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    interview

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    Hello all,

    I had my interview scheduled last month Nov 9. I went to the interview in time but the officer told me that its been cancelled because I need to be LPR for complete 3yrs for the interview. SO I was told to wait for the new interview letter in the mail. Coming DEC 6th, 2011 it will be exact 3yrs of me becoming LPR. But the thing is that I have not received my interview letter Yet.

    If I dont received the interview letter by Dec 6th is it ok for me to walk in for the interview as they have my file ready in the field office. And this field office is pretty small not that much busy.

    Has anyone done walk in interview? is it ok to give a try?

    any idea...

    That is rather weird. Normally they still interview you,then tell you they cannot approve it until after the 3 year is up. Pity you did not ask to speak to a supervisor, as that IO did not know what he was talking about. I suggest you make an infopass appointment promptly.

    Expedited naturalization under 319b

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    No u do not need to renew it. EAD is given so u can work legally in the US while your adjustment of status is pending (I485). Once you receive your green card, 2 years conditional or 10 years permanent, you no longer need the EAD. Since u have a 2 year conditional green card, keep in mind to apply to remove the conditions 90 days before it expires. That is the only document u need to file until it's time to file for citizenship. I hope this helps to clarify your concern. I know this for a fact :))

    Expedited naturalization under 319b

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    Hello guys,

    I am desperate and need an advice regarding my application for expedited naturalization. Here my story:

    My husband is a government (civilian) contractor, working for the US Army in Germany . His company is providing contracted services for the Department of Defense. We have lived in Germany since June of 2011 and after extensive research we felt we met the requirements to apply for expedited citizenship under section 319b of INA and decided to do so. After the obligatory mountains of paperwork and fees I submitted my application package and send it to Vermont Service Center , clearly stating in my cover letter that I want my naturalization interview and oath to go through USCIS Office in Fairfax , VA as is my right under 319b. Apparently this office has a reputation for being more familiar with 319b cases and from what I read many have gone through the process there and obtained expedited citizenship with little difficulty. How wrong I was.

    After months of waiting, submitting paperwork, and going through all of the required motions (all the while never detecting any hint of a reason to believe there would be any issues or reasons not to grant citizenship), I got my Interview date for 02 November 2011. Naturally, they first gave us an interview in San Antonio, Texas (why they choose there we still have no idea) but after clearing up the mistake and securing an interview date in Fairfax, Virginia as we had requested, I purchased a ticket to the US and went to my interview. At first, all went extremely well. I went through the interview without a hitch and passed the exam, even with compliments from the IO of my knowledge of the US and her history.

    Then something very unusual and certainly unexpected happened. It all came crashing down when, after it was all said and done, I asked the Immigration Officer if it is possible to get an oath ceremony the same day, because I had a returning ticket to go back to Texas next day. After congratulating me for doing so well on the exam and everything else, suddenly he told me that in my case that is not possible because my husband do not qualify 100% under section 319b and decision need to be made from somebody else who wasn’t available today at the office. Apparently they didn’t have an immigration officer who was competent enough and familiar with 319b cases present at the office on this day, and I had to call him next morning, after he spoke to another individual whose title and function was never made clear to me to find out what decision was made and if the decision was favorable, I was to come in to the office later that morning for the oath ceremony.

    So, the next morning, after trying to phone him on the dot and finding him unreachable, I finally contacted him after calling every fifteen minutes until well after 8.30am . When I finally did get him on the phone, he stated that he had no news for me and fell back on his story from the day before, still insisting that that husband may not be 100% qualified to sponsor me under 319b section as a government contractor and all the while still refusing to explain exactly why.

    During the entire process from start to interview day there were absolutely no indications that I would not qualify and USCIS led me to believe right up to the last minute that I qualified for this. The same evening after my naturalization interview I checked my case status online and I saw that my status changes from Testing an Interview to request of evidence. That made me more confused, because on the Interview I asked him many times if he need more additional documents and he had stated more than once “absolutely not”.

    As can be expected, I am very upset with all this, as months and thousands of dollars have been utterly wasted for this and I really need to know why exactly my husband doesn’t fit 100% under section 319b and what can be done from here on out. The IO was utterly incapable of explaining to me why I do not qualify 100% and I need to wait and I strongly believe he really didn’t know but just did this to save face and not appear incompetent. I simply can not wait 120 days USCIS to decide, but do I have another choice??

