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I find some of the comments regarding the Social Security Administration somewhat strange, first of all, if you go from an unconditional green card to us citizenship, do you have to notify them about your status, and if so, why ? What kind of literature is there regarding this issue ? I have personally not found anything but I did go into my local SSA office and talked to them, they told me that there was no need for them to update any records because I was nowhere near retirement age, and they did not even want to deal with me or see my certificate.

When some of you mention the issuance of a new SSN, are you talking about a brand new number or just a card ? It would not make any sense at all to issue a new number to someone who has already been here for a long time unless it is a status adjustment, say going from a work visa to permanent residency.

Hello everybody, I have just updated the SSA record, the State record not yet (PA State Driver's License is for tomorrow). I asked the same question just today in SSA office, the person told me that I will receive a new SSN card in a few days; I asked him, Why? He told me that the SSA each time that performs an update of status that is actually very important (from any visa to green card, from conditional green card to permanent green card and of course, from green card holder to US citizens), the systemn issue the same social security number with a brand new card; I don't know if they print something special on the new ssn card for new US citizens. I asked what happen with the one that I had, He told me that doesn't matter because the system makes a new one as a new process. Remmember guys that they are federal employees, and they sign special agreements of confidentiality and they are not going to disclose too much information about how the system runs. The federal agencies as SSA, they change many things and procedures around the U.S. I have read that a few people has to perform like an Oath inside SSA office stating that the person is in fact a new US naturalized citizen, I only had to give them my certificate and they took a copy for that, and that it was it, they right away updated my record. Thanks and bye,

Hello everybody, thanks everybody for your replies. I have just updated the SSA record, that is actually in my opinion, the most important record of all because the this a Federal Record as the USCIS is, too. Now, what I'm going to tell maybe not many people know; the thing is that is very recommended to update the federal and state records asap. Why? here comes the answer: in case of any benefit, it is more time to probe them that I'm US citizen; other issue as in case of any problem, thanks God, I don't have any problem neither with the law here or nothing, but God forbid something; any problem, it appears in the records that I'm US citizen, and I would not be deported in case of any problem (God please forbid something). It has occured before, it is not common but it has happened that people who has been US citizens have been deported in case of a problem. The best situation is always to have everything updated and you have much more shield in case of something. Even more, I was reading in a website, (if my memory is not wrong in USCIS webpage or something like that) that the only evidence besides the Naturalization Certificate is the US passport, I was reading that in case that the USCIS records get lost (something that is not impossible), the only evidence that a person can have is the US passport, of course if I have the other records updated helps me much more. I'm Hispanic, and unfortunately the laws of immigration are getting tough specially for any immigrant of Hispanic heritage. It is very personal and in my opinion, I feel more secure in the country updating everything right away. I live in State (actually commonwealth of Pennsylvania) where the people tends to be very racist, specially with Hispanics and other races, unfortunately. I'm going to put this little links in case any person has any doubt about I'm talking about. http://www.laprogressive.com/immigration-reform/another-u-s-citizen-accidentally-deported/ http://www.aclu-sc.org/releases/view/102796 ; and there are more cases and I invite any person who wants to google about US citizen deported by mistake or accidentally, many people are going to surprise. Thanks God, I'm not a person of problems, I'm happilly married, I study and work, but anyway, I prefer to be sure. I recommend to everybody once got their US citizenship, please guys update all the Federal and State records, even more the financial too. I suggest that the Banks where anybody has accounts with, please do it; it is a fact that in case of loan from the bank, not only you need to have a good credit score, you need to be US citizen; the risk towards a financial loan for a house, car or education get increased because of the fact that the green card holder can be deported or even worse, the green card holder can go back to his/her origin country and not pay back the loan; hence, the person who is American has a little bit more facility to get approved a loan because this is officially his/her country, now. This is something very personal, I apologize if somebody can be offended with my opinions, thanks and bye,

