Bob in Boston

We just arrived last night. All they do is scan the barcode on your paper or phone (we printed paper) and off you go. if you dont have the barcode you have tp go to another line. Whole process is painless. Just another line to go through.

Your late!

The Divorces I've been through its usually noted on the decree that wife has option to take her maiden name back. That is your permission. It costs money though so if your decree is filed with your ROC you should be able to change it then. If not wait to N400 time. dont forget about state DL or ID and SSN credit cards and all those little things.

I am leaving from Boston Ma this Friday. 20 hour trip airport to airport on Korean Airt. Leave at noon and get there at 9:55 PM manila time. I paid $1535 and booked the trip March 9th. Im due back Jan 8 at 9am. Had I played around with the times and dates I could have got it a little cheaper but this worked great for me. Leave mid day and get home in the morning. Good luck to all in their travels.

Have a lawyer file a quitclaim deed with the county putting your wifes name on the house. really simple.

from your timeline it looks like you have the time in to naturlize under 5 year rule. Do it!

Not sure where your from but some countries when they issue the new passport they put holes in the old one to cancel it out. If they do this and you have your visa in the old passport ask them not to put the holes in your visa. It will still be good along with the new Passport.

we filed in Aug of 21. Took about 6 months to get a letter for interview in March. Check out timeline for more info

How old is she?

Correct, one is enough

No explenation needed.. I didnt do a new deed untill 6 months before ROC, same with the bills. Rome wasnt built in a day, they know that. You did it thats the important thing.

Thanks, this is helpful. Oh.... and dont forget tax returns filing married joint or seperatly. Do not do single, a big no no

Different things help show that you live as a couple. Joint Bills, be it utilitys credit cards cell phones etc. Just have a bunc=h with both your names on it. Your drivers lic or staye ID with same address. Mail made out to the both of you. Apt lease or house deed. Trips together, save tickets, hotel reciepts and take pictures of you having a life together. Haveyour life ins with your spouse name on it, same with bank and retirement accounts. Joint health ins. The more you have the less volume you have to send like quarterly bank statments and bills. I had a little box I threw everything in for a year and a half or so..... come time to file get a good printer with ink a reem of paper and off I went. We sent a lot.... and included every month. Got approved in 10 months and no RFEs and no interview. Some say you dont need all that and some swear the more the better.... only you can decide. If you got good quality evidence send it. it makes it easy for them to justify an approval. Just my experience and opinion. Filed I485 in April of 2018 and sworn is as citizen May of 2022. 4 years from start to finish with a 24 year B2 overstay. I think it went well considering

Too late for this tip now but book 7 or 8 months out. always cheaper like that. They make up the difference by charging higher fares for the late bookings as you now know.

Study All 100 Test questions...... you made it this far that is the biggest part of the interview. Bring all the documents you you submitted. They have all the other info they need already. In most cases they dont even ask for it.

We did the same, no questions at all about marriage. Was done in 15 Minutes. Just Civics and english test. Approved at end of interview. Hope for the best prepare for the worst.

He plans on visiting alot while he waits for his wifes Visa. Reristering the Marriage allows him better visa options while he waits with her and if they ever visit in the future. You need to register the Marriage, Complete A ROM This is the question he is trying to get answered. And this is why I think he should not get married again. Just do the report of Marriage (ROM)

Your Marriage licence allows you to change your last name. My wife kept ALL her immigration Documents in her maiden name. When we filled out the N-400 It asks for your legal name which is your married name. Put your previous married name in the list of names youve gone by. You will Get your Married Name on your Naturalization Certificate. There is no Name change involved at naturalization as the marriage certificate changed your name. This is what we did and was never a question about it.

So the Philippines will recognize the marriage and he will be able to recieve benifits from his wifes philippine job. Marriages need to be reported in the philippines (a ROM needs to be filed) and he wants to avoid all that paperwork and just get married in the Philippines.

If the States do not require you to file taxes because your income is so low then you dont have to file. Some states have no income taxes. If you are not required to file then the answer is NO and no explanation is needed. If you still dont feel comfortable then file the taxes for each state and answer no.

Using Turbo Tax since 1992, Never had a problem. Sold houses, 401K withdrawals, capital gains from rental properties and the list goes on. Never had a problem.

Are you married? Did you file Jointly with your Husband? If you want someone good to file your taxes go with an accountant. H& R Block is a glorified version of Turbo Tax and the Preparers are not tax professionals. My sister was a cashier at a local grocery store and went to work with H&R for the tax season for a little extra money. they taught her how to use the software, that was it. More horror stories from that place.

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Cat, I'm sure your both Purring today. Happy Vetrans Day Brother, Press On!

In May of this year in Boston We brought 10 yr and exp 2 yr and EAD. They kept the 10 year green card and gave back the other 2. You may be able to keep the expired cards.

Congrats to both of you, its over.