20 Nov Form N-400 Approved Based on Proof of Inability to Provide Child Support
Getson & Schatz P.C successfully represented a Pakistani client filing an N-400 Application for Naturalization. He is now a United States Citizen.
A naturalization applicant must prove that he or she has Good Moral Character. Immigration officers typically require documents proving that a naturalization applicant is providing child support for all of their minor children with whom they do not live. USCIS sent the client an N-14 Continuance Notice requesting additional evidence that the client was currently supporting his child with his ex-wife who was residing in Pakistan.
The client was unable to provide such evidence, as following his divorce from his ex-wife she had prevented him from having communication or visitation with their child. In addition to this, she had also continuously refused any money from the client in order to support their child. Furthermore, the client was unable to submit a sworn statement from the child’s primary caretaker (his ex-wife) because his wife also refused to communicate with him. The client’s family members had also made attempts to get the client’s ex-wife to accept support from him, all of which had been refused.
Our Philadelphia attorneys helped the client compile an affidavit detailing his inability to provide proof of child support. We were also able to submit affidavits from the client’s family members in support of the claims made in the client’s affidavit, showing indeed that his ex-wife and ex-father-in-law had continuously refused support from the client.
Based on this information, the USCIS granted our client United States Citizenship despite his inability to provide proof of child support.