Hello guys. ok, my friend, this is my recommendation, I have just become US citizen 2 days ago. You can apply exactly when she is on 4 years 9 months counting them from her green card date; however, I recommend you do it exactly at 4 years 10 months; this is the reason: the process in average is taking around 95 days in an national average days. Hence, in case that She applies with 4 years 9 months, it is very possible that at the moment of the interview, she is NOT going to have the exactly 5 years; even more, there are cases where the person arrives to the inteview with 1 week, or even 1 day less of the 5 years, and the person has to wait that term for approval; the idea is that yes indeed you have to be at least 4 years 9 months, but at the same time, the person has to have at least 5 years exactly at the date of the interview. It happens right now since September of the last year everybody in avarage is having the interview around 2 months and a half from the moment of the 2 years 9 months; so, they, just a few, arrive to the interview with a few weeks or a few days before the exact term of 5 years. In my opinion, I recommend you very much, appy exactly at 4 years 10 months, so you are fine. In my case I applie at 2 years 11 months and 3 weeks, just it was missing me 1 week to the exact 3 years with my US citizen wife. I had the interview 2 months and a half later; if I would have applied at 2 years 9 months, maybe I would have had a little problem in my opinion. I recommend you again at exactly 4 years 10 months, so she is going to have (5 years and 2 weeks in my opinion) maybe 1 or 2 weeks or maybe 1 more months beyond the minimum 5 years at the date of the interview. Thanks and bye,

Hello everybody, thanks for your reply. Believe me it is possible the annulment, He has to check out with the Divorce Laws of his State, indeed. I think in my State of PA (Actully is a Commonwealth), it is possible almost until 2 years. So, He has to check specially his State Laws of Divorce, this is my humble opinion. Now, He easilly can try to get a normal divorce and that is it. I'm sorry I apologize if somebody doesn't like what I wrote but it is my own opinion and what I have read and nobody has to be rude with me; here we are to help him to do the best action for him and for his case. In case that everything what I wrote is wrong here, I clear up that I know just a little bit and I'm NOT A LAWYER. Anyway, There are many things on what I stated that are fact. Thanks and bye,

Hello everybody, My friend this is my comment. I'm not a lawyer but I think I know a little bit of this issue. Indeed, I don't want to be rude or cruel with you, but I think you have to realize how much she loves you or better how much she can love her U.S. green card. It is possible to revoke her 2 year green card, but remmenber, she would need to be married with you, in case that she would need to change it into the 10 years permanent resident card. Now, it is possible that she doesn't want to wait nothing and maybe she wants to stop everything with you, and she doesn't want you to be her husband before the green card. There is a possibility that in case you got divorce from her, she has the option of filling the application of removing the conditions without you, but she has to probe with good evidences that she was married with you not only for her green card. I think in my opinion, she would need you for that. Now, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND DO NOT TREAT HER BAD OR BEING TOTALLY RUDE WITH HER! You would be indicted of Domestic Violence, you could go to jail and at the same time, She can get easily with that big evidence the status of protection of VAWA (Violence Against Women Act); with this VAWA approved for her, it would be very likely that she would get the 10 year green card very easily; so please Do not get upset or turn rude or violent with her, or it is going to be worse for you, in my humble opinion; she would try to get you upset with her with any reason, so you can attack her and she wins easily everything. Now, talking the issue about is you can revoke her green card, I think that is possible, but You would need very overwhelming evidence against her; in case, she get the 10 year permanant resident card, it is much more difficult to revoke a green card. I think in your case is not easy, but you have the option of annulling first your marriage, that it can have much more compelling reasons in front USCIS to try to revoke her green card of 2 years; hence, if you annul your marriage you are telling USCIS that your marriage was not valid and it was never existed, automatically her green card is revoked, in my own opinion. If you really want to revoke her green card, you need very overwhelming evidence against her, and you try to annul you marriage first; hence, it is more likely to try to revoke her the green card. I repeat you this statement, I'm not a lawyer, I like these immigration issues and I think I know a little bit, I just give my own opinion. Be aware and totally attentive that you might be incriminating yourself, unless you probe with good evidence that she wanted only your green card and you never realized about her real and deceptive intentions from the beginning of the relationship. It is very difficult to probe a unilateral marriage, and it is much harder to win the case when the husband attacks the lady, because of the VAWA status, that I think it can give the lady the protection even from being deported (if my memory is not wrong). Please try anyway to fix up the things and think very well what you and her are going to do. Good luck.