    Furthermore, I am put in an even more difficult position as I intentionally did not renew my work permit fearing that two pending application for USCIS would cause confusion and the incompetent staff would only make a mess out of the situation instead of realizing what I had done and why.

    Now, after losing so much money I would like to obtain employment to recover some of the lost funds; yet to renew my work permit will take another three plus months and I do not know if that’s a good idea to apply right now or to wait and see if there will be a favorable decision regarding my case.

    Me and my husband are beyond frustrated and are utterly at a loss as to what to do next or what course of action to take to rectify this, as we have no idea what went wrong. We are desperate for help and feel powerless to do anything as we have no idea what the problem is in the first place.

    I know we need to look for a competent lawyer but please if anyone can give an advice will be highly appreciated.

    I do not know much about 319b, but after having a "permanent green card" you no longer need to apply or renew your work permit. Your green card allows you to work without INS authorisation.

    Virginaia DMV not interested that I became a citizen

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    I went to the DMV in South Florida... to update my status and to register to vote... was told I dont have to unless I want to spend $25, and it would NOT change my expiration date... I was told I could just mail the application to register to vote along with a utility bill to prove the address. Got my voters reg card in the mail in 2 weeks... Nothing changed with the DMV... Am not worried about it.

    How to disclose traffic violations on N-400

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by bonnerbonner

    Hi All.

    As We said It Before. Yes it's the best to write it down when u fill the Application.

    It will be like. (For Example)

    D. Good Moral Character.

    16. Have you ever been arrested, cited or detained by any law enforcement officer

    (including USCIS or former INS and military officers) for any reason?

    The Answer Will Be (YES).

    Scroll Down.

    Why were you arrested, cited, detained or charged? Lets supposed you got a Speeding Ticket.. Write there ... (SPEEDING TICKET).

    Date arrested, cited,detained or charged? (mm/dd/yyyy) 01/01/2011

    Where were you arrested,cited, detained or charged?(City, State, Country) SAN DIEGO - CALIFORNIA - USA

    Outcome or disposition of the arrest, citation, detention or charge(No charges filed, chargesdismissed, jail, probation, etc.) $250 FINE AND PAID.

    Notice, You do not need to submit any Documintations if the Fine was Less than $500 .. Is this the best way to avoid a question "Why you did not write it in the application" Yes there's some people who did not write it there, and they werent asked about it. and there's some people did not write it there and they were asked about it. So as i said to avoid the question. always be honest and do the right thing.

    Now according to what u have Checked with Yes. you will be receiving a Yellow Letter from USCIS before u go to the Interview it stated. That you said on ur application u were arrested. and they will ask you to bring some DOC's .. Dont worry about this Notice. Unless you were arrested, then YES you have too. but i am talking about the Tickets.

    Good Luck.

    How to disclose traffic violations on N-400

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    The Christian Church interpreted the red hair of woman as a clear sign of witchcraft and consequently burned them on the stake. You were clearly required to disclose this and swore that you would be telling the truth at the interview, so God help you. Not doing so is purgery under oath which is a felony which is a reason to revoke the citizenship.

    You got lucky that the I.O. asked you specifically about this and you then disclosed it as required. It's much better, however, and much safer, to disclose it upfront on the N-400 form. Any violation needs to be disclosed in question 16, but not documented.

    Since you have problems with that term understand what it really means: you disclose the violation by listing it, but if the fine was under $500 you are not required to bring paperwork about it with you to the interview.

    That said, we have had just recently a case here on VJ, where the N-400 process was put on hold after the interview until the applicant submitted a court statement regarding traffic cases. The "no need to document" is but a guideline. An I.O. can ask whatever he or she wants, and the foremost thing they ask for is honesty as this goes straight toward the "good moral character" requirement.

    I AM A US CITIZEN...

    Thanks Bob. for helping bonnerbonner, Hey bonnerbonner i know more than u about this stuff so dont make ppl work the way u want. so plz if u dont know how to help stop doing this. So u said i never read the Instru.? lol. where it says on the Instru. to not mention the traffic tickets?? waiting for ur answer.

    I AM A US CITIZEN!!!

    I AM A US CITIZEN...

    I AM A US CITIZEN!!!

    NOT LUCKY... BUT BLESSED....

    How to disclose traffic violations on N-400

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    SAND, you obviously did NOT read the N400 instructions. A lot of you people seem to think you know it all. The IO went through my application, he even asked me my name, address, phone number, etc... So the IO asking about traffic violation was not a big deal but just going over my application. I am glad I did not rely on you for filling out my application... I am now a US CITIZEN...

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