Extreme Paranoia, Mistaken Identity. Naturaliztion BG Check

[Dao 0]

A person lives near me with the exact same name. He is apparently also a permanent resident. Will I get mistaken for him because we share same names and live near ea other? When I applied for green card renewal they told me I already had a green card and I had to explain to them that it was a different person. Getting citizenship is a very long process, it is horrifying thinking that they will mistake me again.

Things i'm worried will happen:

• ​FBI will run name check and i'm going to get deported because of his crimes
• USISC will run background check and check him out instead of me
• I will have to explain that they were looking into wrong person and they will delay my naturalization or just cancel it

​You might be thinking i'm being irrationally paranoid but I have no clue how they run their checks. For the record me and this guy have nothing else in common except exact same first/last name(maybe hes a long lost cousin?). Birthday/SSN/A# all different. Like I said they already did it once during gc renewal, I had to go and explain that "No I don't have a green card, your mistaken me for someone else. Check our Birthday/SSN/A#/Parents etc."

Am I being stupidly paranoid and destroying my mental health over nothing? Or am I likely to be mistaken, in which case... HELP PLEASE! What should I do to prevent this from happening or to be ready for when it happens.

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[gregcrs2 1,777]

Stop being paranoid. Get yourself a few drinks and stop worrying about it. Many people have same first and last names.

[cdneh 3,112]

This other person may have the same name as you have, but he will not have the same fingerprints.

[Anitafeliz 1,133]

It would be ruled out when they see you dob and place of origin.

Your greencard was linked to your biometrics.

The US government is not dumb.

Do you have same parents same dob and fingerprints?? Do you look the same??

Have some confidence in the system....

Edited November 20, 2016 by Anitafeliz

[Dao 0]

It would be ruled out when they see you dob and place of origin.

Your greencard was linked to your biometrics.

The US government is not dumb.

Do you have same parents same dob and fingerprints?? Do you look the same??

Have some confidence in the system....

This other person may have the same name as you have, but he will not have the same fingerprints.

Stop being paranoid. Get yourself a few drinks and stop worrying about it. Many people have same first and last names.

Heres something I didn't want to mention. I'm not really in the "system" I suppose. If you look up the name online via people search or another directory, his name and record will show but not mine(hopefully goverment's is more sophisticated). Reason for this is... I have been living in US since childhood but haven't worked at all. I went to elementary/middle/HS, but nothing after that(Living with parents). Do you guys think this will be a an issue when looking me up? I do have a driver's license and Selective service number, but that's about it.

[gregcrs2 1,777]

Heres something I didn't want to mention. I'm not really in the "system" I suppose. If you look up the name online via people search or another directory, his name and record will show but not mine(hopefully goverment's is more sophisticated). Reason for this is... I have been living in US since childhood but haven't worked at all. I went to elementary/middle/HS, but nothing after that(Living with parents). Do you guys think this will be a an issue when looking me up? I do have a driver's license and Selective service number, but that's about it.

You are in the system. The people search stuff online is pure ####### compared to what the government has from multiple agencies.

[Anitafeliz 1,133]

Again they took your biometrics and his.

Also, if hes a criminal his prints are on file and when they run your paperwork it will rule you out. As his prints arent yours.

I would worry if its me who did it....commit crimes

Is it you?

Edited November 20, 2016 by Anitafeliz

[Dao 0]

You are in the system. The people search stuff online is pure ####### compared to what the government has from multiple agencies.

Sorry if i'm being dense. I just don't understand how they got us mixed up during GC renewal, it's what irks me so much.

[Roel 7,191]

You're living in the US since childhood and didnt get your citizenship before? And you never worked a day in your life? <.< >.>

[Dao 0]

Again they took your biometrics and his.

Also, if hes a criminal his prints are on file and when they run your paperwork it will rule you out. As his prints arent yours.

I would worry if its me who did it....commit crimes

Is it you?

No, never comitted a crime or have been arrested... or even got a traffic ticket! This guy is the opposite which is why i'm so paranoid about this mix up.

[millefleur 5,038]

The US government identifies you by your SSN. Names change, but that number will identify to for the rest of your life. I've had my identify stolen before, and it was only possible because they got my SS card. Many, many people in the US have the same name. If they actually make a mistake, it's not your fault.

It's very odd that they mixed you up during GC renewal, but I would hope that since that happened that they are aware of the possibility of mistake. Is this other guy an actual criminal? If so, how do you know about his criminal record?

[Dao 0]

You're living in the US since childhood and didnt get your citizenship before? And you never worked a day in your life? <.< >.>

Yeah my parent's didn't think about citizenship. Also yeah no work, I made another thread about this, but it got removed by a moderator. Long story short, never really had to work.

[Meg&Andrew 297]

Funny story, someone who lives in another city about 45 mins from me has my exact first and last name. Our birthdays are EXACTLY the same as well. Same month, year, and day. The only issue I've ever had, and the only way I found out about this, was when I went to go get my medicine filled and my insurance denied it. I asked why, and it was because another person by my name had picked up the same type of medication earlier in the month. I had to argue with them for about 30 mins that it was in no way me. Finally, when they dug into it, they were able to figure out it wasn't me. I still ocassionaly get asked if my address is her address when I pick up medicines. That's the ONLY time I've ever had issues with it though.

[Dao 0]

The US government identifies you by your SSN. Names change, but that number will identify to for the rest of your life. I've had my identify stolen before, and it was only possible because they got my SS card. Many, many people in the US have the same name. If they actually make a mistake, it's not your fault.

It's very odd that they mixed you up during GC renewal, but I would hope that since that happened that they are aware of the possibility of mistake. Is this other guy an actual criminal? If so, how do you know about his criminal record?

The other guy is a criminal you can look up just about anyone with "whitepages . com"(are websites allowed to be linked?)

[Dao 0]

Funny story, someone who lives in another city about 45 mins from me has my exact first and last name. Our birthdays are EXACTLY the same as well. Same month, year, and day. The only issue I've ever had, and the only way I found out about this, was when I went to go get my medicine filled and my insurance denied it. I asked why, and it was because another person by my name had picked up the same type of medication earlier in the month. I had to argue with them for about 30 mins that it was in no way me. Finally, when they dug into it, they were able to figure out it wasn't me. I still ocassionaly get asked if my address is her address when I pick up medicines. That's the ONLY time I've ever had issues with it though.

Oh god that is a horrible coincidence. I don't know what the hell I would do if I was in that situation. Name change maybe?