Hello everybody. I think that this is a little issue that I have right now. I have just become US citizen two days ago. I tell the thruth that I tried to update my Social Security Administration and PA State License records; unfortunately, it was not updated my federal record from USCIS, so it was not possible. In the SSA office, they told me that the reason it was not updated already in their federal systems that is called SAVE (federal system that matches USCIS and SSA records with other federal agencies); the lady told me you have to come in about 10 days because your Certificate of Citizenship is brand new, of course I told her it was issued the same day. Now, I went to the PA Drivers License officed to update the State record and it appears the same result, my federal records were not updated right away. This is my question: Is it normal to wait or expect at least few business days to expect to update the federal and State records? If so, How many days anybody recommend me to expect or wait? All the new US citizens need to update the big records as soon as possible, so in case of any problem or any benefit is easier for them to realize and know that I'm US citizen. ANY COMMENTS? ANY SUGGESTIONS? HOW MANY DAYS DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I CAN GO TO THE SSA AND PA STATE DRIVERS LICENSE OFFICE? I would like any feedback, comment, suggestion or recommendation from anybody who has done this or who has happened this same scenario that his/her immigration USCIS record is not updated already and therefore, the others mainly the federal and state records cannot be updated. Thanks and bye,

Hello everybody, this is my sceneario. I have to go my Naturalization Oath in 2 days in Philadelphia, PA. My scenario is that (I'm not sure),I've heard that it is a little bit faster the U.S. passports applications at the passports agencies directly; I've heard that in the courthouses or other agencies authorized by the U.S. department of State is a little bit slower. I don't know if this statement is truth or false. Anybody knows that in the Philadelphia passport agency, Do they keep with my Naturalization Certificate? I perform this question because I need to update my federal and state records right away, and I need to apply for my U.S. passport right away, too (I mean practically the same day or the next week max). Has Somebody applied to a U.S. passport in Philadelphia, PA? Thanks and bye,

Hello everybody, this is my sceneario. I have to go my Naturalization Oath in 2 days in Philadelphia, PA. My scenario is that (I'm not sure), it is a little bit faster the U.S. passports applications at the passports agencies directly; I've heard that in the courthouses or other agencies authorized by the U.S. department of State is a little bit slower. I don't know if this statement is truth or false. Anybody knows that in the Philadelphia passport agency, Do they keep with my Naturalization Certificate? I perform this question because I need to update my federal and state records right away, and I need to apply for my U.S. passport right away, too (I mean practically the same day or the next week max). Has Somebody applied to a U.S. passport in Philadelphia, PA? Thanks and bye,

Hello everybody, this is my comment. In my own opinion, she would get a special payment plan, Wny? because she has to disclose the Thruth, the Whole Thruth and nothing but the thruth. Hence, she is compelled to fill taxes in any status (as married filling by separatedly or married filing jointly with husband/wife); it is a total requirement of filling taxes in all the u.s green card holders, besides it is something that goes against the "good moral and ethical character" that the USCIS and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization law talks about. Actually, if I would her I try a special plan for payment the taxes,even using a special payment plans. I think difficult of granting naturalization, once USCIS realizes that the lady has not filled taxes; unless a miracle that can happened (it is difficult in my opinion), she can try to figure out the way of set a payment plan up with IRS, USCIS is not dumb, they have a big file of all your life when you are in the interview (my naturalization interview was the last week in Philadelphia, so I can confirm this fact all the way). Even more, I have to tell that if she committed a mistake in the way of filling the taxes, that fact can be total fixed up with IRS and USCIS is not going to watch as important at all; I have to clear up that I'm not a lawyer or attorney, but I'm a person who likes immigration and naturalization law,and I think that I have learned a little bit reading and of course, from my personal experience. Thanks and bye,

