Went to Oath Ceremony and was denied to take oath.

[mjoseph89 0]

Hello All!

I am new here. Pretty weird day going on. I did my interview for citizenship and i got my letter in the mail for my oath ceremony today. I went to the ceremony and immediately the immigration office told me i could not swear in today because i did not disclose 2 open summons that i have against me. When i heard this i was puzzled as i was arrested back in 2013 and i disclosed this to immigration and i provided the original disposition when i interviewed. I called the 1800 number and they told me to make an appointment with the interview office. When i went there i was told there are two summons open in my name. I was shocked as i did not have any summons in my name and i was told i needed to go to court to get documentation to prove that the charges were not mine. Seems like someone else with the identical name and same birth year had 2 open container charges and somehow it showed up under my name. I am kind of worried as the only thing that the court was able to provide me was a copy of the summons. I understand that the charges arent mine and the copy proves it but does anybody know if Immigration would take a copy of the documents so i can clear my name and have my oath rescheduled? Obviously i will not have the original as i was not the one charged and the courts will not give me a document that doesnt belong to me. Any advise on this? Im kind of freaking out as i was pretty excited to swear in this morning.

[Mamed 18]

That's a very weird situation but I dont see any reason why they would not accept whatever you have as long as it clearly states 2 summons arent yours but someone else. good luck

[orionn 0]

Hello All!

I am new here. Pretty weird day going on. I did my interview for citizenship and i got my letter in the mail for my oath ceremony today. I went to the ceremony and immediately the immigration office told me i could not swear in today because i did not disclose 2 open summons that i have against me. When i heard this i was puzzled as i was arrested back in 2013 and i disclosed this to immigration and i provided the original disposition when i interviewed. I called the 1800 number and they told me to make an appointment with the interview office. When i went there i was told there are two summons open in my name. I was shocked as i did not have any summons in my name and i was told i needed to go to court to get documentation to prove that the charges were not mine. Seems like someone else with the identical name and same birth year had 2 open container charges and somehow it showed up under my name. I am kind of worried as the only thing that the court was able to provide me was a copy of the summons. I understand that the charges arent mine and the copy proves it but does anybody know if Immigration would take a copy of the documents so i can clear my name and have my oath rescheduled? Obviously i will not have the original as i was not the one charged and the courts will not give me a document that doesnt belong to me. Any advise on this? Im kind of freaking out as i was pretty excited to swear in this morning.

you can go to nycourts.gov and click on Ecourt and then Criminal Court and search the summons by your first and last name if its still active. That'll also tell you if someone else with the same name have any open summons or pending charges.

[mjoseph89 0]

That's a very weird situation but I dont see any reason why they would not accept whatever you have as long as it clearly states 2 summons arent yours but someone else. good luck

Thank you for the confidence. I am going back to the office tomorrow morning and hope that this will end this crazy ordeal :::fingers crossed:::

[mjoseph89 0]

you can go to nycourts.gov and click on Ecourt and then Criminal Court and search the summons by your first and last name if its still active. That'll also tell you if someone else with the same name have any open summons or pending charges.

Yes i tried that and i got the summons number and went to the court. Hopefully the docs that i have will end this. Thanks for the help!

[TBoneTX 45,522]

Keep us apprised.

[splice77 0]

hey any updates? it happened to me too during the oath ceremony. i told the lady that i was not arrested on July 20, and she clarified to me that they just need a new court disposition dated after my conditional discharge. I am still waiting for their response after i submitted court disposition certificate. it's been 2 months now and i'm scheduled for infopass..