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    failing the civics test?

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    if you are debating whether or not to go get her citizenship, let me ask you this.. do you want to continue to deal with the uscis for the rest of your lives? if you say no, then you know what to do :)

    it's not fully up to me though. if it were entirely up to me, we'd file the paperwork as soon as she's eligible. i don't see a real downside to doing so besides the fees and hassle, but as i said, it's not entirely my choice.

    failing the civics test?

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    My wife becomes eligible for US citizenship this coming April, so we're discussing whether or not she wants to go through with it. One thing she's getting hung up on is the civics test. She is the type of person that gets insanely anxious at the prospect of any kind of test, especially one as important as for her citizenship. I was just wondering: what are the consequences for failing the civics test? Can you get another shot at the test without having to pay another N-400 fee or wait on the application again? I didn't pick up on this from reading the guides or the first few pages of the forum, so I apologize if this is a repeat.

    I-751 MARCH 2012 FILERS

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    So finally the good news came:

    "On October 10, 2012, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283"

    Same for us! Got a pair of text message notifications around 12:30pm today; I presume the first one was the approval.

    Is this enough to file with?

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by tinypyramids

    Good list you have! Any reason why only "partial" tax transcripts? Also I would take out the passport pages and the credit card number. Somebody asked about that before here. Maybe you can get a letter from the credit card company that you have joint access to the same card and then just show like the last 2-4 digits of the card.

    I didn't think there was any point in including every single minute detail of our finances - the forms 1040 for state and federal should be enough to show that our taxes were filed jointly. The form includes the name and EA # of our tax preparer.

    I think it's a bit too late to get the letter from the credit card company - my wife's GC expires on April 16th and we want to get this thing sent in no later than Saturday, so we have to make do with what we have. As-is, my company's HR person has been dragging her feet about getting the letter about our health insurance / my life insurance, so I'm hoping that I'll have everything finalized by tomorrow.

    edit: I also tossed in a couple copies of Christmas cards that were addressed to both of us. Can't hurt, right?

    Is this enough to file with?

    in Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion

    Posted

    Going through the application now, and I think I'm nearly done with it. My wife's GC expires on April 16th, which should be more than enough time to ensure safe delivery if we send the application by registered mail this week. Here's the evidence I'm providing (slightly anonymized):

    • I-751 form with original signatures

    • A copy of both sides of wife’s permanent residence card.

    • A copy of every page of wife’s passport as of March 11th, 2012.

    • A partial copy of joint leases between wife and US citizen husband for the address <address> starting in August 2010 and continuing through the present day.

    • Partial copies of joint tax returns filed for tax years 2009, 2010, and 2011 (includes form 1040 for both state and federal for all three years)

    • Voided check showing the names of both wife and US citizen husband connected to a single joint bank account, as well as a statement from the bank issued when the account was opened.

    • Copy of credit cards with the same number for both wife and US citizen husband. wife is an authorized user on a card I have had since 2007.

    • A statement from Vanguard showing the beneficiary designation for my Roth IRA is ‘To the person I am married to at the time of my death.’

    • Letter from US citizen husband's employer stating that wife is the beneficiary of my life and health insurance plans. (NOTE: My HR person has been really flaky about providing this, so I may not have it in time)

    • A copy of round trip Eurostar tickets from London St. Pancras station to Nord station in Paris in both of our names in January 2011.

    • A copy of a hotel recipt from January 2011 from our Paris trip.

    • A copy of boarding passes for both wife and US citizen husband for a vacation we took to San Francisco in February 2012.

    • A copy of a hotel recipt showing both of our names in San Francisco at the <name of hotel> during the aforementioned San Francisco trip.

    • Several photos showing us together after marriage, including a couple from both the San Francisco and England/Paris trips.

    I *think* this should be enough. Is there anything you guys know I'm missing? It would be a big help.

    2010 United Kingdom AOS Thread

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    We just filed Sarah's AOS last week, and damn those incompetent and pricey civil surgeons. She went to the closest one, and it took FIVE visits and $285 in order for them to finally give her the I-693 in the sealed envelope. Totally ridiculous. It made us both so angry that I don't think I can even type without exploding.

    Well, at least it's filed and all we have to do is wait. Do you need separate biometrics for EAD and AOS? I can't imagine why you would, but I've imagined stranger things from USCIS.

    Name change issues

    in Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from K1 and K3 Family Based Visas

    Posted

    My wife and I recently got married on our K-1 and we're now in the process of changing her name. In my state, Illinois, womens' name changes are automatic and she can start using the new name immediately if desired. However, when she went to the local social security office to get a new social security card (she had a number from a previous visa), they refused and said that she should file for AOS first BEFORE getting her name changed on the card. This could potentially be problematic when applying for things like credit cards, bank accounts, jobs after getting EAD, etc. which would require the use of her SSN.

    Some questions:

    1) Can she file for AOS with her new last name without having the new name on the social security card?

    2) This is Illinois specific, but can she get her new state ID without the new social security card?

    3) Is there a way to get around the social security office's denial for a name change? Maybe by going to a different branch?

    Photocopied/scanned documents vs original

    in United Kingdom

    Posted

    thanks for the advice everyone!! its little details like that which build up and make me nervous im going to get something wrong!!! i'll be going through alot of these thoughts over the next 2 weeks i think :-(

    I never actually provided W2s, I just gave copies of my federal tax returns sans W2s and a couple of current paystubs.

    Tinypyraminds: is that all you took with you as supporting evidence??!

    I think for the affidavit of support I had tax returns from 2007 and 2008 (did not provide W2s), a bank statement showing a massive amount of savings, a letter from my employer verifying my job title and salary, and a couple of paystubs from july.

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