How to enter Dual-Citizenship in forms I-485, I-864 and I-765

[ivanv]

Hey guys,

I am now really at the final stages of preparing paperwork for my GC, as my wife is a U.S. Citizen. Going over all the forms one last time, I started wondering about what should I be entering under the question 'Country of Citizenship or Nationality' in the forms I-485, I-864 and I-765. I have both Israeli and Serbian Citizenship, therefore I am wondering if I should be stating both of them under the answer (example: Q-Country of Citizenship or Nationality A-Israel and Serbia)?

My current visa L1, is under my Israeli passport, as most of my life I resided in Israel. Therefore, my last address and even my employer through whom I came to the US, are all from Israel.
Within the documentation provided, I have my Birth Certificate from Serbia and my Passport from Israel, so there is sufficient documentation for proving both of the citizenship if needed.

Let me know if you think I should enter only the Israeli citizenship, as that is the country I would be immigrating from. Or, should I still enter the Serbian Citizenship together with the Israeli. I just want to make sure that I am not confusing the overworked USCIS agent, and having them ask for further documentation if I can avoid it.

Thank you in advance for your help!

[kaylip]

I always tell people in these cases to use the country they were born in. However, since you have a passport from Israel and that's the country you are immigrating from you should use that as your main country. A passport from a country is proof of citizenship so if you list Israel as the country you are immigrating from but send a birth certificate from another country they'll know that you have dual citizenship. In this process it is best to list one country because on your Green card they can't list 2 countries under "country of origin", they usually list one. That's my common-sense advice to you. Good luck!

[ivanv]

Thanks kaylip!

Yeah, my concern is that I am currently in the United states and working on a L1 visa I have, trough my Israeli citizenship/passport. I have a SSN and everything based on this Visa. Therefore, I am thinking that my Israeli citizenship has more weight here than my Serbian one.

I was thinking something in the lines of answering 'Israel and Serbia' to the question Country of Citizenship or Nationality. Does anyone this this would be a problem adding them both to answer the question?

Thanks again!

[kaylip]

https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/d...d-1738295.html The link will be blocked but this answers your question from lawyers through this website called a v v o . com. In the Google search box type, "Dual citizenship when applying for i485". Click on the first link. Hope that helps!

[ivanv]

https://www.avvo.com/legal-answers/d...d-1738295.html The link will be blocked but this answers your question from lawyers through this website called a v v o . com. In the Google search box type, "Dual citizenship when applying for i485". Click on the first link. Hope that helps!

Thanks for that article, that is what I was also able to find on google, but it has contradictory information :\ One lawyer says to go only with the Citizenship you are coming from, and the other one says to include both passports and write a letter explaining how I have two citizenships.

I just want to make sure that I am not confusing the USCIS agent, and giving them exactly what they need, without them turning around and starting to ask for more documents, which will only extend the length of processing time. But on the other hand, I am trying to be throughout and tell them everything up front.

Thanks again for your help, lets see if there is someone else on this forum who had experience with a similar situation as I did.

Thanks!

[kaylip]

Thanks for that article, that is what I was also able to find on google, but it has contradictory information :\ One lawyer says to go only with the Citizenship you are coming from, and the other one says to include both passports and write a letter explaining how I have two citizenships.

I just want to make sure that I am not confusing the USCIS agent, and giving them exactly what they need, without them turning around and starting to ask for more documents, which will only extend the length of processing time. But on the other hand, I am trying to be throughout and tell them everything up front.

Thanks again for your help, lets see if there is someone else on this forum who had experience with a similar situation as I did.

Thanks!

ok you are welcome! Ok one last link and that'll be all from me. This person listed both countries on their green card application https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showt...al+citizenship