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@dnhk it seems you just were not fully prepared in my opinion not to mention based on some of your responses, seems your english is still not fully polished as well these with accumulation of a lot of "I don't remember" and your mere presence in the United States was to study meaning improve polish your english since that is the native language may have just irritated the officer. Remember many times when these officers are just not having a good day their easy out is recommend you withdraw and if you agree that is one less file they will worry about. My biggest issue are certain key information you do not remember, as an immigrant and i believe many people on here will agree with me are we depend on accurate dates and information memorized whiles still at the mercy of greencards that is no brainer. You may want to do some more due diligence in understanding ur entire history and dates. I know you are seeking legal assistance, but an attorney will not answer some of these questions for you, so even retaining one with you not prepared or not knowing basic simple question will lead you to the same path. I recommend listening to some of the members, getting your A file and going through your entire history from when you applied for F1 all the way down to current. You actually are lucky they asked basic simple questions, many have been asked much more headscratching questions. Best of Luck

Unfortunately I do not have an decision as of today, I did receive an RFE in February for records regarding misdemeanor that was expunged. Unfortunately since case was back in 2008 and in a different state had to fly out there get records retrieve from archive but couldn't get everything they were seeking ( wanted minutes, police report, charge, etc) got certified copies of all what court had and I recently mailed it to USCIS May 3rd which they acknowledged they received information. Current time is now 3 months in my account. I definitely will update everyone on here if and when I do get a decision. Thanks

Sorry haven't been on here for a while been busy with work etc but notice the tag from @Mike E, I am not sure how similar our cases are but for mine the issue I encountered at my N400 was due to me having a criminal record from 2008. Again seems everyone's case is different so can't say yours will work out similar as mine were I did not have any issues during my residency switch from F1. Good luck.

Morning everyone, I know when I initially asked this question it gained alot of traction and attention and various others reached out personally to ask about my case. I promised I was going to update everyone after my second interview which happened earlier this week. I went for second interview, it was a different officer than the initial one, officer asked for my greencard driver license and said I am sure you are aware why you are here I stated yes and no, yes as in here for a second interview for my citizenship and no as in have no clue why a second one is needed. He went straight to the point advised me I was there due to my arrest back in 2008. And I was there today to sign a sworn statement (seems they had about 15 to 20 questions already pretyped to ask me). Started off with name, address, when did the incident happened, who was involved was anyone involved, was time served, how many years probation etc on and on. Asked if I had anything else to add to you. Just to summarize some of the answers incident happened in 2008 I was in possession of some stolen items, shoes. I owned up to my foolishness and probation was for 1 year, judge dismissed probation after 2 months since I had scholarship to play sports and he said I was heading in right direction made a silly mistake and that shouldn't hinder my success. I explained to officer how far I have came and where I was now serving my community and all the good stuff. Why is this case coming back up I have no idea because it has been disclosed from when I applied i30, i765 and during citizenship. I also disclosed it upon re entry into the country so this hasn't been an issue of me not disclosing. The headscratching part about this is during my travel back in 2010-2011 upon reentry I advised officer of the arrest but they had no record of it in the system and that was thier first time hearing it. They were able to speak to my attorney get copies and I assume have it added to my immigration file. I left the interview with same notice that a decision could not be made, officer explained all cases involving any sort of criminal history requires a supervisor review and signature. I also want to make mention that my first interview for N400 the female officer did not inquire about criminal history she just asked and that was it didn't ask details or nothing so I don't know if that was what prompted a second interview or they wanted a much detail information about the incident I have no clue and can't tell. My status was at 7months before interview as of returning from interview it has switched to 4 months which i think falls in line with the 120 days they need to make a decision. I hope I was able to share as much information as possible for those who wanted to see how it played out or what triggered the rear second interview. I know many of the discussion was focused on marriage, reentry etc but seems even 14 years from a misdemeanor crime could raise alot of red flags. Forgive me if I have any typo I used my phone to type this up.

