Background Check for Citizenship

[mactube]

I currently have a green card and considering to apply for citizenship because I would like to get my mother who lives in Europe to the US ad be here sponsor ( not sure if that's the right term) but I now I will need citizenship in order to invite my mother to the US .
My question . What kind of background check will I be subject to .. financial , IRS ( of cause criminal etc. ) but are there other background check immigration is possibly checking into ?

[mousan]

Background Check for Citizenship

FBI background check in must for all N-400 applicants.

[mactube]

FBI background check in must for all N-400 applicants.

Ok, @mousan that makes sense .. FBI .. criminal , but do you know about any other checks .. financial / credit , IRS , or similar ?

[jenim]

The best thing would be for you to do a background check yourself, similar to the one FBI does. Googling this can help. I know someone who got this FBI background check done themselves for for a federal job (employment purposes).

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartB-Chapter2.html

A. Background Investigation
USCIS conducts an investigation of the applicant upon his or her filing for naturalization. The investigation consists of certain criminal background and security checks. [1] The background and security checks include collecting fingerprints and requesting a “name check” from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). In addition, USCIS conducts other inter-agency criminal background and security checks on all applicants for naturalization. The background and security checks apply to most applicants and must be conducted and completed before the applicant is scheduled for his or her naturalization interview. [2]

B. Fingerprints
1. Fingerprint Requirement
USCIS must collect fingerprint records as part of the background check process on most applicants for naturalization. [3] Applicants 75 years of age and older are generally not required to submit fingerprints. USCIS notifies applicants in writing to appear for fingerprinting after submitting the naturalization application. Fingerprints are valid for 15 months from the date of processing by the FBI. An applicant abandons his or her naturalization application if the applicant fails to appear for the fingerprinting appointment without good cause and without notifying USCIS. [4]

Once an Application Support Center (ASC) collects an applicant’s biometrics, USCIS submits the records to the FBI for a full criminal background check. [5] The response from the FBI that a full criminal background check has been completed includes confirmation that:

•The applicant does not have an administrative or a criminal record;
•The applicant has an administrative or a criminal record; or
•The applicant’s submitted fingerprint records have been determined “unclassifiable” for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check and have been rejected.

[mactube]

thanks @jenim for the detailed information and everybody else so far for posting.
This describes criminal and security background checks.
I'm going though a financial hardship right now so I'm wondering if I'm as a citizen are the sponsor / supporter of my mother will I have to prove or will there be background checks on my financial status in order to support her?

[jenim]

It looks like your question is more about the sponsorship of GC. I sponsored my parents' GC many years ago and if I remember correctly I had to submit a letter from employer for proof of employment, pay stubs, tax forms 1040, bank statements etc for proof that I will be able to support them financially. Others may have submitted some other proof, not sure. So, after you submit your proof for financially supporting her, they may check what you submitted.
If you don't get enough responses for your question in the CZ forum, try posting it in the GC forum, because IMO your question is more about GC sponsorship than N-400 application.

[mactube]

@jenim thanks alot for the tip.. that makes sense ... and good to hear that you went successfully though the process .
But Before I can sponsor a GC I will have to be a citizen thats why I want to find out about the background checks to become a citizen and then apparently according to your information, I will have to make sure my finances / paperwork is straight to be a GC Sponsor .

Thanks for the info!