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Anyone know how exact the dates worked over the last 5 years should be? Do I need to contact previous employers?

Right now the best I can do is guess-timate.

Put zero, but if it makes you feel better add a note on a continuation sheet. This can only be done if you mail it in though, as far as I can tell.

Thank you both!

Hello,

I keep seeing that in the past tax transcripts from the IRS were enough. The forms the government has all say that certified tax returns are necessary though.

I also came across this on an immigration site:

When applying to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, there is a requirement that you show good moral character for the period relevant to your application: five years for most applicants and three years for those applying based on marriage to U.S. citizens. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now requires that applicants bring “certified tax returns” to their naturalization interview. Failure to bring certified tax transcripts can result in a denial of the naturalization case due to failure to show that the applicant possesses the good moral character required to become a citizen. 

Any thoughts on this? Boy it seems like such a low blow for them to require this version that costs $57 each when the rest of the process is already so expensive!! And a convenient way of denying a naturalization case even if everything else is great.

Wondering what anyone else's thoughts are.... Thanks!

P.S. We had planned to file my husband's papers under the 5 year choice, as he's been here 8 years. However, if that's the case with certified returns, perhaps it makes more sense to do based on marriage to me? My only question to that is I was married previously, and he was also an immigrant. I would hate for them to think my bad choice with my previous husband is a pattern instead. My previous husband and I were married 5 years before divorcing. My current husband and I have been married 8 years and have 2 children together.

Anyways... I always seem to overthink/overstress everything, but probably with good reason in this case, with current administration and the way policies seem to be going. Thanks all!

Hello... I am a US citizen living in Paraguay with my spouse and our son. I was previously married to a Mexican man, and filed an I-864 for him, which is still in its time period... Do I need to include him as a ´member¨ of our household because of this? Also, once the visa goes through, we´ll all be moving back to the states and temporarily living with my parents... But that´s not our actual situation. Do I put 3 or 4 for household size then?

Thank you!

when self-employed, how would you fill out the employer and address section of the g-325a?

It mentions writing anything out of the Roman alphabet at the end of the application. Are accents from Spanish considered out of the Roman alphabet? Or do I just leave them out, or write them in after printing the application (or insert them while filling it out...) Wondering how important they are or aren't (as they´re optional when you type in capital letters...)

Question D2 for other information asks for the name, date, and result of any prior applications. I was previously married and my then-husband immigrated to the US. How would I word this result? Approval? Immigration to US?

Also, do you think the month is exact enough for the filing date?

There is enough room in the spaces on the I-130 and G-325a to include both last names (Latin includes father´s and mother´s). Should I do that, or put only one last name and make a note of it in the cover letter?

Thank you! That clears it up really well!

Thanks. I´ve been going through the guides but feel like my brain is starting to warp a bit with all the information! I see in one place the I-134 mentioned as going with the I-130, but in almost all the others, I-864 is referred to. I believed that the I-864A was if you needed a joint sponsor, but then I saw that you just fill out 2 I-864s!?!?!

How do I know which affidavit of support to submit? What exactly is the difference? And when is the I-864A used? Thanks so much!!!

The problem being, we´re not ready to stay in the US by Christmas. Would he be able to enter and return to his home country a few months, or not? We have a pending legal case that should rap up sometime in the next year, but not by December I'm thinking, not to mention selling off everything we own here in Paraguay...

Hi everyone,

My husband and I are going to do DCF filing (submitting next week). However, we have a young son whose grandparents want to see him (well, all 3 of us) in the US over the holidays! Does anyone know if applying for a tourist visa will cause any problems with the I-130 or visa versa? I guess what I'm worried about is the fact you are basically guilty of wanting to stay in the US until you can prove differently, and that it will be tough to get a tourist visa now... Once all the paperwork is complete, is he only allowed to go to the US once he is ready to start living there? (All that Point of Entry stuff...) That is a bit more ahead in our plans than December...

Actually, Mexico is old information... I'm in Paraguay now. From what I see, looks like no field office here, so come August I would lose the opportunity to do DCF. Any idea if I should try to get my paperwork in quickly? Any thoughts on the time-line change? (Is it thought DCF will be faster than the new changes?)

What's the general opinion? I'm in Paraguay- it looks like it doesn't have a field office. Am I better off trying to get my paperwork in now? Is it thought that it will be faster?

Ok, first off, I read a comment by someone that DCF is stopping in August. What? Is that just a rumor, or should I be rushing to apply now?

Secondly, I BELIEVE if I'm remembering correctly that translations ARE still needed when doing DCF. For example, we were married here in Paraguay. If I'm doing DCF in Paraguay, do I still need a translation of our marriage certificate into English?

Thanks!!

Hello all! I was reading a cover letter done by another applicant who mentioned she self-translated documents, including a note that this was done and she was qualified. Does anyone know if this is acceptable to the USCIS? If so, any ideas on what the wording should look like as far as the translation and qualifications? I am a Spanish teacher and have lived abroad several years, so I would consider myself qualified (I've worked as an interpreter and I'm actually looking into becoming a translator here in Paraguay, but I've got some paperwork to go yet before I can apply!) Thank you!

Thanks! I remembered we're still financially responsible for him, but it would not have occured to me to include him in our "household!"

DCF is ending in August? Is this the case everywhere??

Hello everyone. I previously went through this process with my first husband, a Mexican man. We were married for 5 years and are now divorced. He had received a 10-year permanent resident card, and therefore is still in the USA. I am now re-married to a Paraguayan man (the wedding was just last month, but we've been living together in Paraguay for a year, and have 1 son together). Does anyone know if the fact I previously sponsored someone will affect my status? And with the divorce, are there any loose ends to wrap up? I guess I never did follow-up as he was still allowed to be in the US legally, and the only form I know about after being in the US is the address change... Thanks so much!!!!

On the I-751 form, it asks "Conditional Residence Expires on (mm/dd/yyyy)" My husband's green card was given for 10 yrs (expires 2/16/16), but he SHOULD be considered conditional as we were married less than 2 yrs. So would I put the date 2/3/08 (as he has been a resident since 2/3/06)? Or 2/16/16? Technically it's not asking when the card expires...

Just wondering how many people out there used the ultra formal visajourney example for the I-751 affidavit? Or did a less formal personal letter, then got it notarized/took the sworn oath? Any difference? I know it's not so much format, but just wondered about the statement at top

"BEFORE THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"

Is that accurate when taking the oath from any notary? I guess the wording is just throwing me off a bit. Thanks!!

Thanks- any ideas on if all pages of the tax returns are necessary (some are blank pages from the booklet)?

Just wondering if anyone knows if it would be better to put more than one small item on the same page to copy (such as green card and ID, or SS card)? To have the backs of the cards on the back of the page? Or have each on a seperate page? Also, I have only seen that the green card is necessary- anyone know if it's good to send the SS or ID? Thanks!