Hello,
I tried to search the web for similar case but I could not find one. I lived here in California for about 12 years now; came here as a tourist with visitors VISA in 1997 and overstayed. Work undocumented from 1997 to 2004. I got married to US Citizen and got my GC in 2005. And now that I am applying for Citizenship, I am worried that they might give me hard time and judge my moral character based on overstaying and working as illegal immigrant. Though I did not have work authorization during the years before I got my GC, I always filed my tax and never been arrested or accused of anything in the court of law. I also never left the US since 1997.
Now my questions are;
1) Can USCIS deny my application based on my past history of overstaying with expired visitor visa?
2) Would they ask about my past on how I was able to work without documents?
3) What is my chance of getting approved for US Citizenship based on the information I provided?
Thanks,
Allen
10-02-09 N400-Mailed
I tried to search the web for similar case but I could not find one. I lived here in California for about 12 years now; came here as a tourist with visitors VISA in 1997 and overstayed. Work undocumented from 1997 to 2004. I got married to US Citizen and got my GC in 2005. And now that I am applying for Citizenship, I am worried that they might give me hard time and judge my moral character based on overstaying and working as illegal immigrant. Though I did not have work authorization during the years before I got my GC, I always filed my tax and never been arrested or accused of anything in the court of law. I also never left the US since 1997.
Now my questions are;
1) Can USCIS deny my application based on my past history of overstaying with expired visitor visa?
2) Would they ask about my past on how I was able to work without documents?
3) What is my chance of getting approved for US Citizenship based on the information I provided?
Thanks,
Allen
10-02-09 N400-Mailed