover Letter

1. How do I confirm field office for Chicago? Is it the same location where we had our first green card interview together?

2. I have seen people on various cover letter use MSC to identify their case, but I only have our Lin and what I saw on our 48 month extension letter.

 

Cover Letter

Date

Name
Address

 ORIGINAL ONLINE SUBMISSION

RE: Application of Natural Citizenship For: Name: A#

USCIS

Attn: Natural Application for Citizenship & Request for I-751 Combo Interview

Chicago Field Office?

 

 Nature of Submission: I-400 Natural Application for Citizenship & Request for I-751 Combo Interview

 U.S. Citizen Spouse:

(DOB: , SSN:)

 Conditional Permanent Resident and Spouse:

(DOB:  SSN:)

 Dear USCIS Examiner:

 Please consider this letter as an official request for a combination I-751/N-400 interview and waiver of the I-751 interview.  We submitted the joint I-751 petition in January 2023.  My biometrics was completed in May of 2019.  The status of my I-751, case number LINXXXXXXXXX has been “Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken” since January 31, 2023. I have received no RFEs or requests of any kind. 

 If you need any additional documentation in order to evaluate these applications; please let me know and I will send to you as soon as possible.

 Thank you very much for your consideration.

 Sincerely,

Name and Signature

 

Docs:

Item Number	Item
1	File 400
2	Cover letter asking for combo interview with 751
3	Copy of extension letter so I-751 case can be connected to N-400.
4	3 X years of tax returns (Tax return transcripts)
5	Birth certificates for both of us
6	Photo passport pages for both of us
7	Current Apt Rent Copy & and add 2024-2025 Lease
8	Current Apt Insurance Copy and Wedding Band Insurance
9	Green card front and back
10	Marriage certificate
11	6 pages of photos (18 total photos) from the past year (time we renewed the GC) with holidays, trips and our anniversary.
12	Current join health insurance
13	Joint Bank Statements (4)
14	Final Visits Tracker

 

 

		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		3		1

 

@OldUser You always provide great feedback. Do you know the answers to my questions above or any feedback? Thanks!

1 hour ago, Laure&Colin said:

 

It's in the case filing report sub-forum: 

 

Thanks, can you let me know where my actual post was moved to?

On 3/1/2024 at 5:08 PM, Ontarkie said:

~~Moved to US Citizenship General DIscussion, from ROC~~

Can someone make a march 2024 fliers page then? and can you link where you moved it to? i'm typing that board name in and nothing

Hi all,

I created a N-400 March 2024 thread because I didnt see one. If one exists, please let me know and I can delete this one.

We would like to send this soon, but the last thing we have to finish is our cover letter. Can you please let me know the following questions and feedback on the document or our document list? We are sending this online but thought this would be a nice to have. My husband is applying and is British.

Cover Letter

1. How do I confirm field office for Chicago? Is it the same location where we had our first green card interview together?

2. I have seen people on various cover letter use MSC to identify their case, but I only have our Lin and what I saw on our 48 month extension letter.

Cover Letter

Date

Name
Address

 ORIGINAL ONLINE SUBMISSION

RE: Application of Natural Citizenship For: Name: A#

USCIS

Attn: Natural Application for Citizenship & Request for I-751 Combo Interview

Chicago Field Office?

 Nature of Submission: I-400 Natural Application for Citizenship & Request for I-751 Combo Interview

 U.S. Citizen Spouse:

(DOB: , SSN:)

 Conditional Permanent Resident and Spouse:

(DOB:  SSN:)

 Dear USCIS Examiner:

 Please consider this letter as an official request for a combination I-751/N-400 interview and waiver of the I-751 interview.  We submitted the joint I-751 petition in January 2023.  My biometrics was completed in May of 2019.  The status of my I-751, case number LINXXXXXXXXX has been “Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken” since January 31, 2023. I have received no RFEs or requests of any kind. 

 If you need any additional documentation in order to evaluate these applications; please let me know and I will send to you as soon as possible.

 Thank you very much for your consideration.

 Sincerely,

Name and Signature

Docs:

On 2/22/2024 at 4:11 PM, red12345 said:

Chicago, IL

Is the address for that ida b wells drive? we are doing the cover letter and i want to include the address. so same place for the first gc interview?

Please let us know if we are missing anything!

Cover Letter

02/18/2024 (Will update closer to submission)

Husbands Name
Address

ORIGINAL ONLINE SUBMISSION

RE: Application for Naturalization I-400 For: Husbands name: Anumber

USCIS

Attn: I-400

101 Ida B. Wells Drive

Chicago, IL (Confirming)

Nature of Submission: Application for Naturalization I-400

U.S. Citizen Spouse: My name

(DOB:, SSN: )

 Conditional Permanent Resident and Spouse: husbands name

(DOB: , SSN: )

 Dear USCIS Examiner:

Please consider this letter as an official request for a combination I-751/N-400 interview or waiver of the I-751 interview.  We submitted the joint I-751 petition in January 2023.  My biometrics was completed in January of 2020 which was reused for the I-751.  The status of my I-751, case number LINXXXXXXXXX has been “Case Was Updated To Show Fingerprints Were Taken” since January 31, 2023. I have received no RFEs or requests of any kind. 