Hello , you have to arrive to the appointment of interview at least with 3 years of marriage and you have to have the 10 year green card. I think there are people who have arrived a little bit of time before and they have had problems and delays of approval. I really recommend you to send the papers exactlay at 2 years and 10 months of your marriage date, so you are going to arrive to the interview very closed from 3 years and 1 month, so you are fine. Thanks

Hello Guys, How you doing? I have a big question for everybody. I was approved for US citizenship on Wednesday May 26th. They told me that the letter of the oath would be here in my house within 2 weeks. When is going to be the Oath Ceremonies in Philadelphia? How much time do I have to wait for my Oath Ceremoney? Is it going to take too much? I don't know, I've read that something about 1 month after approval of the naturalization interview. I had my interview in Philladelphia, PA. Any response or Comments about when is going to be the next Oath ceremony in Philadelphia, Thanks and bye,

Hello everybody, my friend this is my comment. Indeed, neither the U.K and the U.S. support dual citizenship and at the same time, the don't involve in that; but I think is possible. Anyway, try to read in the immigration office of the U.K, because I'm not too sure at all about the U.K; however, in the U.S, you cahn have 2 citizenships. Thanks and bye,

Hello my friend, this is my opinion. You don't have to say those words because your religion background; I'm pretty sure that you are not the only one or the only person who is going to receive the U.S. citizenship that day; so I don't think that the whole sights and survaillance is going to be over you, in my humble and personal opinion. Hence, I think that you don't have to say those words that day, you withold them back and you keep saying the other words. That is my personal opinion, thanks and bye,

Hello my friends,I arrived to Callowhill St in Philadelphia, PA very early. I showed my interview notice to the officer, He allowed me to pass 2 hours before to the waiting room in the second floor. My official appointment time was 11:00 a.m. Anyway, I was asked to pass from an officer who was very kind and respectful; First off, he asked me to be under oath of truth. I think it was much more the nervousness than it happened inside the office. I had a succesful intervies. The officer only went through the application and He asked me 6 questions (The interview actually stops right there because I answered the 6 questions correctly, thanks God). He asked me: What does the Constitution do?, What is the rule of the law?, The house of representatives has how many voting members?, We elect a U.S. representative for how many years?, Name one American Indian tribe in the United States, Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.He told me that I was approved for recommendation to attend oath ceremony. I asked him right away about the option of performing the Oath right away in Philadelphia; he told me that is possible, but it has not happened in a while; anyway, he told me that the oath was quicker for me in Philadelphia than in Reading, PA that is the city that I actually live. The interview was amazing, I only was in the interview about less than 10 minutes. The officer didn't ask me for any of the evidence that I bring over to the interview. I recommend everybody to bring all the evidences, in case of any request; come tranquil, well prepared in English, Civics, History and the form that you already submitted to the USCIS. I'm sure that if you come well prepared, you all guys are going to have a succesful interview as I had. Thanks and bye

Hello my friends,I arrived to Callowhill St in Philadelphia, PA very early. I showed my interview notice to the officer, He allowed me to pass 2 hours before to the waiting room in the second floor. My official appointment time was 11:00 a.m. Anyway, I was asked to pass from an officer who was very kind and respectful; First off, he asked me to be under oath of truth. I think it was much more the nervousness than it happened inside the office. I had a succesful intervies. The officer only went through the application and He asked me 6 questions (The interview actually stops right there because I answered the 6 questions correctly, thanks God). He asked me: What does the Constitution do?, What is the rule of the law?, The house of representatives has how many voting members?, We elect a U.S. representative for how many years?, Name one American Indian tribe in the United States, Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.He told me that I was approved for recommendation to attend oath ceremony. I asked him right away about the option of performing the Oath right away in Philadelphia

