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PREPARER 1. Using BLACK pen only, start filling in A#'s on EVERY sheet (20) 2. PRINT neatly. USE ALL CAPITALS for LAST NAMES. 3. USE small neat "x"s inside boxes. 4. Fill out the intake from as you acquire information. 5. If there is more than a one letter error, get a replacement sheet. 6. Make all dates mm/dd/yyyy - 05/01/2020 7. The only marks the client makes is their signature at the end. 8. At the end, give waiver and intake form to front desk.
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INTERVIEWER - 1. Introduce yourself and your partner. 2. If we have a waiver, have them sign it. 3. Ask for the applicant's green card, driver's license, and social security cards and hand them to scribe. 4. Use partial "Part 12" handout from front desk in Spanish to help speed that section along and to help identify red flags early. 5. However, this is not a race. We want clients to feel cared for.
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Note: Your applicant must either read, or have read to them EVERY question, unless specifically excused, in order to truthfully sign the form at the end. The "INTERVIEWER" (Interpreter, when necessary) and the "PREPARER and the APPLICANT must all swear to this at the end. This process can take well over an hour and possibly over 2 hours. Accuracy and making the process pleasant for the applicant is key.
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US Nationals (e.g. American Samoa or Swains Island) can leave the A# sections blank.
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May send 90 days before 5 or 3 years.
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Name as it appears on birth certificate or most recent legal document (i.e. marriage certificate, etc.)
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Copy name exactly as it appears on your Green Card, even if misspelled.
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Updated: 12/27/19
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PREPARER: Be sure all your N-400 pages (except addendum forms) have a BAR CODE here!
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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OR
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Write names as applicant would like it to appear on naturalization certificate. LET THEM SEE THE NAME ON PAPER! Name changes are not allowed at all field offices.
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Write REAL S.S. Numbers only!
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Consular Processing or Adjustment of Status date (not temp. residence date). See green card for date.
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PREPARER: Be sure all your N-400 pages (except addendum forms) have a BAR CODE here!
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If qualify for exemption, can take history/civics test (oral test) with an interpreter and applicant does not need to be literate in native language. Must qualify at time of filing.
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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This is optional!
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Actual/Physical address.
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If can't remember exact date, can handwrite month,year, and "1" for the day (e.g.05/01/2020).
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If don't now “+4” numbers, may leave blank.
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PREPARER: Be sure all your N-400 pages (except addendum forms) have a BAR CODE here!
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IIliteracy is OK if client complies with above rules to take test in native language. Talk to lawyer if the client does not comply.
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(805) XXX-XXXX
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(805) XXX-XXXX or N/A
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(805) XXX-XXXX
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(805) XXX-XXXX
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If only one (1) phone number, repeat in all boxes
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This is optional!
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"Same as above" or actual mailing address
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List former physical residences in reverse chronological order. (i.e. NEWEST first) Mark periods of homelessness as "No fixed address."
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This section relates to acquisition and derivation. If person is already a citizen, she cannot naturalize.
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If more addresses in the last 5 years than will fit here, get addendum from Front Desk.
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If "YES" for question #1, check with lawyer to see if they may actually already be a citizen, just in case!
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If necessary
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If necessary
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If necessary
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Can refer to info on most recent Driver's License or ID Card.
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SCRIBE: remember- use small neat "x"s.
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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ONLY IF MOM IS A US CITIZEN
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ONLY IF DAD IS A US CITIZEN
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List current and former employers/schools in reverse chronological order (start with the most recent). Do not leave gaps.
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If now retired indicate "retired" on Question 1. If worked less than 5 years ago, then list employment under remaining boxes for this part.
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If homemaker without an employer, state "homemaker" as job.
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If unemployed, write "unemployed" in section that asks for "Employer or School Name."
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If there are more jobs/schools than spaces, get addendum from Front Desk.
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If necessary
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If necessary
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This section relates to the requirements of continuous residence, physical presence, and abandonment of residence. Please note questions ask for absences within the last 5 years.
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Use approximate date if applicant does not remember the exact dates. Write “APPROX.” before each date to indicate it is an approximate date.
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If don't know all absences, applicant can state something like, "since 2010 I have been going to Mexico for approx. one month every year to visit my family."
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Include trips to Mexico/Canada even if crossed at land border.
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This means legally separated, not just living apart.
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If more trips took place in last 5 years than space here, get addendum from Front Desk.
