Naturalization
Oct 10th 2006, 9:21 am
#16
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Re: Naturalization
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:55:28 +0000, LeedsGirl
<member37926@british_expats.com> wrote:
>> Nah! You should just "do it" LOL!!! The hardest bit is completing
>> the N-400 - once that's in the mail - no problems!!
>> If you do have any questions, feel free to contact me. I think I
>> still have a photocopy of the N-400 I filed!
>Thanks limeynus, will shout if I need help. Will have a read of the
>application tonight and see how motivated I get!
Here's a very good discussion forum I found. Helped us out a lot while
we were filing our N-400 this summer. It gives you an idea how others
fared, and especially a good idea of the timelines involved as they
vary wildly depending where you live and how sofisticated your local
INS/USCIS office is equipped and staffed.
http://immigrationportal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18
By the way, it took me almost 20 years of procrastination until my
wife finally made me bite the bullet and file the forms already.
Unlike taxes there is no April 15 due date for the N-400, so I kept
putting it off. Especially the section where I had to list all my
travel dates and places (I used to travel extensively all over the
world for work in the early years, and trying to put that all together
took me a few weeks)
Also by the way, Citizenship has a tremendous advantage for your
inheritance taxation situation. Most don't realize that and think the
"only" advantage is that you can vote. There's much more to it then
that. Uncle Sam puts a very, very hefty estate tax on non citizen
residents in case they "buy the farm".
<member37926@british_expats.com> wrote:
>> Nah! You should just "do it" LOL!!! The hardest bit is completing
>> the N-400 - once that's in the mail - no problems!!
>> If you do have any questions, feel free to contact me. I think I
>> still have a photocopy of the N-400 I filed!
>Thanks limeynus, will shout if I need help. Will have a read of the
>application tonight and see how motivated I get!
Here's a very good discussion forum I found. Helped us out a lot while
we were filing our N-400 this summer. It gives you an idea how others
fared, and especially a good idea of the timelines involved as they
vary wildly depending where you live and how sofisticated your local
INS/USCIS office is equipped and staffed.
http://immigrationportal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18
By the way, it took me almost 20 years of procrastination until my
wife finally made me bite the bullet and file the forms already.
Unlike taxes there is no April 15 due date for the N-400, so I kept
putting it off. Especially the section where I had to list all my
travel dates and places (I used to travel extensively all over the
world for work in the early years, and trying to put that all together
took me a few weeks)
Also by the way, Citizenship has a tremendous advantage for your
inheritance taxation situation. Most don't realize that and think the
"only" advantage is that you can vote. There's much more to it then
that. Uncle Sam puts a very, very hefty estate tax on non citizen
residents in case they "buy the farm".
Oct 10th 2006, 10:26 am
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Re: Naturalization
Originally Posted by [email protected]
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:55:28 +0000, LeedsGirl
<member37926@british_expats.com> wrote:
>> Nah! You should just "do it" LOL!!! The hardest bit is completing
>> the N-400 - once that's in the mail - no problems!!
>> If you do have any questions, feel free to contact me. I think I
>> still have a photocopy of the N-400 I filed!
>Thanks limeynus, will shout if I need help. Will have a read of the
>application tonight and see how motivated I get!
Here's a very good discussion forum I found. Helped us out a lot while
we were filing our N-400 this summer. It gives you an idea how others
fared, and especially a good idea of the timelines involved as they
vary wildly depending where you live and how sofisticated your local
INS/USCIS office is equipped and staffed.
http://immigrationportal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18
By the way, it took me almost 20 years of procrastination until my
wife finally made me bite the bullet and file the forms already.
Unlike taxes there is no April 15 due date for the N-400, so I kept
putting it off. Especially the section where I had to list all my
travel dates and places (I used to travel extensively all over the
world for work in the early years, and trying to put that all together
took me a few weeks)
Also by the way, Citizenship has a tremendous advantage for your
inheritance taxation situation. Most don't realize that and think the
"only" advantage is that you can vote. There's much more to it then
that. Uncle Sam puts a very, very hefty estate tax on non citizen
residents in case they "buy the farm".
<member37926@british_expats.com> wrote:
>> Nah! You should just "do it" LOL!!! The hardest bit is completing
>> the N-400 - once that's in the mail - no problems!!
>> If you do have any questions, feel free to contact me. I think I
>> still have a photocopy of the N-400 I filed!
>Thanks limeynus, will shout if I need help. Will have a read of the
>application tonight and see how motivated I get!
Here's a very good discussion forum I found. Helped us out a lot while
we were filing our N-400 this summer. It gives you an idea how others
fared, and especially a good idea of the timelines involved as they
vary wildly depending where you live and how sofisticated your local
INS/USCIS office is equipped and staffed.
http://immigrationportal.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18
By the way, it took me almost 20 years of procrastination until my
wife finally made me bite the bullet and file the forms already.
Unlike taxes there is no April 15 due date for the N-400, so I kept
putting it off. Especially the section where I had to list all my
travel dates and places (I used to travel extensively all over the
world for work in the early years, and trying to put that all together
took me a few weeks)
Also by the way, Citizenship has a tremendous advantage for your
inheritance taxation situation. Most don't realize that and think the
"only" advantage is that you can vote. There's much more to it then
that. Uncle Sam puts a very, very hefty estate tax on non citizen
residents in case they "buy the farm".
Oct 10th 2006, 2:12 pm
#18
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Re: Naturalization
no point debating. GO FOR IT!!!
LeedsGirl wrote:
> Debating on whether to re-new green card or go ahead for
> citizenship. Is the N-400 the only form I fill out to start the
> naturalization process?
>
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
LeedsGirl wrote:
> Debating on whether to re-new green card or go ahead for
> citizenship. Is the N-400 the only form I fill out to start the
> naturalization process?
>
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
