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Los Angeles county I think? The one in downtown LA. Yes, went with spouse, but they didn't want spouse, it was more to show it's a real marriage

The officer went through the entire application, line by line. But he asked follow up questions only around the places of residence.

Had the interview today and oath ceremony 1hr later at the Los Angeles processing center in downtown LA. Was taken in 30mins after the interview time, and it was around 30mins long. I had two long trips (5 months and 3 months) back to back with 6 days in the US in-between (3/3 years ago), which worried me. However, the officer didn't ask anything about it. He did ask a lot of questions around why we kept moving places, mostly during pandemic to get out of the city. Civic questions were easy, just basics around term lengths etc. All in all, it was a very smooth experience. Good luck to everyone else. Filed Dec 18th Interview March 8 3 year rule, applied on the 3 year anniversary.

Congrats! Great to hear the oath ceremony was scheduled immediately as well. Any idea why they didn't do the oath on the same day? Does your FO not do that?

I applied on my anniversary

Yes

For the interview, does anyone know if I need to take any documents to show there are no outstanding taxes? Also, do I need to take both federal and state tax returns? Thanks. Applied: Dec 18 Biometrics waived: Dec 23 Interview notification: Jan 30 Interview Date: March 8 Location: LA

Congrats @Lexie_777! I have a 5.5 month trip as well and a bit nervous. Were you at the same address before and after the trip?

I don't think those estimates mean anything. Mine went from 5 months to 8 months when the interview was scheduled. I have seen similar comments from others as well.

Field office is LA

Got my interview letter yesterday, it's scheduled for the 8th of March. Filed on 18th of Dec (on 3 year anniversary)

Thanks. Curious what they asked about them. I have a lot of trips.

Congrats on passing the interview! What did they ask about? Did you have any long trips?

Congrats! Did you file early or wait for your 3 year anniversary?

No. Based on others, the interview letter is sent around 2 months after NOA. However, some lucky folks seem to have gotten it in one month.

Got the bio metrics reuse notice, which was a surprise given biometrics were done last around 5 years ago for spouse based GC. Timeline: Lawyer mailed docs: 12/15/2023 NOA: 12/19/2023 Biometrics reuse notice: 1/4/2024

Additionally I submitted joint car insurance, lease docs, bank statements, utility bills, driver's license showing same address. Since we have kids, the lawyer said we don't need to submit pictures of us.

Lawyer sent in the forms and supporting documents by mail today. Fingers crossed now!

Good to know that the evidence I have is good enough. Should I have a letter from my brother that I was living there? Will file the AR-11 today. Thanks for guidance there.

I never filed an AR-11, I didn't realize this requirement until you mentioned. Is this going to be problem? I have moved twice since getting the green card. Should I get a lawyer to help with any issues here? I see no reason why you have to prove to USCIS you lived at a past address. Given I have two back to back trips that added together will be more than 6 months, I was under the impression that the officer can question my continuous residence.

Thanks for the quick response. I didn't sign a lease or any other agreement with my brother. How can I show that was my actual residence? Will any of the following help? 1) Bank statements and tax filings that used the address 2) Husband's pay slips that were sent to the address 3) My drivers license which had the address

Hi, I got my PR in June 2019, and my husband has been a US citizen since Dec 2020. I am planning on applying for marriage based naturalization in Dec this year. In the last 5 years I have 338 days outside the US, and in the last 3 years I have 294 days outside the US. During the pandemic we took a trip to help our aging parents from Oct 3rd to March 20th 2021 (167 days), and another trip from March 26 2021 to July 9th 2021 (104 days). One month prior to the first trip, we moved to our brother's house and continued to use that house until July 28th when we decided to move from the east coast to the west coast. My husband continued to work for his US based company during this time (we didn't intend to leave the US and was going to move when pandemic situation was ok and our parents were safe), and was on payroll with my brother's address. I was unemployed looking after our kids. Physical location: 2018-Aug 31 2021: East Coast Aug 31 2021 - Sept 30 2021: Brother's place in east coast Oct 1 2021 - March 20 2022: Parents place (outside of US) March 20 2022 - March 26 2022: Brother's place March 26 2022 - July 9th 2022: Parents place (outside of US) July 9th 2022 - July 28th 2022: Brother's place July 28th 2022 - present: West Coast Should I put my east coast address for this whole duration, or should I put my parents address outside the US for those two trips? I have listed the options I have below: "Information About Your Residence" Option 1: 2018-Aug 31 2021: East Coast Aug 31 2021 - July 28th 2022: Brother's place July 28th 2022 - present: West Coast "Information About Your Residence" Option 2: 2018-Aug 31 2021: East Coast Aug 31 2021 - Sept 30 2021: Brother's place in east coast Oct 1 2021 - March 20 2022: Parents place (outside of US) March 20 2022 - March 26 2022: Brother's place March 26 2022 - July 9th 2022: Parents place (outside of US) July 9th 2022 - July 28th 2022: Brother's place July 28th 2022 - present: West Coast "Information About Your Residence" Option 3: 2018-Aug 31 2021: East Coast Aug 31 2021 - Sept 30 2021: Brother's place in east coast Oct 1 2021 - July 9th 2022: Parents place (outside of US) --- This will be more than 6 months July 9th 2022 - July 28th 2022: Brother's place July 28th 2022 - present: West Coast Thanks

Thanks @Mike E @Crazy Cat. Appreciate the info and calming my nerves.

I just had a consultation with a lawyer in my area and he said I don't qualify for applying using the 3 year rule. He said since I got my green card through my spouse, and he was not a citizen at that time, so the green card I have doesn't qualify for 3 year spouse based application. Was I reading the instructions incorrectly?

Through work applying for him