Btna

Hi all,

I have a few more general questions about Naturalization.

1. For a husband and wife, do we need to send the paperwork in separate
envelopes? I know we do have to send separate checks.

2. What is the best way to send the paperwork? registered or certified
mail or just plain regular mail?

3. For someone that work for a contracting company (being paid by the
contracting company) but working at client locations, what address
should be put in the N-400 form? The address of the hiring comapny and
the one that pay? or the address of the clients where the person
"physically" worked?

Thanks in advance,

BTNA

Jonathan McNeil Wong

btna wrote:
    > Hi all,
    >
    > I have a few more general questions about Naturalization.
    >
    > 1. For a husband and wife, do we need to send the paperwork in separate
    > envelopes? I know we do have to send separate checks.
    >
    > 2. What is the best way to send the paperwork? registered or certified
    > mail or just plain regular mail?
    >
    > 3. For someone that work for a contracting company (being paid by the
    > contracting company) but working at client locations, what address
    > should be put in the N-400 form? The address of the hiring comapny and
    > the one that pay? or the address of the clients where the person
    > "physically" worked?
    >
    > Thanks in advance,
    >
    > BTNA
    >

1. I recommend sending in separate envelopes. If you want, send them
in separate envelopes as separate packages, but put the two envelopes
into one big envelope. This just encourages but does not guarantee that
they'll be receipted at the same time, increasing the chances that
you'll get fingerprint appointments, interviews, etc. at the same time.

2. I usually send routine cases via priority mail with delivery
confirmation. It's a two-day delivery, with the ability to confirm
delivery, for a low price. If I'm in a hurry, I send the package via
Express Mail. For all Service Centers except Vermont, this is the best
way to go for overnight service because only the USPS delivers overnight
to a P.O. Box. The VSC has a street address for receipts, so you can
use someone like Federal Express. (Yes, I know you can FedEx to
Mesquite, Lincoln, or Laguna Niguel too, but that's actually slower.)

3. Where you work is not relevant for naturalization. Put the address
that you consider your permanent address (where you live), even if you
are away working at a remote client location for some period of time.

--
Above intended as general commentary, not specific legal
advice. Your mileage may vary.

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Donahue, Gallagher Woods LLP Facsimile: 510-832-1486
P.O. Box 12979 http://www.donahue.com
Oakland, CA 94604-2979 E-mail: [email protected]
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Btna

Thanks for the answers. I will be sending the paperwork this week!

BTNA

Jonathan McNeil Wong wrote:
    > btna wrote:
    > > Hi all,
    > >
    > > I have a few more general questions about Naturalization.
    > >
    > > 1. For a husband and wife, do we need to send the paperwork in
separate
    > > envelopes? I know we do have to send separate checks.
    > >
    > > 2. What is the best way to send the paperwork? registered or
certified
    > > mail or just plain regular mail?
    > >
    > > 3. For someone that work for a contracting company (being paid by
the
    > > contracting company) but working at client locations, what address
    > > should be put in the N-400 form? The address of the hiring comapny
and
    > > the one that pay? or the address of the clients where the person
    > > "physically" worked?
    > >
    > > Thanks in advance,
    > >
    > > BTNA
    > >
    > 1. I recommend sending in separate envelopes. If you want, send
them
    > in separate envelopes as separate packages, but put the two envelopes

    > into one big envelope. This just encourages but does not guarantee
that
    > they'll be receipted at the same time, increasing the chances that
    > you'll get fingerprint appointments, interviews, etc. at the same
time.
    > 2. I usually send routine cases via priority mail with delivery
    > confirmation. It's a two-day delivery, with the ability to confirm
    > delivery, for a low price. If I'm in a hurry, I send the package via

    > Express Mail. For all Service Centers except Vermont, this is the
best
    > way to go for overnight service because only the USPS delivers
overnight
    > to a P.O. Box. The VSC has a street address for receipts, so you can

