Chinese Documentation Needed for N-400

[summerlove]

For the purposes of making sure people get all the documentation they need in China before leaving, is there any Chinese documentation needed for the N-400?

 

I suppose you need:

 

"White book" (notarized copy of "red book" marriage license), just as used for the green card process - is that right, actually?

 

Anything else?

 

Anything needed for anything else besides the literal N-400 would also be worth thinking about.

 

(I've read the document checklist, but just unsure about exact requirements.)

[dnoblett]

Documents from China:

• Marriage Certificate "Book" with English translation attached.
• Your Birth Cert + Translation (Note this is not needed for N-400, however it is useful for other things in the states)

As for N-400:

• 2 2"x2" passport photos.
• Copy of green-card
• Check for fee.
• If you changed your name since getting green-card and they are different, provide documentation as to how name changed.
• If filing the N-400 at 3 years of residency provide the following:
  • Copy of marriage Cert + Translation
  • Copy of Document from US Citizen Spouse showing has been a citizen the entire time:
    • BIO Page of US Passport, OR;
    • US Birth Cert, OR;
    • US Naturalization Cert, OR;
    • US Citizenship Cert, OR;
    • FS-240 showing registered citizen born abroad.
  • Proof of termination of prior marriages.
  • Tax returns or transcripts from time of residency (3+ years)
• MORE: http://www.visajourney.com/content/naturalization_guide

 

A few things to do during the time holding a green-card:

• Document all trips out of the states, keep a record of when left and return to the states, this will be noted on the N-400
• Other than that it is just a matter of providing what they ask for and nothing more, no evidence of marital relationship needed.

[summerlove]

Fantastic - helpful as always.

 

I suppose for the CCP issue, it shouldn't be a problem as long as we deal with it the way that got us through the immigrant visa process. It looks like facing "double jeopardy" for that issue isn't usually a problem...except for that denial thread from 2013 here where someone was denied citizenship because he said he joined the CCP for a "better life." Really an odd case in so many ways, since that guy already got through the immigrant visa process after all...

Edited August 5, 2015 by summerlove (see edit history)