Hello my friend, this is my comment. You are dual United Kingdom and U.S. citizen, you can use either passport you have handy or available to use. You can use your U.S. passport to go to U.K., I don't know if the laws in the U.K. for the immigration office can fine you, because you are U.K. citizen and you are entering with U.S. passport. They might not even fine you, but is like a little bit not suitable at all, that the immigration officer in the U.K. seal your U.S. passport with an expiration limit (I mean because you are U.K citizen), but that is possible. My cousins is dual Colombian-American Citizen, they travel to my home country with U.S. passport, they seal it and they put on his U.S. passport timelimit of visit; other people in my country are fined because "officially" in my country when you are dual Colombian-U.S. citizen, you need both passport to travel; that is the official law in my country. Anyway, I recommend you to use the webpage of the U.S. department of State www.dos.gov, it appears on the webpage of travel each country in the world, and in your case, United Kingdom and the requirements for dual citizens of the U.S. and whatever other country, in general ways to travel and to enter back and forth. I wish my comment help you out on something, thanks and bye,

Hello everybody, my friend, this is my comment. Indeed, I was like your wife, in the same state, I'm not pretty sure, but I think she can go to the U.S. army, but I think she has to have at least 6 or more months before her u.s. green card expires; or else, she has to wait she got the new 10 year permanant green card. I think is possible but she needs at least that time that I mentioned above. Anyway, please consult with the U.S. armny enrolling people where you live at, they might tell you much better information than me; but actually, that is what I know so far. Thanks and bye,

Hello guys, my friend, this is my comment. I thought really in California was easier, because of the very liberal State that is (in my personal opinion). For me is strange to hear, read or watch that a person in CA has been investigated or even restricted for a driver's license. I recommend you that you can bring the DMV the lease, where you live with her, utilities statemest or any kind of evidence that she is living in the address that she is claiming on. In my personal opinion, I don't think that she would have any problem to get another extension of the license. Anyway, in case of any denial, just wait until she gets the conditional or oven the other 10 year permanent green card. Thanks and bye,

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Hello my friend, this is my response for you. Any person who is NOT A UNITED STATES CITIZEN CAN BE DENIED AT THE MOMENT OF ENTRY TO THE U.S. The only who is illegal and unconstitutional to bar to enter in the U.S. is the U.S. citizens bearing U.S. passports, of course. Therefore, if you any kind of visa or any even a U.S. green card, in case of a big problem that the person had for whatever, believe me you become right away inadmissible to enter to the U.S. Thanks an bye,

Hello my friend, your situation is not bad at all. In my opinion (I'm not sure at all, but I think is this way), You can ask your mom, when you become U.S. citizen, so I hope when you get your U.S. citizenship, your process of petition your mom, of course is possible and indeed, quicker. It's possible that you can request your siblings, but you have to be U.S. citizen (U.S. green card holders cannot request siblings, only parents and children less than 21 years old), but unfortunately, is a process that last in average 12 to 15 years from you to any of your siblings. Now, remember this, I think is easier for your mom to request for them when she becomes U.S. resident alien; I recommend you that she has to do those request for each for your siblings right away, Why? The reason, they are closer to 21 years old; once, they are 21 years old is much more complicated everything; of course, I realize that your older brother is right now 18 years old, so anyway, you have to be more worried about him; anyway, I consider that the best thing for you is to wait that you become U.S. citizen, request your mom; when she gets her U.S. green card, she cannot wait nothing; right away, she has to request them at the same time; specially because the time for your oldest brother that is running out. Remmember that the petition for them have to be before they get 21 years old, so in case they get that age and the petitions were applied before the 21 years old, there's no problen; that is the reason that I tell you, get your U.S. citizenship and request asap your mom, when she gets her green card, automatically, she needs to request for your siblings asap, and I think everything can be o.k without any problem. I can figure out and calculate that they might be younger than 21 at the time of your mom's petition if everything is going to be ok. Thanks and bye,

Hello everybody; actually is easy. You can file the N400 form 3 months before the 11/20/07, I recommend you better 2 months before, because, the process is right now relatively fast (abot 90 days); so you go sure 2 months before, I've heard that you can arrive to the interview 1 monthh before the 3 years, but it is going to be a little problem because you are going to arrive to the interview with 2 years and 11 months; hence, you need to have at least exactly 3 years with the green card at the time of the interview; therefore, I recommend you to apply only 2 months before of the date, that is 09/20/07 or September 20, 2010.Thanks and bye,