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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If necessary
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Include present marriage
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If necessary
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Refer to naturalization certificate.
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If more than one ex-marriage, get addendum from Front Desk.
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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If applicable
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If applicable
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"NO STATUS" if undocumented or unknown
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"NO STATUS" if undocumented or unknown
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If the spouse was not divorced before marrying the applicant, then it is possible that the applicant's present marriage is invalid.
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CAUTION: very short marriages, especially ones through which immigration status was obtained can be investigated by USCIS to ensure no marriage fraud was committed.
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U.S. born and some undocumented children will not have an A#, so indicate N/A.
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If more than one ex-marriage, get addendum from Front Desk.
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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If applicable
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OLDEST TO YOUNGEST
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Don't forget adult children, stepchildren, children born in another country, deceased or missing.
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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If child is living with you, write “Child Residing with Me.” If child is missing or deceased write “Child Missing” or “Child Deceased.”
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If the answer to any of questions 1-36 or 39-43 is “yes,” then it is a red-flag issue which must be discussed with an immigration attorney or expert. These questions concern good moral character and deportability. Be CAREFUL! False claims of citizenship made after 9/30/1996 is a ground of deportability.
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Issue of allegiance to U.S.
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If more than 4 children, get addendum from Front Desk.
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You can spot "red flags" sooner if you complete Part 12 early in the process. If the person is literate in English and willing, the INTERVIEWER can tear out these pages from their packet for the client to mark up, and then the SCRIBE can transcribe their answers. If they are only literate in Spanish, they can use a form from the front desk in Spanish to fill out. Otherwise, you MUST read each question to them, unless specifically allowed to skip over particular ones.
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SCRIBE: remember- small neat "x"s.
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LAST NAME IN ALL-CAPS
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This includes membership in religious org., school or parent org., community org., athletic org., union, or volunteer service such as PTA, Red Cross, etc.
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NOTE: Voluntary membership in Communist Party within the last 10 yrs. can cause naturalization denial, depending on circumstances.
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Consult Attorney
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Consult Attorney if any "YES" answers
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If only the victim of genocide or torture, don't need to mark “yes.”
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Consult Attorney if any "YES" answers
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If spent hours in jail (even if less than 24hrs or a day), indicate that by writing 1 in the box labeled “days,” and provide explanation with exact number of hours.
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See sht. on traffic violations
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Don’t forget political arrests for asylees (check asylum app).
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USCIS will have access to arrest records. Criminal activity must be discussed with a lawyer
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includes border patrol arrest and ICE or INS arrests
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Do not file app if on probation, parole or suspended sentence. Will not be approved until after sentence is completed.
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Consult Attorney if any "YES" answers
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WARNING: A "yes" answer in Part 12 may result in a natz denial and/or deportation. Talk to an immigration attorney if you answered yes to any of these.
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Consult Attorney if any "YES" answers
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If there are religious or moral reasons why the applicant says “NO” then could be OK. People can take “modified oaths” for religious reasons as well.
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PREPARER prints their name here.
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Can find out if registered, and get registration # and date by calling: 1-847-688-6888 or visiting https://www.sss.gov/
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Front Desk has Selective Service forms for 18-26 year old men.
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El Concilio Family Services
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301 South "C" Street
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Oxnard
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ONLY FILL OUT THIS SECTION IF APPLICANT ANSWERED "B" on PART 13, Question #1.
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CA
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INTERVIEWER'S last name
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Applicant signs here.
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Applicant puts in date
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93030
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INTERVIEWER'S first name
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INTERVIEWER if language other than English was necessary to complete form.
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El Concilio Family Services
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301 South "C" Street
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Oxnard
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(805) 486-9777
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INTERVIEWER if language other than English was necessary to complete form.
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This part is filled out at client's interview.
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Preparer's signature
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Fill in A# only! Rest of form is filled out at their interview.
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1. Get the lawyer or the accredited representative to review and approve this application. 2. Verify if your client is qualified for a fee waiver. If yes or unsure, alert the accredited representative. 3. Verify the number of pages with the count on the orange "INTERVIEWERS" cover sheet- (see next sheet.) 4. Get copies made of the application for the client to have for their record. Be sure that a copy of both sides of their green cards is included in with the original application to submit to USCIS. 5. Check page count & place the original application in a USPS envelope with the correct mailing label. 6. If they are writing a check, give them a "How to write a check" handout from the Front Desk. 7. Get sample questions, classes or other resources they may need from the Front Desk.
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