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Hope you'll hear some thing soon. We are praying for you.

Joker69, any update on your application status?

I came to USA during 1991 as a F1 visa holder and was arrested for a felony (grand theft) for writing a bad check (though I paid back the money to banks even before I was arrested) on 1994(This incident was CMT I confirmed it with UCIS as it was Bank check kiting). The charge was reduced to misdemeanor 1, I had plead guilty and had 28 days jail time with 14 days suspension and paid 250 dollar fine. On 2000 I was arrested for a shop lifting for 50 dollar items. Had finger printed and released. Never went to court, did not have any plea guilty (communicated only with my lawyer). Did 16 hours community service. Case was dismissed and all records were expunged and the arrest was never reported to FBI. On 2002 got my green card based on citizen wife. I disclosed all the incidents and submitted all court papers. On 2004 I was stopped at immigration (airport), was questioned regarding my arrests. They recall my green card application; made sure I disclosed everything with my application and then let me go. On 2005 I traveled overseas again without any incident. On 2012 I renewed my green card.

Now, Is there anyway that I can be naturalized in anytime in my life? The reason is Immigration laws are more political than socio-economic. Today I may be o.k. with green card. But tomorrow there might be a new law which may lead me to notice to appear. I have clean record since I got green card if it matters at all.

I think you'll be ok. They look at the past 5 years. If you have clean record for the past 5 years, you should be ok.

From what I heard you can leave country with other passport but when you return to US you must return with US Passport. Check with passport agency and they have expidited service and you can get your new passport in 24 hours. You have to show them your ticket with the airline.

MY ONLINE STATUS GOT UPADTE WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Your N400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION is now scheduled for interview. You will receive a written notice with a time and place for your interview. If you have not received the written decision within 14 days of the date above, please call customer service at 1-800-375-5283 for further assistance. If you move, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address.

If your case status indicates that you are currently in this step, you have either been scheduled for an interview or are in line to be scheduled for an interview. The amount of time your application will remain in this step will vary by office and is largely determined by the number of cases ahead of yours. The interview notice will have specifics about time, location and anything you will need to bring to your interview. If your application remains pending beyond our normal processing times (as shown below) please contact our national customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Please note that not every application/applicant will require an interview. In some instances, an interview is required by regulation and others an interview is requested because USCIS has determined that this is the most efficient means to determine eligibility. For a naturalization application the interview will include your taking the required English and/or Civics tests (unless exempt or waived).

Wait till you get the letter in the mail from them. Online system is not accurate.

Happy July 4th for all new US Citizens. This is my first year celebrating July 4th after becoming USC. We will have a large gathering and cut a cake.

Congrats..

My Oath Ceremony is next week...I file based on 5 years residency.I got approved and by that time i was still married to that person.I was hoping the divorce will be over after the Oath Ceremony but instead the marriage was annulled..On the Question number 1. It was asking like this: Since your interview, have you been married, or widowed, separated or divorced? Im confused now, since the mariiage was annuled what shall i check for an answer? Is it YES or NO??? Please help.Thank you.

Answer would be Yes.

Yes. My green card was issued in 1981 and never expires unlike other cards which needs to be renewed every 10 years. I have applied and become USC in April.

I am a proud citizen of the U.S.!

Thanks everyone for support and good word!

Congratulations. It is time to celebrate.

My online status change today to oath ceremony. They put me on queue for ceremony. I think onfopass does work. I think u need to make an infopasss.

Congrats..

They offered the passport service when I took my Oath at the same place. I have a feeling most likely they will offer at your oath ceremony also.

I think you are in good position and you'll get approved. Technically they can take upto 120 days to make the decision, in your case it might not take that long. Just relax and wait for them to complete the back ground check.

Even if you did not required to file the returns due to low income you are still required to file the returns. You might want to conact IRS and ask them to give you letter that you are not required to file. Any corresponce from IRS in that regard would be extremely helpful to you.

Hello. I'm a newbie here!

I filed my N400 in April and done with fingerprinting last June 20th. I was wondering if anyone here had experienced being denied or approved in the interview in regards to staying outside US for more than 6 months but less than 1 year.

I got my GC in '07 through parents but stayed 9 months between '08 and '09 because I was a graduating student from college back then. After that, I stayed here in US from then on. Got work and has been paying taxes since 2009.

