Tuesday, December 28, 2010

A Guide to Naturalization: Application Mailed!

                      I went to my bank yesterday to get the money order to pay for the application. Don't forget to pay it to U.S. Department of Homeland Security on your check/money order if you do yours.

                     I also went to Walmart to get my passport sized photo. It costs about $10 for the two colored photos. Here are the 7 steps to successful photos.

  1. Frame subject with full face, front view, eyes open.
  2. Photo presents full head from top of hair to bottom of chin.
  3. Center head.
  4. Make sure eye level is between 28mm and 35mm from bottom of top
  5. Photograph subject against a plain white or off-white background
  6. There should be no distracting shadows on the face or background
  7. Please have a natural expression.


Here are the required photo sized for the application from the USCIS website.




And then, I had everything ready to mail.




I paid $7.68 at the post office with the return receipt fee of $2.30 included.

If you reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, send your application to the USCIS Dallas Lockbox Facility at the following address:
I mailed mine using this address since I am from Texas.
          USCIS 
          P.O. Box 660060          
         Dallas, TX 75266
If you reside in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Territory of Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, send your application to the USCIS Phoenix Lockbox Facility at the following address:
          USCIS          
          P.O. Box 21251          
         Phoenix, AZ 85036
For more details regarding where to file you may visit USCIS.
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