Experts, Please advice.
I was coming from India and my mother has packed some fruits to eat during my flight. Somehow she packed those in my check in bags. I completely forgot about those during my flight. When I filled my immigration form where it asks that, Are you bringing any fruits etc? I marked as NO. I passed the immigration and came to baggage claim, I could smell the fruits from bag. I went to screening counter and admitted to them that some fruits are still in my bag. The officer screened the bag and confirmed about the fruits. I open the bag and threw the fruits. The officer did not gave me any citation, or penalty. I did not paid any fine etc and do not have any document to attach with N-400.
Now the question is that, should I answer ‘YES’ or “NO” to the question, have you ever lied to any government official to gain entry or admission to United States? If yes, then shall I attach an explanation to the incident with N-400?
I was coming from India and my mother has packed some fruits to eat during my flight. Somehow she packed those in my check in bags. I completely forgot about those during my flight. When I filled my immigration form where it asks that, Are you bringing any fruits etc? I marked as NO. I passed the immigration and came to baggage claim, I could smell the fruits from bag. I went to screening counter and admitted to them that some fruits are still in my bag. The officer screened the bag and confirmed about the fruits. I open the bag and threw the fruits. The officer did not gave me any citation, or penalty. I did not paid any fine etc and do not have any document to attach with N-400.
Now the question is that, should I answer ‘YES’ or “NO” to the question, have you ever lied to any government official to gain entry or admission to United States? If yes, then shall I attach an explanation to the incident with N-400?
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