Hello my friend. I'm going to give a nice explanation about this important issue. I have good news for you; in any State of the U.S. (I don't know what state are you located in)you have a big and great advantage that, at least, the procedure of divorce is going to take (theorically speaking) 3 months or more. Hence, your oath ceremony is in a few days, you are super good with the time. Remember something, anyway, if your wife wants to divorce from you, it doesn't matter with your U.S. citizenship, besides I explained you above, OFFICIALLY, YOU ARE NOT DIVORCED UNTIL THE JUDGE GIVES THE DECREE OF DIVORCE, THAT IS THE IMPORTANT THING, SO YOU ARE NOT DIVORCED UNTIL THE JUDGE GIVES THE DECREE OF DIVORCE (so it doesn' matter if you are separated even, the important issue is DIVORCED), the decree in case you submitt the paperwork is going to comes up in at least 3 months or more; so my friend you don't have any problem. Other thing that many people doesn't know is that USCIS doesn't know who is married or separated through records for some states, how come? There are some states that doesn't handle any marriage records, they are handled on records or systems only at county or local levels, but neither the state nor the federal level, they cannot know who is married with whom. This situation occurs in the states that do not handled electronical records at state and federal level, only at county or local level. Hence, so how USCIS knows that you are married or not in these states that do not handled records on systems? The response is that USCIS knows that you are married or not is through the physical certificate of marriage from the couple, that is generally handled through local or county level; so, they cannot know in systems or records at state or federal checking or tracking. Of course, that is the reason they ask the certificate of marriage to all the couples, remember that this certification is a physical certification with all the seals from the county that you live. I have to tell you that this situation is only for the states who don't handle records at state or federal level, just at local level; however, I know that there are some states that hey handle the marriage records at state level, so USCIS can know through record checking who is married with whom. Thanks and bye,

Hello my friend, I'm sorry what happened to your husband. The fact here and I don't want to be rude if I'm asking you this: Why didn't he become U.S citizen staying about 25 years in the U.S. ; He came here practically when he was a child, practically this is his country. The issue here and I don't know why the people doesn't want to become U.S citizen, we suppose as immigrants that we are going to be living here all our life (that is my humble assumption); hence, when a person does not take advantage of becoming U.S. citizen after 5 years or only 3 years if married with U.S. citizen, it comes up the life with any hard problem, misdeamenor, felony or aggravated felony and the person of course, it is problem. Thanks and bye,

Hello everybody, my friend, this is my comment. I'm sorry that your husband lost his wallet with the green card. Now, the paperwork and the process is expensive. Now, In my humble experience, that is the reason, the alien NEVER cannot be with the green card on him/her. Why? the ID or the State Driver's License has everything data and information in the system; now, in case of a loss like your case, it comes up problems. I've read that is law that the alien has to have the green card on him/her always, I think is true; however, it is better to carry a copy, it is more suitable in case of something. Thanks and bye,

Hello everybody. I have a problem with my taxes. I have always filed the taxes with my wife by separated way; unfortunately, my wife is a stubborn person who does not want to fill taxes together never. I have all the evidences, included my joint bank account, life insurance where it appears the beneficiary my wife; the lease with the both names, my car insurance with the 2 names on it; bills and a few financial joint bills with both names and of course, my certificate of marriage, too. My question is the following, is it very important the joint filled taxes for the interview? I've heard that they asked to the most of the people who is going to interview on the base of a 3 year marriage with a U.S. citizen; however, just a few people are asked in the interview about the taxes (less than 10% of the people), the most of the people are asked other question regarding with the person or application. What I know that filling taxes together is not obligation, it is obligation to fill taxes that is not the same situation. My interview is going to be in Philadelphia, PA, I don't know how tough are the interview officer for this issue. Any Comments? Recomendations, Advices? Thanks and bye,