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Roger68

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My green card was approved through employment ( I am a 245i benefitiary). I worked for the company that was sponsoring me for 4 years. Right after getting i-140 approved, they laid me off. I was supposed to go back to them after the GC was issued but the crisis hit and once my gc was approved I showed up to work (my AOS processin lasted only 90 days).

One week after my GC was approved they gave me a letter saying the position was being eliminated due to slow sales.

I went to work for another employer and alas! 5 years went by and now I want to become a USC.

Should I wait a couple more years so my sponsoring employer is not listed on the application? I can wait. I just do not know if they always ask you about the sponsoring employer on the interview or not.

Please advise. I have seen a few attorneys and half of them said I should be ok, and half of them said I should inform the IO of the job change at front ... I am risk adverse so I prefer not to disclose any information the IO is not asking me. Also the attorneys who advise to disclose info at front want 2k just to fill the application. I would rather wait as I prefer not to spent the 2k now.

Roger68
 
Roger68 said:
My green card was approved through employment ( I am a 245i benefitiary). I worked for the company that was sponsoring me for 4 years. Right after getting i-140 approved, they laid me off. I was supposed to go back to them after the GC was issued but the crisis hit and once my gc was approved I showed up to work (my AOS processin lasted only 90 days).

One week after my GC was approved they gave me a letter saying the position was being eliminated due to slow sales.

I went to work for another employer and alas! 5 years went by and now I want to become a USC.

Should I wait a couple more years so my sponsoring employer is not listed on the application? I can wait. I just do not know if they always ask you about the sponsoring employer on the interview or not.

Please advise. I have seen a few attorneys and half of them said I should be ok, and half of them said I should inform the IO of the job change at front ... I am risk adverse so I prefer not to disclose any information the IO is not asking me. Also the attorneys who advise to disclose info at front want 2k just to fill the application. I would rather wait as I prefer not to spent the 2k now.

Roger68
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Rogers68:

I do not anticipate any problem in naturalization. YOu have not left your old employer on your own. The company decided to eliminate your position. Now you are working for another company. Basically you are not at fault and so there won't be any problem in naturalization. Have a job letter when you go for the interview. I went with the job letter but IO did not ask about my employment. As long as you complete your 5 years anniversary (5 years minus 90 days) of GC you can file N-400. Hope this helps. If I am wrong experts can add on more.
 
Different attorney would tell you different (and sometimes contradictory) things.

I spoke to a bunch of them and pretty much it was 50/50. The ones who told me I should be ok, would not charge me , or just advised me to file the forms on my own.

The ones who told me It might become a huge deal want somewhere between 2k-3k to file the petition (plus the uscis fees). I have been laid-off since April and do not have the money now, so I might as well wait and see how other people interviews go. I just do not have a few thousand dollars to spent on this, would rather try not to lose my house or get behind on the mortgage; so I guess I will wait.
 
I concur. The anchor points are
1. As soon as your status had been adjusted, you joined the sponsor
2. You had an intent to work for the sponsor permanently, but they eliminated your position.

If you have paper evidence of those two points, you are good for citizenship.
 
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Also I was given a ticket for $635 (speeding on a work zone) In upstate NYC back in July of 2011. It was just a speeding ticket but on a work zone and I was afraid that is going to cause a lot of problems at the time of citizenship (I decided to wait because I really do not have the 3k to pay a lawyer). I renewed my drivers license today (they gave it to me until 2020, so I am assuming my state and NY state do not share points) but I am very concerned about that too.
 
Roger68 said:
Also I was given a ticket for $635 (speeding on a work zone) In upstate NYC back in July of 2011. It was just a speeding ticket but on a work zone and I was afraid that is going to cause a lot of problems at the time of citizenship (I decided to wait because I really do not have the 3k to pay a lawyer). I renewed my drivers license today (they gave it to me until 2020, so I am assuming my state and NY state do not share points) but I am very concerned about that too.
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It's still a ticket. If you paid it, there will be absolutely no issues with USCIS. Well, if it's misdemeanor (which is rare for the tickets), then you'll have a longer interview. But as soon as no DUI or injuries involved, traffic tickets have never been an issue... if it's not A LOT, of course.
You'll simply sent the court disposition along with N-400
 
It is just a ticket and I paid it, and it is not even showing on my driving record at all. But I do have the receipt that I paid it, I always pay all tickets because I do not want my license revoked.
 
Roger68 said:
It is just a ticket and I paid it, and it is not even showing on my driving record at all. But I do have the receipt that I paid it, I always pay all tickets because I do not want my license revoked.
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You will need a court disposition, not a receipt.
 
I had 3 moving violations (2 less than 100 dollars and the one in Upstate NY for 635) and 2 parking tickets. I will look into getting all the court dispositions in the mean time.
 
Roger68 said:
I had 3 moving violations (2 less than 100 dollars and the one in Upstate NY for 635) and 2 parking tickets. I will look into getting all the court dispositions in the mean time.
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Parking tickets are usually not processed by the court, rather by a city, but that may vary from city to city.
 
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