N-400 App impact on I-90R

[ConcordUser 18]

All you have been very helpful and supportive. Here is one more question and need your advice. I talked to my Atty last week and getting ready to file for the N-400 Applicaiton next week. I am having second thoughts if I were to go ahead with the App or wait. I have 30+ year GC that does not expire. I applied for I-90 Replacement card in August and completed Biometrics in September. Should I wait for the replacement card to arrive and then apply for the N-400 or go ahead and apply for the N-400 while I-90R being processed? Is there any negative impact on N-400 on I-90R ? I did had a small conviction in 1988 that is vacated and NSF check in 1998 and that is Noll Processed. My atty thinks I have good chance of getting the USC. Just for the peace of mind, should I wait for the new GC to come and then go forward with the N-400? I am of 54 year old age and I can not tell if I have done any thing else wrong knowingly in the 30 years I have been in US. One side of me tells me wait couple of months and other side of mind tells, go for N-400 and what ever the out come deal with it and face it. For some reason if they decline N-400 or if they find some thing else they do not like, will it effect my GC status? What is your final suggestion before I go ahead with the N-400 App next week?

[CoffeeBeans 1]

All you have been very helpful and supportive. Here is one more question and need your advice. I talked to my Atty last week and getting ready to file for the N-400 Applicaiton next week. I am having second thoughts if I were to go ahead with the App or wait. I have 30+ year GC that does not expire. I applied for I-90 Replacement card in August and completed Biometrics in September. Should I wait for the replacement card to arrive and then apply for the N-400 or go ahead and apply for the N-400 while I-90R being processed? Is there any negative impact on N-400 on I-90R ? I did had a small conviction in 1988 that is vacated and NSF check in 1998 and that is Noll Processed. My atty thinks I have good chance of getting the USC. Just for the peace of mind, should I wait for the new GC to come and then go forward with the N-400? I am of 54 year old age and I can not tell if I have done any thing else wrong knowingly in the 30 years I have been in US. One side of me tells me wait couple of months and other side of mind tells, go for N-400 and what ever the out come deal with it and face it. For some reason if they decline N-400 or if they find some thing else they do not like, will it effect my GC status? What is your final suggestion before I go ahead with the N-400 App next week?

I think the answer depends on what your fear is founded upon. If you fear there might be unknown 'convictions' in your past 30+ years that might come back to bite you, you should have leveraged the immunity (for background checks in subsequent GC renewals) that comes with your never-expired GC, and never should have filed your I-90 in the first place.

The I-90 you initiated effectively invites USCIS to do a background check on you, and if there were something damaging about to be uncovered, it would not matter much if you file a N-400 (which also includes a background check) before your I-90 is completed or not.

On the other hand if your fear is founded on imaginary worries, then you are making yourself anxious for nothing. If you have lived in this country for 30+ years with only two minor offenses which your attorney already confirmed not an obstacle to your naturalization, why can;t you have some faith that everything is going to be fine ?

Life is short, relax and don't let unfounded fear eats you up.

Cheers

[ConcordUser 18]

On the other hand if your fear is founded on imaginary worries, then you are making yourself anxious for nothing. If you have lived in this country for 30+ years with only two minor offenses which your attorney already confirmed not an obstacle to your naturalization, why can;t you have some faith that everything is going to be fine ?

Life is short, relax and don't let unfounded fear eats you up.

Cheers

Hi Coffeebeans, I am letting the fear of unknown worry me. As you said, I should learn relax. My wife keeps telling me stop worrying.