I'm freakng out , please advise

[Simple123 4]

My wife an I were working with a mortgage agent over the phone for a house and the agent never asked me about my immigration status... he then sent us an application that we signed with my wife but a few days later while reading it...I found that he checked a box in front of my name saying "U.S Citizen" but I'm permanent resident only. then I called him and we fixed it . we fixed it a few days after signing so it is still not closed. my question is How I should answer the question " did you ever claimed to be a U.S citizen ? "

 

 

 

 

[Timona 3,956]

Freaking out over? I see nothing there to warrant a freak. Move on with life. 

[Simple123 4]

Freaking out because I'm worried USCIS might think I claimed to be a U.S citizen which never happened . this agent made it by himself and when I called him to fix it he said "sorry it happens all the time" 

[mushroomspore 3,043]

13 minutes ago, Simple123 said:

Freaking out because I'm worried USCIS might think I claimed to be a U.S citizen which never happened . this agent made it by himself and when I called him to fix it he said "sorry it happens all the time" 

If it was fixed, then it's no longer an issue and there's no need to freak out...? And you didn't claim to be a US citizen. The agent thought you were. Big difference. Chill.

[EA and MK 48]

Take a deep breath. You had no play in this error; it wasn't willful. You rectified the situation by advising your agent of the issue, and it's been fixed. It was a simple mistake, and fortunately that was fixed before it became a permanent record. Relax, don't freak out! 

 

 

[Simple123 4]

12 minutes ago, EA and MK said:

Take a deep breath. You had no play in this error; it wasn't willful. You rectified the situation by advising your agent of the issue, and it's been fixed. It was a simple mistake, and fortunately that was fixed before it became a permanent record. Relax, don't freak out! 

 

 

Thanks . Since I fixed it a few days after signing how can I make sure this wrong information is not in any record ? The only thing I have is an email from the agent saying I fixed it

[PaulaCJohnny 712]

2 hours ago, Simple123 said:

My wife an I were working with a mortgage agent over the phone for a house and the agent never asked me about my immigration status... he then sent us an application that we signed with my wife but a few days later while reading it...I found that he checked a box in front of my name saying "U.S Citizen" but I'm permanent resident only. then I called him and we fixed it . we fixed it a few days after signing so it is still not closed. my question is How I should answer the question " did you ever claimed to be a U.S citizen ? "

 

 

 

 

Don't be!

Their application is just something internal and you didn't claim nothing. He never asked!

I don't know the company but mine for example, in their application, they ask if you are a Citizen or an Permanent resident.

 

[EA and MK 48]

1 hour ago, Simple123 said:

Thanks . Since I fixed it a few days after signing how can I make sure this wrong information is not in any record ? The only thing I have is an email from the agent saying I fixed it

Have you tried getting your agent to send you an updated copy? If not, demand to have the corrected copy sent to you.

[Simple123 4]

31 minutes ago, EA and MK said:

Have you tried getting your agent to send you an updated copy? If not, demand to have the corrected copy sent to you.

I asked and he said after closing and he sent an email saying he corrected it, but you are right so tomorrow morning I’ll ask and insist to get a copy now

[Kaaris 7]

I swear people be tripping over nothing. the answer is within what you wrote. you fixed it before it went thru and you had not submitted your N400 yet.  u gon be fine.

[ThaOne 101]

7 hours ago, Simple123 said:

My wife an I were working with a mortgage agent over the phone for a house and the agent never asked me about my immigration status... he then sent us an application that we signed with my wife but a few days later while reading it...I found that he checked a box in front of my name saying "U.S Citizen" but I'm permanent resident only. then I called him and we fixed it . we fixed it a few days after signing so it is still not closed. my question is How I should answer the question " did you ever claimed to be a U.S citizen ? "

 

 

 

 

No worries. You never claimed to be. Someone assumed. Once you were aware had you not rectified it, then you would have been guilty of usurpation. As long as you fixed it and on top of that before the ball got rolling then there should be no issue and not even a need to bring it up. 

 

[lucardo3 220]

Keep it simple, like your username, immigration is only worse when you start to overthink everything... Get an updated copy, let it go and enjoy your life and the house with your wife.

Edited December 9, 2020 by lucardo3

[JFH 12,189]

Nothing to worry about. You didn’t say you were a USC, someone assumed without checking the facts. Also, you didn’t gain anything that you would otherwise have not been entitled to. Your application for the mortgage would have the same outcome whether you are an LPR or a USC. 
 

The question is asked to make sure you have not broken any laws and taken advantage of something to which you are not entitled. Voting, sitting on a jury, certain federal jobs are only for USCs. That’s what this question is about. Also illegal working or entering prior to your LPR status (people may have come as visitors in the past prior to immigrating and may have claimed to be a USC in order to work when they are not permitted to work). 
 

You will be surprised how many people in this country, who have had no experience of immigration themselves, don’t know the difference between resident and citizen. I’ve heard it all in my time in this country. I’ve heard people who assume green cards are American passports for people born overseas, I’ve heard people assuming that moving here makes you a citizen immediately, when I tell people I’m not eligible to vote because I’m not a citizen (yet) they assume I’m here illegally or temporarily and many other variations. Even on the TLC show that focuses on the route that many here took to come to this country you will hear people saying “she just wants to marry you to get citizenship” as if it happens automatically. They have no clue. The mortgage agent probably didn’t even know the difference. 

[Mollie09 1,543]

Here you go, from the horse's mouth (https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-k-chapter-2):

For an alien to be inadmissible based on false claim to U.S. citizenship, an officer must find all of the following elements:

• The alien made a representation of U.S. citizenship;

• The representation was false;^[1] and

• The alien made the false representation for any purpose or benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) or any other federal or state law

I appreciate why you're worried, but you're totally fine. Some overzealous DMV worker requested a voter registration change when I changed my address on my license and almost gave me a heart attack, so I get it.

 

And from the same page:

Step 4

Determine whether alien timely retracted the false claim to U.S. citizenship.

Section E, Timely Retraction [8 USCIS-PM K.2(E)]

Edited December 9, 2020 by Mollie09

[JFH 12,189]

1 minute ago, Mollie09 said:

Here you go, from the horse's mouth (https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-k-chapter-2):

For an alien to be inadmissible based on false claim to U.S. citizenship, an officer must find all of the following elements:

• The alien made a representation of U.S. citizenship;

• The representation was false;^[1] and

• The alien made the false representation for any purpose or benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) or any other federal or state law

I appreciate why you're worried, but you're totally fine. Some overzealous DMV worker requested a voter registration change when I changed my address on my license and almost gave me a heart attack, so I get it.

The DMV are known to add people to the voter database even without asking. When we moved last year and I updated my DL I told her three times I’m not eligible to vote and she didn’t believe me.