silvermug

Answers to questions you put can vary upon individual cases. i recently had my N400 interview it went smooth. they usually do not grill you but like i said it can be one individual experience depending upon a good/moody IO as well. your case seem pretty solid and you have played by the book.you will be fine (again, that is subjective). if it still don't make you feel better. take an attorney along. the IO thinks twice before putting any embarrassing question in the presence of an attorney. N400 interview is usually the end (ofcourse the oath) of the immigration journey, the USICS have everything from your side by this time and process goes smooth for the majority at this level.

Bottom line - 1) Go by yourself if you think you can handle the pressure (which in most of the cases is self inflicted and is understandable) or 2) Take along an attorney.

Thank you for your reply. Are you in a similar case (divorced under 5-year rule)?

Yes, I have also read about things varying quite significantly depending on the mood of the IO. I just hope I get a nice IO, at least someone who does not intentionally intimidate the applicant. Hehe.

I have retained a lawyer for my N400 application. And this is primarily because I am a nervous Nellie and worry over even the trivial things. We are going to do a prep interview and then he is going with me to the interview.

Oh wow, congratulations!

If you don't mind, where are you from and who was the lawyer that helped you?

If you are in touch with you ex, ask him/her to write a letter that you guys were in bona fide marriage and to explain that didnt work and you guys divorced. sign and notarize that. you can also ask few friedns for same thing.

My friend filed his ROC after divorce, and they asked for RFE two times. last time h e sent that letter from ex and all was ok

Your friend -- did he provide that letter from ex during his ROC or during his naturalization?

They can ask anything at all to make sure that you were in a legitimate relationship at the time you got your GC and during ROC.

Yes, bring all your documents. Very probably, you won't need any of them.

In many cases, the interviewer will just ask to see your marriage and divorce records.

In some cases, they will ask a few questions to verify timing.

In rare cases, they will ask a lot of questions (similar to during ROC)... this is only if there's something odd about the case (for example if you and your wife were living apart for long periods ever since the wedding or if you divorced right after ROC).

In some of these cases, a decision on the case isn't made right away, because they want time to review the evidence, but in many cases, approval under the 5 year rule is pretty straight-forward.

In only two cases I've read about (very unusual), the applicant was told that a decision would be made later. The interviewer then contacted the applicant's ex-spouse. In one case this was on the phone and in another, USCIS officers showed up at the ex-spouse's home and asked a few questions. If I remember correctly, both applicants were approved a few weeks later.

This is just based on what I've read and I've given you all the possibilities I can think of. Take the documents with you, but don't worry.... in probably 9 out of 10 cases like yours everything goes very smoothly.

Oh geez. Alright, I'm going to bring everything now, phew! From F1 docs to H1B docs to GC, ROC... 10 years of life in binders.

I am also bringing a lawyer with me. His paralegal only asked me to prepare tax returns in the last 5 years, divorce decree, and evidence of the spousal support I paid.

But just like what you guys say -- it won't hurt. And I'd rather have a document ready when asked, than delay it because I have to provide a doc later on.

Bring all docs, wont hurt.

I assume they will ask why and how did you divorce?

again, i just assume, dont know

Question is - did you file ROC jointly or as a divorced?

If you filed jointly and divorced after that, yes they will probably ask some questions about divorce. Thats what i assume

Would you know sample questions they ask? Apart from why we separated?

Also do you think I should bring the docs I collected for ROC? I have binders of those

I'm worried about my interview. I was married to a US citz. I relocated to a different state around 5 months after my ROC. The divorce judgment was received a year after that.

I'm worried that it will be ROC all over again I have 5 binders of documents that I have to review to recall where exactly the docs are placed in the binder.

Has anyone here or does anyone know of a similar case that went through Naturalization interview? What documents do they ask?

Quick question - I had a speeding ticket sometimes in 2008. It was from a different county where I used to live so I had an attorney work on the speeding ticket and all transactions were done through the attorney.

I, however, do not have any proof of such payment. What do I need to do?

I'm editing my post because I checked it again... scheduled for interview

I have been lurking on this thread because I'm also a Dec 2015 filer, just lazy to post

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silvermug........|12/16/2010|12/08|12/10|12/11/12/30|01/04/16|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--.|San Francisco, CA

Same here. Anyone with the 5 year interview experience and divorced? Please share.

I thought the whole point of waiting five years is to avoid having to talk about one's private marital affairs at the interview. Is it even legal to be asked to provide this kind of information at this time given that (a) ROC was successfully accomplished, and (b) you are applying under the 5-year rule? Maybe you can appeal?

No kidding. I spoke to a lawyer regarding this and YES, they can dig that thing up, again and again and again. Even when you're already a citizen, IF they find out that your marriage was fake -- they can revoke it.

I guess I'm stuck with that binder of proofs for the rest of my life, ugh.

