What should I do

[Alaskan 10]

The question about race, can I leave it empty? Im Hispanic but in the race question they just have white, black, pacific islander, Asian, Amerindian. I don't consider myself either black or white.. Much less Asian or the other options..

[Alaskan 10]

Another question do I send the check inside the envelope with the papers?

Edited December 22, 2011 by Alaskan

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Yes, send the check with the papers. I used a paperclip to fasten it to the front page.

Not sure on the Hispanic thing.. I am pretty sure there was a separate question on being Hispanic?

[NickD 202]

D. Are you Hispanic or Latino? Hispanic is not a race but a culture, wife is of German descent whose grandfather happened to hop on a boat to South rather than to North America. So we checked yes to that question.

Its weird they used the names white or black to describe a race, no such thing, at best, very poor slang, but do mention Asian rather than yellow. But do isolate a Pacific Islander, hell, just kidding, but to a white guy, Asians and Pacific Islanders all look alike. And does a American Indian or Alaskan Native really have to apply for immigration, hell they been here over 10,000 years before any of the rest of us came here. Not to long ago, if you called an African American Black, you would start a war.

Apparently a real idiot wrote this section, well other parts of the N-400 as well. Could just leave it blank and let your IO figure that out if they can. Like most other government forms, could have just typed in a. "Race______________________" and let you fill that in.

Bush not only formed Homeland Security, yet another agency because we already have to many of these than cannot communicate, but put the INS under this newly formed egotistical agency and put a Cuban refugee that can't even speak good English in charge of the new USCIS. He is the one that butchered up the N-400. Since then, only two, maybe three now acting directors that haven't done a damn thing.

It does help when dealing with them having experienced with the mentally ill or with retarded people.

The single most important document you have to send in with your application is your check.

[warlord 72]

I thought there was an "Other" category you could check?

[nwctzn 55]

The question about race, can I leave it empty? Im Hispanic but in the race question they just have white, black, pacific islander, Asian, Amerindian. I don't consider myself either black or white.. Much less Asian or the other options..

They ask this for a criminal records check. Not sure if you can leave it blank. However, they give you the option to select one or more. So you could check both black and white.

[nwctzn 55]

Another question do I send the check inside the envelope with the papers?

Yes, send the check inside the same envelope.

[aleful 1,905]

The question about race, can I leave it empty? Im Hispanic but in the race question they just have white, black, pacific islander, Asian, Amerindian. I don't consider myself either black or white.. Much less Asian or the other options..

no you can't leave it empty, mark white if you aren't black or any other race.

Edited December 22, 2011 by aleful

[StephanieM 60]

Are you SURE they do not have a Latino box to check? That is odd. Your best bet is check off OTHER and write Latino. DO NOT check off white, because you are not white.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Are you SURE they do not have a Latino box to check? That is odd. Your best bet is check off OTHER and write Latino. DO NOT check off white, because you are not white.

There is no "other" box. I googled this an apparently Latino isn't a race because there are many different kinds of Latinos (white and black etc) so you have to pick one.

Here's a yahoo question with some good answers: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100321235721AAalPUY

The question about race, can I leave it empty? Im Hispanic but in the race question they just have white, black, pacific islander, Asian, Amerindian. I don't consider myself either black or white.. Much less Asian or the other options..

See answer above. No. You need to pick one (which is why it says pick one or more).

Edited December 22, 2011 by Vanessa&Tony

[StephanieM 60]

There is no "other" box. I googled this an apparently Latino isn't a race because there are many different kinds of Latinos (white and black etc) so you have to pick one.

Here's a yahoo question with some good answers: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100321235721AAalPUY

See answer above. No. You need to pick one (which is why it says pick one or more).

This is SUCH BULLSH*T, excuse my french. Not the advice you are giving but the fact that things are this way. I, for example consider myself to be LATINA. That does not come close to white, black, asian or anything else. Hence, there should be a box. You would think that the amount of us the U.S.A would change things like this. Makes me so mad.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

This is SUCH BULLSH*T, excuse my french. Not the advice you are giving but the fact that things are this way. I, for example consider myself to be LATINA. That does not come close to white, black, asian or anything else. Hence, there should be a box. You would think that the amount of us the U.S.A would change things like this. Makes me so mad.

I do completely agree that there should at least be an "other" box. I mean they get your picture as well so surely they could work from that?

[Nina~ 431]

As another poster previously pointed out the term Hispanic or Latino (and also Arab) is considered an ethnic origin and not race. So check white, black, native american, etc as you deem appropriate.

Edited December 22, 2011 by Nina~

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hi

[Alaskan 10]

There is two question one ask are u Hispanic or Latino? And the other says Race. They should have mix race or something as an option.. Thank u everyone for ur answers