Julieta1

On 3/7/2023 at 7:38 PM, Mike E said:

Does not matter. 
 

 

I spoke to my attorney that handled my defamation case back then and he was a little surprised as he said this case as well as my speeding ticket were both civil cases, not criminal cases. Do I understand it correctly that USCIS in their forms only ask for criminal incidents? 

22 minutes ago, Mike E said:

In general that isn’t the case in the USA. 
 

You’ve enough going on that you need to talk an immigration lawyer. Turns out there are 3 lawyers in Germany licensed to practice U.S. immigration law: https://www.ailalawyer.com/english/SearchResult.aspx?practice=&prac=&language=143&lang=German&city=&state=&st=&country=28&cy=Germany&zip=&miles=100&last=
 

 

One last question. All of this stuff does not show up in my German criminal record. My criminal record over here is „clean“. Does that matter?

3 minutes ago, Mike E said:

In general that isn’t the case in the USA. 
 

You’ve enough going on that you need to talk an immigration lawyer. Turns out there are 3 lawyers in Germany licensed to practice U.S. immigration law: https://www.ailalawyer.com/english/SearchResult.aspx?practice=&prac=&language=143&lang=German&city=&state=&st=&country=28&cy=Germany&zip=&miles=100&last=
 

 

Thank you so much for the help Mike 🙏

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

Worry about I-485 when you get married.  
 

Review the DS-160 questions. https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/PDF-other/DS-160-Example_11-19-2020.pdf   Before  you take on DS-160,  hire a lawyer as you have a serious criminal conviction (defamation).  
 

I had assumed  your speeding ticket was in the U.S. when you worded the your explanation that you were used to the autobahn. That assumption might be wrong.  So:

 

1. What  country was it in?

2. If in the U.S., what state? 
3. Loss of license for for 3 months for one offense is unusual, so how many  times were you cited?

4. Were of these  reckless driving citation?

5. Were you under the influence of a controlled substance while commuting these traffic offenses? 
6. Were of these  wet reckless driving citations?

7. What were the fines?

8. Were you charged with eluding an officer?

9. How fast were you going and what was the posted speed limit?

 

 

 

Sorry for the confusion. This all happened in Germany. The speeding as well as the defamation as I am a German citizen and am still living in Germany at this moment. 
 

1. What  country was it in?

Germany

3. Loss of license for for 3 months for one offense is unusual, so how many  times were you cited?

In Germany, if you get caught speeding with more than 25km/h (15 mph) twice within 6 months, your license is gone for 3 months. 

We have flashers that are installed on the side of roads and highways that measure your speed and flash you (take a photo) when you drive too fast. There was no police involved. Nor was I arrested or anything.

4. Were of these  reckless driving citation?

Speeding is in general considered reckless driving I would say. 

5. Were you under the influence of a controlled substance while commuting these traffic offenses? 

No, there were no police involved. I was „flashed“. 

6. Were of these  wet reckless driving citations?

See my answer above. 
 

7. What were the fines?

100 EUR which is about 110$

8. Were you charged with eluding an officer?

No. No police involved. 
 

9. How fast were you going and what was the posted speed limit?

On the autobahn too fast by 16mph

Speed limit was 80 mph. Parts of the autobahn do have speedlimits and I missed the sign when it went from no speed limit to speed limit. 
 

As for the defamation, I found child p*rn on my then boyfriend’s laptop. I reported him to the police and he got sentenced. Of course I told all kinds of people about this which made him go after me for defamation. In Germany, even if someone does something bad you are not allowed to talk bad things about this person. I was fined because I used the word „pedoph*le“ and had to pay 700€ for this! 

53 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

This was about I-485 in the original post but I can move it at the request of @Julieta1, let me know 

I’m a little confused with all the forms. But go ahead and move it please 👍

Just now, Rocio0010 said:

Then you're in the wrong forum. Paging @powerpuff to move you to the Fiance forum

Oh I’m sorry! Still having a little bit of a hard time to navigate through here 😅

2 minutes ago, Rocio0010 said:

OP, this is a very relevant question....

We are not this far yet. Still waiting for the NOA2 for I-129F

1 hour ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

Then I would actually focus on the consulate interview and the DS-160.  

 

Also, why K1 instead of CR1?

We applied for K1 in April 2022. I wish we had done CR1 instead 🙈

57 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Answer yes to 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. 
 

 

Possibly 

 

1. You should have a lawyer 

 

2. didn’t your ds-160 ask similar questions? How did you answer?

Thank you Mike. We’re still waiting for NOA2. I just want to be prepared for the next step 👍

59 minutes ago, mytruelove18 said:

You need mantion and show cout paper to show the final decission in your cases

Ok, thank you so much 😊 

Hi everyone,

So far I have been a silent reader and this is my first post 🙂

Regarding I-485 I was wondering what is considered a criminal background. 
 

In 2015, I found child prn on my then boyfriend’s laptop and I took him to court for that. Even though he was convicted I was charged a fine also - for defamation. 
 

And two years ago I had to turn my drivers license in for 3 months because I was speeding (Sorry, I live in Germany and we have the autobahn 😂)

Do I have to mention these two things when it comes to answering questions about criminal records? I am a little confused as to what falls under a “criminal record”. 
 

Also, I don’t have any documents left about these incidents. Is that a problem?
 

Thank you 🙏