 Sincerely,

Husbands name

2 hours ago, Caitlin Kennedy said:

Sorry, not 751 interview. i mean our first gc interview in 2021. we are asking for combo 751 and 400, correct.

it says on the chicago citizenship to go here: Submit Form N-400, Application for Naturalization – Illinois residents must submit their complete application and supporting documentation to USCIS, P.O. Box 21251, Phoenix, AZ 85036.

is that if you do it via paper?

or it says the field office (where we had our last interview) is 101 W Ida B. Wells Dr

so how do i confirm which address to put on the cover letter?

On 2/16/2024 at 5:51 PM, OldUser said:

Wait, did you have I-751 interview already? Then why do you need a combo? Combo is combined I-751 and N-400

Sorry, not 751 interview. i mean our first gc interview in 2021. we are asking for combo 751 and 400, correct.

On 2/13/2024 at 9:59 PM, OldUser said:

Requesting combo interview by sending a letter.

 

Yes, where you are going to have N-400 interview. Write to that field office.

i'm assuming its the same place we had the 751 interview?

should i put the uscis address in my city of chicago?

On 2/8/2024 at 2:54 PM, Rearviewmirror said:

Should we include a copy of our 36 month extension letter, or only 48? Thank you for the rest of your help!

2. https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

3. Don't know what you mean
4. You can scan it as JPG and paste both JPGs into a word doc then PDF the word doc

 

Working on submitting - so close! a few final questions:

1. Anyone have a cover letter asking for combo interview i could review?

2. Tax return Transcript: I cant seem to find the right URL..Anyone have it handy? We asked for those in 2022 (2021 and 2022) when we were applying in January 2023 for the 751- so it says requesting date 2022. Do I need to re request? We do need to request for 2023

3. Should we also include the 36 ext letter? (instead of just 48?) A

4. my scanner is forcing me to do one pdf side at a time (ex green card one pdf scanned for front, and a new pdf scanned for back) instead of a combined. i assume thats okay? so a unique pdf for front and back of all docs? (gc, ext letter)

50 minutes ago, Caitlin Kennedy said:

also, should we also include the 36 ext letter? (instead of just 48?) also, my scanner is forcing me to do one pdf side at a time (ex green card one pdf scanned for front, and a new pdf scanned for back) instead of a combined. i assume thats okay? so a unique pdf for front and back of all docs? (gc, ext letter) THANK YOU!

last question, for the docs you actually upload, do they have a naming convention they prefer? i am putting something like this: SeanPassportPage_CaitlinSean_2024? or if its our apt insurance maybe change to last years? trying to keep it consistent.

1 hour ago, Caitlin Kennedy said:

Thanks for the notes, are there are example cover letters I can find to see? Yes, the tax return transcript is what I meant. We asked for those in 2022 (2021 and 2022) when we were applying in January 2023 for the 751- so it says requesting date 2022. Do I need to re request? We do need to request for 2023 - I forgot the website. is there a chance you have it handy?

also, should we also include the 36 ext letter? (instead of just 48?) also, my scanner is forcing me to do one pdf side at a time (ex green card one pdf scanned for front, and a new pdf scanned for back) instead of a combined. i assume thats okay? so a unique pdf for front and back of all docs? (gc, ext letter) THANK YOU!

On 1/15/2024 at 8:35 PM, OldUser said:

If you still have I-751 pending it's advisable to write a cover letter asking for combo interview. And even more importantly, include the copy of extension letter so I-751 case can be connected to N-400.

 

You can upload this letters in additional evidence section.

 

P.S what is the summary sheet fron IRS website? Download tax return transcripts for each year from IRS website and upload it.

 

Photos are great, but if you have boarding passes / reservations from each trip, that's even more valuable.

 

 

Thanks for the notes, are there are example cover letters I can find to see? Yes, the tax return transcript is what I meant. We asked for those in 2022 (2021 and 2022) when we were applying in January 2023 for the 751- so it says requesting date 2022. Do I need to re request? We do need to request for 2023 - I forgot the website. is there a chance you have it handy?

Ive seen some people here above creating cover letters, etc..we dont need to do that anymore since its online right?

we are working on gathering our stuff before we start online application; is list below good enough?

Additionally, we created an account and we cant find the USCIS online account number. there is no profile page or anything anywhere. i doubt you have to have it to apply for citizenship but it would be nice.

Hi all, to confirm, my husbands green card expiration date is march 23, 2022 - so we are okay to apply for citizenship this month right? i am the american citizen and we have been married since march 2020.

3 minutes ago, CaLi90 said:

Thanks for asking this question, I am in a similar position, I have to renew green card (ROC process) this July but we are traveling to Canada in November.
 

How long did the GC extension letter take to arrive after you submitted for ROC? 

i looked at my lifting conditions timeline, it looks like we appllied last jan and got the 48 month ext in march