Kristen N

I found this on Citizenpath:

USCIS will review your U.S. credit report and the credit score submitted with your I-944 declaration, if available, to review your financial status. Many new immigrants do not have any U.S. credit history or credit score. This is normal and won’t disqualify you for a green card.

Before you answer these questions, obtain a free credit report. You are entitled to a free credit report once a year under the Fair Credit Reporting Act from each one of the three credit reporting agencies. You are only required to provide one credit report from any of the three nationwide credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. If you do not have a credit report, use the credit agency’s documentation to demonstrate that you do not have a credit report or score.

My experience so far:

I called TransUnion (833) 395-6938, hit 0 to speak with an operator, and after 1hour and 9min of hold the person was totally unhelpful and wasn't able to give me any information.

I have also took another users advice and asked my personal banker who opened our joint checking how he can help (I'll check back in with results).

Now I am on hold with Experian 1-800-493-1058 and put in my information (instead of my immigrant husband) to try to talk to a representative. I will let you know how it goes. Here is what Experian wrote me on Facebook when I explained the situation:

Hey Kristen. Thank you for reaching out to us. I apologize for any inconvenience, but the best way to address your concern is to speak directly with one of our Customer Care Specialists. At your earliest convenience, please call us at 1-800-493-1058, Monday-Friday from 8 AM-7 PM CST. It will ask you for your SSN, then it will ask you for your ZIP code. After you enter the information requested, please listen for the prompts and select 2, then listen to the prompts again and press 1, then listen to the last prompts and press 1 again. The IVR will immediately start talking about fraud and other options. Hang tight and listen to the IVR and you will hear it say “Please ask your dispute agent for more information”. It may talk a little more and it will finally say ‘All calls are recorded for quality assurance”. This will put you in the queue to speak with a specialist. Please be advised that we are experiencing a higher than normal call volume and the hold time may be greater than expected. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Have a good day. -Ross

Anyone have a good recommendation in the Portland/Vancouver area, or tips in general?

In regards to AOS paperwork:

Hi guys, what is your experience with just leaving fields blank when it specifically says to put N/A?

I am not able to type N/A on my Adobe forms.

What's the scoop, can you just leave fields blank? If you do, will your form get rejected?

Holy cow guys, this new i944 is the pits.

So the IRS number (1-800-908-9946) is not working and they are not operating by mail ATM (COVID).

When I try to get my transcripts the page says my phone number doesnt match whats on my tax return, when it does- 100% I double checked. I have not been able to get my transcripts.

I have the original 1040 tax return PDF from Turbo Tax but I have no idea if this will be okay since it specifically asks for the IRS record transcript version. I understand this is a new thing, but anyone have any input or expertise?