Form M-477 - Naturalization Eligibility Worksheet
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8M-477
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Document Checklist
All applicants must send the following 3 items with their N-400 application:
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A photocopy of both sides of your Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card or “Green Card”).
If you have lost the card, submit a photocopy of the receipt of your Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident
Card; and
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A check or money order for the application fee and the biometric services fee, as stated in the M-479, Current Naturalization
Fees, enclosure in the Guide.(Applicants 75 years of age or older are exempted from the biometrics services fee). Write your
A-Number on the back of the check or money order.
You may also pay using a credit card. There is no additional fee when you do so. The N-400 is the only form that you can
pay for by credit card using the G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transaction. Check for more specific
information.
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If you reside outside the United States, 2 identical color photographs, with your name and Alien Registration Number
(A-Number) written lightly in pencil on the back of each photo. For details about the photo requirements, see Part 5 of Form
M-476, A Guide to Naturalization, and the Form N-400, Application for Naturalization instructions. If your religion requires
you to wear a head covering, your facial features must still be exposed in the photo for purposes of identification.
Send copies of the following documents, unless we ask for an original.
If an attorney or accredited representative is acting on your behalf, send:
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A completed original Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative.
If your current legal name is different from the name on your Permanent Resident Card, send:
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The document(s) that legally changed your name (marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court document).
If you are applying for naturalization on the basis of marriage to a U.S. citizen, send the following 4 items:
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Evidence that your spouse has been a U.S. citizen for the last 3 years:
a. Birth certificate (if your spouse never lost citizenship since birth); or
b. Certificate of Naturalization; or
c. Certificate of Citizenship; or
d. The inside of the front cover and signature page of your spouse’s current U.S. passport; or
e. Form FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America; and
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Your current marriage certificate; and
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Proof of termination of all prior marriages of your spouse (divorce decree(s), annulment(s), or death certificate(s)); and
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Documents referring to you and your spouse:
a. Tax returns, bank accounts, leases, mortgages, or birth certificates of children; or
b. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-certified copies of the income tax forms that you both filed for the past 3 years; or
c. An IRS tax return transcript for the last 3 years.
If you were married before, send:
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Proof that all earlier marriages ended (divorce decree(s), annulment(s), or death certificates(s)).
If you are currently in the U.S. military service and are seeking citizenship based on that service, send:
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A completed original Form N-426, Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service.
Form M-477 (Rev. 11/21/2016 N)
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