Documents to bring when meeting with an immigration attorney

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    • If you receive public benefits like SNAP (food stamps), SSI, TANF, or Medicaid, bring your most current award letter. Your card is not sufficient.

    • Your Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)

    • Social Security Card

    • Identification or Driver’s License

    • List of home addresses for the past 5 years and the dates during which you lived at these addresses

    • List of employer names and addresses for the past 5 years, including the dates you worked for these employers

    • Dates you have been outside the US since becoming a permanent resident and the countries you traveled to during these trips. Bring your passport, itineraries, and, if available, any tickets purchased

    • Your children’s complete names, dates of birth, and their A# (alien registration numbers), if they have one.

    • Your most recent tax return and W-2 forms

    • All documents you have about your immigration record

    • If you are applying for US citizenship based on a marriage to a US citizen, bring:

      • Information about your spouse’s previous marriages and divorces.

      • Documents showing that you and your spouse are living together. Examples include tax returns, bank statements, leases, mortgages, birth certificates for your children.

    • If you have been married more than one time, bring:

      • Marriage certificates and divorce or death decrees or specific dates of all marriages and divorces.

      • Any proof of your payment of court-ordered support, if applicable.

    • If you have been outside the US for more than 6 months in any year since becoming a Permanent Resident, bring details about the dates you left and came back to the US and proof that you maintained a job or home in the US.

    • If you have a spouse or children who do not live with you, bring:

      • Any court order requiring you to pay financial support.

      • Evidence of your financial support. Examples include cancelled checks, money order receipts, evidence of wage garnishments, or letters from the parent or guardian who cares for your children.

    • If your federal, state, or local taxes are overdue, bring copies of any documents, letters, or papers you sent to or received from the government about the problem.

    • If you registered for US Selective Service (the draft), bring the date you registered and your selective service number, if known.

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