ExPatty

She's crazy. Of course you look at other women in the gym. Every guy on the planet does, women shouldn't be surprised at this any more than a person on a diet looks fondly at a cake when they pass by a bakery. It doesn't mean they're going to eat it.

She's crazy. Of course you look at other women in the gym. Every guy on the planet does, women shouldn't be surprised at this any more than a person on a diet looks fondly at a cake when they pass by a bakery. It doesn't mean they're going to eat it.

If you are married, it is illegal to say you are single on your tax return. unless it matches very specific criteria. This isn't even up for debate. It is simply illegal. Follow the corrections you've been given here by JimmyHou and myself or not, it's really no skin off our back, but you are breaking the law. Your notion that a person can only be audited for putting too many deductions is also untrue. There are a multitude of things that can trigger and audit and IRS is deliberately vague on them.
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/02/04/The-10-Worst-Tax-Mistakes-You-Can-Make " Select the wrong status, and it will trigger a cascade of mistakes–maybe even an audit."

I suppose somebody should be devil's advocate and offer the possibility that things are exactly as they appear on the service. He may have fact acted in good faith and gotten cold feet when getting close to go-time. I have no idea, of course.

Firing a gun is not a prerequisite to understanding the process of removing GSR, clearly:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=59496
SINCE GUNSHOT RESIDUE CAN BE REMOVED BY WASHING

I found this document that explains what you can expect at your oath ceremony.
I think it's well-written and easy to read, so I hope some of you will find it helpful.
I haven't found any information on it that is currently out-of-date, but note that it is old and check it for yourselves.
https://cliniclegal.org/sites/default/files/231718_clinic_09.pdf
Please note that this is not an official USCIS document.
It covers several topics including:
- receiving the oath letter
- maintaining eligibility before the oath
- completing the questionnaire
- dressing for the ceremony
- what to bring to the ceremony
- checking in at the ceremony
- ceremony agenda
- what to do after the ceremony
- possible de-naturalization
- sample oath letter
- sample naturalization certificate

If I were you I would consider $1600 in the grand scheme of things to be worthwhile.
I just filed my N-400 myself for citizenship, but absolutely do not regret the money spent when I paid a lawyer to facilitate my green card process, which is certainly more involved and complex. Plus, given your current state of illegality, you need to be certain that what you do is correct. That $1600 should buy a lot of piece of mind, and hopefully preclude you from making any catastrophic errors.
I was very informed and obsessively researched prior to my submission and, truth be told, there is little my lawyer did if anything I couldn't have done (the forms are fairly straight forward), but it was easy to say that in retrospect. At the time I just didn't quite know what needed to be done.
We can all agree that you made a substantial mistake taking what was otherwise surely a vanilla application for a GC years ago and to save some money abandoned it. If you don't try and fix it now you could be making a second, and a lawyer is going to be the best way to get that done with the highest chance of success. As you well know, the cost of messing this up is extreme.

If I were you I would consider $1600 in the grand scheme of things to be worthwhile.
I just filed my N-400 myself for citizenship, but absolutely do not regret the money spent when I paid a lawyer to facilitate my green card process, which is certainly more involved and complex. Plus, given your current state of illegality, you need to be certain that what you do is correct. That $1600 should buy a lot of piece of mind, and hopefully preclude you from making any catastrophic errors.
I was very informed and obsessively researched prior to my submission and, truth be told, there is little my lawyer did if anything I couldn't have done (the forms are fairly straight forward), but it was easy to say that in retrospect. At the time I just didn't quite know what needed to be done.
We can all agree that you made a substantial mistake taking what was otherwise surely a vanilla application for a GC years ago and to save some money abandoned it. If you don't try and fix it now you could be making a second, and a lawyer is going to be the best way to get that done with the highest chance of success. As you well know, the cost of messing this up is extreme.

How did it go?
I'm starting to think, reading some older threads about people having problems with N-400's, that if they are denied they are also put into a locked room somewhere and probably still rotting there at USCIS. The number of threads people start and then just leave is really mind-boggling!

Interesting thread and a refresher on the law for some (like me). It seems to me that if you've not been drinking you should always agree to the breathalyzer. If you are drunk, and you refuse, you're in trouble, but it could possibly be less than if they find conclusively you were drunk. However, if you were drunk and caused a crash or hurt people, you're going to get a forced blood test whether you like it or not, so you might as well still agree to the breathalyzer. I gleaned some of this from another website that details DUI laws in various states. If you're a teetotaler just always agree to the test