Hi all,

I had my interview 2 days ago and it didn't go well. I was applying under a 5-year rule since I got a divorce a couple of years ago. The officer wanted to see the evidence of viable marriage for the year after ROC. Since I didn't have any evidence with me (no guides nor their letters said to bring those) the officer said that it's fine and he asked me to mail him:

- letter explaining why we got separated (still painful to talk about it, but at least I can write it),

- tax returns for the years after ROC (easy),

- lease agreement (my copy doesn't have my own or my ex-husband's signature, it only has a signature of the landlord, so I hope it won't be a problem),

- bank statements. Here is the problem: after we closed an account our bank was bought by another bank, and this new bank doesn't have a record of our account. The new bank can produce a letter stating it, which I'm planning to send.

Now I'm thinking about the quality of my proofs and if I need to find something else instead of bank statements.

Do you think it would be enough?

If not, do you have any suggestions of the other evidence I can send?

We didn't have any children together. We didn't buy any property together. We didn't have joint insurance. We didn't have any bills other than from a water delivery company (I will check if they have our invoices).

If I am reading the time line in your message, you got divorced right after ROC; does the statement in red mean that they are looking for evidence of bona fide marriage when you were already in the process of divorce?

I hope you are still visiting this forum; I notice you got your citizenship in the end.

I am in the same situation too, but I have to ask.

Few months after I got my ROC, I relocated to a different state and then filed for divorce from there. Are they looking for evidences of bona fide marriage AFTER ROC even when the relationship was already sour and I moved to a different state?

Because... when I moved to a different state, I wanted to leave that life behind so I did not keep any docs.

Yes, I agree with ^. Anyone who went through this and falls in a similar case (got GC from marriage with USC and then divorced, now filing for citz).... please share your experience.

I am also about to go through the same thing and tempted to post a new thread, but if there is already one, or better yet, if there is a sticky thread, it'd be very helpful.

http://www.uscis.gov/i-90

~ Moved from AOS from Family Based Visas to General Immigration-Related Discussion - topic not AOS but general name change ~

This is the same form to use when someone's green card is expired... and the same fees?! Oh God.

Ok, thank you so much for your reply.

I'm sorry this is happening to you. But some things I find unusual:

1. When your fiance was offered college, job here in the US in 2005 -- something that sounds too good to be true, I am thinking someone would ask -- "... and in return, what has to be done, or what has to happen?"

Let's just say, for the benefit of the doubt, she was truly unaware of that -- the denial at that time was for her own protection. That offer from her ex could have something unpleasant. Because if someone wants to bring her fiance in the US, that person would disclose all the things she should know and not hide that important bit... "oh, by the way, in order to get that college and job here in the US -- you have to marry me. hehe"

2. With her prior experience with American boy, visa, interview at the embassy -- I would think she would have mentioned that bit to you, as well... wayyyy before you got the letter of denial from USCIS. Something like, "Oh hey, by the way, I was in a similar situation 10 years ago, so just to give you a heads up, it may not be that smooth with USCIS because of that past tidbit."

With the lawyer fees these days, you would need to financially brace yourself if you are going to fight this with the help of an attorney.

I have been a green card holder for almost 5 years. I recently got divorced and would like to change my name back to maiden.

Does anyone know what the process is for updating the name on the green card? Is it as simply as them issuing a new card with the updated name? Or do I have to go through the same process again, like renewing it?

Thanks.

I was once married to a usc. I got my green card. But our marriage went sour when we were almost 3 years together. I applied for naturalization , submitted requirements, and got my biometrics appointment Schedule.

But our relationship did not get better. and i started looking for a job at a different state. Out of good faith , since we were no longer in good terms by then, i was conflicted to still pursue the application that i didn't go to the biometrics appointment.

Its been over a year. I am now in another state , with a different job, and divorced. My 5 year mark is also coming soon And i will be eligible to apply for naturalization again.

Will my previous abandoned application be a problem this time?

Hey supermug:

I think if you can locate image of your check, if you do online banking, you can see your case receipt number on the back of your check starting with NBC*....... then use that number to check status online to see whats going on.

Yes, that usually happens for personal checks. But this time, it just shows USCIS Dallas. The transaction looks like an account-to-account transfer, not like cashing the personal check I sent them. So I don't have the images and such

I don't mean to be impatient and all, but if the money has already been taken from my account, a notice of receipt would be nice.

They cashed my check in 10/16 and still no NOA. Come on, my money has been taken and not even a receipt notice of my application? Tisk.

N-400: October 2013 Applicants

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Someone add me please?

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What more evidence was asked in the yellow letter?

My N400 window opens sometime in Sep this year. I will be applying for Naturalization based on marriage to a USC of 3 years.

In addition to the standard ones, such as cert of marriage, husbands birth certificate proving he's a USC, etc -- Is having the joint tax returns in the last three years enough?

Do I need to keep holding on to this massive binder of proof of bonafide marriage from the I-751 app and bring them with me during the interview, just in case? Do they need this?

Gawd, sometimes I feel this journey is never going to be over! Phew.