    > use someone like Federal Express. (Yes, I know you can FedEx to
    > Mesquite, Lincoln, or Laguna Niguel too, but that's actually slower.)
    > 3. Where you work is not relevant for naturalization. Put the
address
    > that you consider your permanent address (where you live), even if
you
    > are away working at a remote client location for some period of time.
    > --
    > Above intended as general commentary, not specific legal
    > advice. Your mileage may vary.
    > ================================================== =============
    > Jonathan McNeil Wong Voice: 510-451-0544
    > Donahue, Gallagher Woods LLP Facsimile: 510-832-1486
    > P.O. Box 12979 http://www.donahue.com
    > Oakland, CA 94604-2979 E-mail: [email protected]
    > ================================================== =============

Ingo Pakleppa

btna wrote:
    > Thanks for the answers. I will be sending the paperwork this week!
    >
    > BTNA
    >
    > Jonathan McNeil Wong wrote:
    >
    >>btna wrote:
    >>>Hi all,
    >>>I have a few more general questions about Naturalization.
    >>>1. For a husband and wife, do we need to send the paperwork in
    >
    > separate
    >
    >>>envelopes? I know we do have to send separate checks.
    >>>2. What is the best way to send the paperwork? registered or
    >
    > certified
    >
    >>>mail or just plain regular mail?
    >>>3. For someone that work for a contracting company (being paid by
    >
    > the
    >
    >>>contracting company) but working at client locations, what address
    >>>should be put in the N-400 form? The address of the hiring comapny
    >
    > and
    >
    >>>the one that pay? or the address of the clients where the person
    >>>"physically" worked?
    >>>Thanks in advance,
    >>>BTNA
    > 1. I recommend sending in separate envelopes. If you want, send them
    > in separate envelopes as separate packages, but put the two envelopes
    > into one big envelope. This just encourages but does not guarantee that
    > they'll be receipted at the same time, increasing the chances that
    > you'll get fingerprint appointments, interviews, etc. at the same
    > time.

Just some background info here: CIS actually does allow you to pay with
a single check, but they discourage it, and actually have your best
interest at heart here: if there is a formal mistake in one of the
applications, but the other one is OK, then they would have to return
both if you paid with a single check. If you pay with separate checks,
they can continue processing the good one.

    >>3. Where you work is not relevant for naturalization. Put the address
    >>that you consider your permanent address (where you live), even if you
    >>are away working at a remote client location for some period of time.

Regardless of the naturalization issue, please do remember to send in
your AR-11 every time you move to a new location. I believe the
requirement is that you send it whenever you go somewhere for more than
30 days, but I could be mistaken.

I hear that they do ask this during the interview.

Jonathan McNeil Wong

Ingo Pakleppa (see Web site for email) wrote:
    > btna wrote:

<Snip>
    >
    > Regardless of the naturalization issue, please do remember to send in
    > your AR-11 every time you move to a new location. I believe the
    > requirement is that you send it whenever you go somewhere for more than
    > 30 days, but I could be mistaken.
    >
    > I hear that they do ask this during the interview.

Except for persons subject to special registration, the requirement is
that you file an AR-11 only for permanent address changes. The form
must be filed within ten days of the change, per 8 C.F.R. 265.1.

The statute gives the Attorney General the power to prescribe more
specific registration requirements. The AG used this power in the
Special Registration program, which required in-person registration and
more frequent reporting from nationals of certain countries plus anyone
specifically designated as a special registrant by the agency. Those
persons had to report a change of location for more than 30 days even if
the change was not permanent. So that's probably where you remember a
30 day provision.


--
Above intended as general commentary, not specific legal
advice. Your mileage may vary.

================================================== =============
Jonathan McNeil Wong Voice: 510-451-0544
Donahue, Gallagher Woods LLP Facsimile: 510-832-1486
P.O. Box 12979 http://www.donahue.com
Oakland, CA 94604-2979 E-mail: [email protected]
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