marseille1344

Don't do anything now. Didn't I suggest exactly that?

If, and only if, you get a denial based on your statement, you can consider puling that medical certificate out of the bag.

For now stay calm and wait for them to make their move. It's 50/50 that you have already been approved, woman.

Think of it this way: you killed somebody, and a cop is at the door. You ain't gonna go back to jail again, that's for sure, so you have a gun behind your back and the safety pin released. You open the door a crack, ready to pop that son of a gun, but to your surprise the cop only asks you if you have seen the neighbor's cat. You respond in a friendly way and close the door again.

What you are considering is opening the door and pulling the trigger right away.

Don't even think about doing that.

I guess I'll just wait for now.

Your case is so unusual that I could not find any case law that would give me a clue. Frankly, I'm clueless as well in how far the I.O. can use the information you submitted under oath against you, and I would rather not guess based on my gut feeling.

Had I been with you at the interview, I would have asked for a recess and told you to stop talking about particulars of this case. Since you could not be charged again, I'm not sure if you could outright tell the I.O. that you will not answer questions based on the instructions of your lawyer or if you would simply answer in a way that makes it unmistakably clear that you have worked hard on erasing this unfortunate and traumatic event from your memory bank.

But that's water under the bridge now. Now you do nothing but wait and see what's coming your way. It's possible that you will be approved without a hiccup; it's possible that you will be denied. But if the latter is the case, I'd love to see the explanation of this as you were forthcoming about the incident itself, and you were answering questions under oath that were asked of you

Don't go gagga just yet, even if it's hard. Do nothing now, 'cause that's the only way to avoid that you'd be doing something stupid.

I went to the doctor today and i explained what happened to me the day of my interview and my accidental overdose of anti depressant.

He wrote me a medical certificate saying that I was not competent to answer questions coherently the day of my interview due to my overdose.

Is there a way to retract my sworn statement now that I have a medical certificate?

The worst part about this is that I hired a lawyer for my naturalization but he could not be present at the interview with me. We met 2 days before the interview so that he could prepare me for it. Unfortunately he did not correctly prepare me as he did not mention how I should handle that problem in case it came up during the interview

Excellent point !

If I recall correctly there is also a 5 year rule on crimes committed after entry so that may be an issue as well. Boiler is right, Lawyer up and don't leave the country.

Thanks for all the feedbacks, I really appreciate it.

Is there a way to retract my sworn statement due to incompetence?

I take prescription medication. Antidepressants (one pill at nightime) and anti anxiety medecine (8 pills a day).The night before the interview i was so nervous about the interview that I made a mistake I took 4 antidepressant pills instead of the 4 anti anxiety medecine that I usually take at bed time.

The following morning I did not feel like myself and I dont actually recall many of the events that took place that day and night.

I was so incoherent that morning according to my mother.

If I had not accidentally overdosed on that mind altelring prescription medication I would of not answered any of the officers questions and would of handed him the certified disposition of my not guilty verdict instead like i had planned all along.

What did you say when you answered the questions?

I answered all the officers questions. He asked me what did i steal, how many items did i Take, How did I take them, what antishoplifting device did i use, did i know my actions were illegal, was it my intention to steal before i entered the store.

Basically i admmited my guilt in front of the officer.

I dont know if that was a mistake on my part because i had a certified disposition that said not guilty case dissmissed. Maybe i should of not answered his questions that admited my guilt and just gave him the certified disposition instead.

I'm worried that immigration is going to use my admission of guilt to deny my application and maybe put me in removal proceedings.

What do you think?

I was granted permanent residency in 2006. I was arrested in 2008 for grandtheft . I pleaded not guilty and the case got dismissed.

3 month ago I had a first interview at USCIS for naturalization.

showed the final disposition to officer when asked about my criminal history, officer said my application needed to be reviewed before a decision could be made.

Second interview ( yesterday morning).

Different officer. He put me under oath and asked me about my arrest. I said that the case got dismissed. He proceded to ask me detailed questions about my arrest ( how did I steal the merchandise ect...) At that point I asked him " if I answer these questions am I putting my application in jeopardy? He told me "Dont worry". I answered all of his questions. Signed statement. I'm I in trouble now??