My immediate family were here while I was out and I did not work abroad. I didn't have any tax returns for 2007 and 2008 for I was still a student and totally dependent to my parents and have proof that my father had sent money from US to the Philippines. I also didn't have bank accounts, credit cards, etc.

Everyday, I'm scared as to how this journey will end up. I m still waiting for the interview letter and hoping that I can get some advise betore the judgement day!

YOLO

I think you should be ok. Please give exact dates so we can calculate dates and total time you are in US.

Today I received a response letter from my district member of congress and the letter they got from USCIS saying date it 6/6/2012 we have received your constituent's inquiry. Although we are trying to resolve the case as quickly as possible. we need more time to thoroughly research this matter.The Congressional Liaison unit will update your office as eact significant action is taken on your constituent's case. I kind of knew that was coming the saga continues......

My suggestion, I would say relax and hold your horses and let things happen as they happen. Unless you are looking for a job that requires USC or some thing else that you need right away to become USC, I would say just give more time and let things happen. The more you push that might aggrevate the agents at uscis.

Ok guys we got back from Morocco after almost 3 weeks there. We had a great time and we had to reschedule Farid's oath ceremony. Got letter today so it is scheduled for Friday, July 6th. Wohoo. Please someone update our status. Thanks guys. :thumbs:

Congrats..

What you mean an "update"? send again the form?

I think you can send a letter explaning the details and enclose a copy of the court letter. You can take the court certified letter along with you when they call you for the interview. USCIS will not disqualify people for arrest and even some types of convictions. They will definitely deny the application and even start deporting procedures if some one lies on the application and USCIS finds out about it. As long as you disclose all the details in the application and being honest about it is the big plus point with USCIS.

Hi everybody, not sure If I should post this here (since I'm a new member)

On May I apply for a citizenship (I-130 and I-485). We paid this immigration-naturalization consultant to help us get all the paperwork ready and do all the work for us.

She sent my documents and on the I-485 form she marked NO on the : have you ever been arrested,cited,charged, convicted etc etc.

The thing is that I was arrested back in 2007 due to an argument I had with my now husband on thanks giving. I had some wine and the police officer (woman) was very rude saying she was going to deport me to my country because i was not allowed to live in the States and I told her she couldn't because I had my I-94 and after that she took me to jail. I spent the night there and got fingerprinted and my photo was taken. When they released me the next morning I got no paperwork/report whatsoever. I know I wasn't charged because they told me I was there to "learn my lesson" and nothing else and that's why me and my husband didn't think it was neccesary to tell the consultant that I had been in jail.

This week I got my interview date with a notice that says that if i have ever been arrested or detained by any law for any reason and NO charges were filed, bring: and original official statement by the arresting agency confirming that NO charges were filed.

So, the day of my interview what am I supposed to do/say about this matter? I requested a criminal history record from the sheriff's departement to prove the uscis that I was in jail just for the night and I wasn't charged. Is this going to affect my process? I'm very worried about it since I have a baby and can't even imagine the uscis sending me back to my country =(

thanks for your help

You should disclose the arrest. Not disclosing will definitely disqualify your application. Immediately send update to USCIS.

You have a cause of action in Federal court after the 120 days. All that means is you can file and force a decision. Otherwise, they can keep you in limbo until they decide whether or not to deport you, if that is what is hanging up the case. That is lawyer territory for sure.

I agree. This is some thing you should involve an atty or at least consult with one in case if they try take negative action against you. It never hurts to be over prepared.

Yesterday we got an email saying I have been placed in cue Today I got the email, that I have been been scheduled for my oath ceremony and my letter is on the way

Congrats..

I am sure there were some people who filed on the basis of marriage. If you can give more details then we can help you better.

I would not worry about it. Most of the banks ask you if you were a "citizen/permanent resident". That is a standard question. If they ask you for more information then you would choose PR and possibly they want your country of citizenship. Most of the time the question would be stated as "Citizen/Permanent Resident". Dont worry too much. Unless you have explicitly claimed you are a citizen or if you have voted in an election pretending to be a citizen or served on a jury pretending to be a citizen then you are ok.

Updating my status... Hubby passed interview today, had same day oath and is now a naturalized US Citizen :dance:

Thanks to everyone on Visa Journey throughout this entire process!! Especially vb_vj!! Wishing you all the best!!

Congrats msnoob..

If you have included the form for the email confirmation, you should receive email in 2-3 days. First data needs to be entered into their system. As long as you have the receipt of delivery you should be ok.