Definitely will. Thanks

Thanks you and I will go over all applications. And I was putting only years for certain events because I just did not want to list exact dates such as marriage etc. But I know when we got married. And yes I appreciate all the various issues because it gives me a broader perspective or what to expect or maybe totally different either way come next month am sure I will have answers and can share for future reference.

@Mike E again thank you for advice and assistance; Yes i had scholarship to play soccer, and of course I did not know my wife till I arrived in the United States. I just wanted to clarify that part because it seems you took it as if I knew her before my arrival because she was a staff. I was recruited internationally so had never step foot in the United States till the start of the season and during that time was when I meet her. Material facts during interview process to my recollection everything was disclosed how we meet and all there is nothing there to hide as far as where I meet her or how. I do not recall on any application it asking that question but during interview process yes. Thank you again once more.

Thanks for the response, I did work on campus and then worked off campus, income taxes where filed and noted in all my application before i-130. But I understand your point, this could have been brought up but again none of these was mentioned or asked in any of my interviews aside the criminal case which I did address.

I did re-entered in 2010, I left for my dad's funeral I was out of the country maybe 5 days, re-entry was focused on the criminal case I had at that point and the reason for such a short trip which I answered everything. I never misrepresented myself in anyway I can think of. I have relatives in the US. And I left during school period which was excused by my advisor since again it was a family death emergency.

I have nothing unpaid for no tickets/or violations pending. I have no issues with my wife we live same house both happy as a matter of fact we planned on traveling pending approval. My son was disclosed in every document.

Mike trust me you are fine, I like the thinking overall to give me some ideas of possibility. To clarify the marriage topic, maybe I should have stated they were fully separated she had moved out he had moved on was with someone else before I even got to the USA, they just never finalized a divorce but yes I understand the narrative here regardless on paper she was still married. And yes I didn't know her or meet her online we meet when I got here, people meet significant others all the day, she was my first relationship and to debunk that aspect here we are 14+ years later still together bought multiple homes etc. So it wasn't like a hey marry me type etc. If that makes sense. It's different if am divorced now with her then it raises that big question u asked. Yes I support financially I had always worked on F1 visa even though not a huge amount but I always had a job and supported.

My wife, I have been married once, have 1 child and we still together till today and that's who am married to. Again Mike thanks for taking time responding because everything you are saying I am double checking making sure no mistakes was done.

@Mike E thank you for all the input and feedback, as far as marriage maybe i should have been much clearer sorry using my phone to respond and doing so much but since am providing information for guidance I need to double check. During the 2010 period was when she was fighting for divorce due to assets involved but my son was born in 2009. Marriage was being discussed but we could not get married obviously until her divorce was finalize. We got married Feb. Of 2012 and I have been going through my documents since last night so far its consistent with all official certificates. Note an attorney filed my residency and retained an attorney for N400 as well. Now I get the fact I had 4 year visa on F1 and I cut it close but again I had ties had a son was still in school etc. Obviously could not get married since her divorce was not finalized but it was never a question that was brought up during my interview for residency and citizenship not once. But again you do make valid points even though my mind has been crawling around the criminal case which I inquired with various attorneys that stated it won't fall under moral character since there was a legal case on that which favored the person. But I know uscis views things differently, I am okay dealing with my past actions, I did not lie about it, as a matter of fact as mentioned I work in government meaning I disclosed it so do I regret my actions yes but I have changed and I do impact society and community now with my job you know

Yes it was disclosed, her marriage and divorce certificates were included in both application. If am correct she was going through divorce battle between 2010/2011 I think it was court finalized in 2011 Yes, I graduated both with my bachelor's and masters.

Again I had no clue, what process etc. I just knew after marriage I could adjust to permanent. Honest mistake on my path, the more I read on here the more learnt about these stuff.. My wife is American born and raised here. I was never married before this is my first marriage. But spouse was previously married to an American who she divorced. Never applied for any visa, only F1 and I had a scholarship to play sports.