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My N-400 was denied last year, facts and denial reason are at the bottom of this post. I appealed against the decision and I have been given a hearing date in April. Are there any documents in particular that I should take with me? I had attached tax returns, court dispositions, employment letter with the appeal. What can be expected during the hearing process? If there are folks, who have been through an appeal hearing process recently, can you please share your experience?
---------------- Reason for Denial --------------
Facts:
3 cell phone tickets
4 speeding tickets
1 cell phone ticket was not processed by the court for 2.5 years because they were backed up. None of these tickets had fine more than 500$. May be I should not have been so honest and disclosed everything.
I pleaded not guilty for the 2nd cell phone ticket. Trial date was given but it was not possible for me to go on that date because I was going to be out of town. So, I requested them to move the date. I never heard anything from them. I had moved also around the same time and my address had changed. Since I did not hear anything, I forgot about it. 6 months later I was stopped for turning on a red light and cop told me that my license was suspended for not answering the cell phone ticket. I never got any notice from court saying that my license was being suspended. I paid the fine next day and got suspension lifted.
This is the reason they have cited for denial:
"You have committed unlawful acts, which adversly reflect upon your moral character. In addition, your DMV abstract reveals you failed to answer two traffic violations during the time set by the court. You receieved a ticket for utilizing a mobile phone on July 29, 2006 and you took nearly 3 years to resolve it. On a different occasion, your drivers license was suspended on july 28, 2008 due to your failure to answer the summons issued for utilizing a mobile phone on March 11, 2008. The ticket was resolved only after you were issued another traffic summons in Northvale, NJ for making an improper turn and driving on an expired license on February 22, 2009.
Considering your past driving history/record and taking into account the standards of the average citizen in the community of residence, you have failed to satisfy the good moral character requirement under the Act.
You have not established your eligibility for citizenship under the provisions of section 316 of the Act, supra. This denial is without prejudice to filing your application for citizenship when you become eligible under the applicable provisions".
---------------- Reason for Denial --------------
Facts:
3 cell phone tickets
4 speeding tickets
1 cell phone ticket was not processed by the court for 2.5 years because they were backed up. None of these tickets had fine more than 500$. May be I should not have been so honest and disclosed everything.
I pleaded not guilty for the 2nd cell phone ticket. Trial date was given but it was not possible for me to go on that date because I was going to be out of town. So, I requested them to move the date. I never heard anything from them. I had moved also around the same time and my address had changed. Since I did not hear anything, I forgot about it. 6 months later I was stopped for turning on a red light and cop told me that my license was suspended for not answering the cell phone ticket. I never got any notice from court saying that my license was being suspended. I paid the fine next day and got suspension lifted.
This is the reason they have cited for denial:
"You have committed unlawful acts, which adversly reflect upon your moral character. In addition, your DMV abstract reveals you failed to answer two traffic violations during the time set by the court. You receieved a ticket for utilizing a mobile phone on July 29, 2006 and you took nearly 3 years to resolve it. On a different occasion, your drivers license was suspended on july 28, 2008 due to your failure to answer the summons issued for utilizing a mobile phone on March 11, 2008. The ticket was resolved only after you were issued another traffic summons in Northvale, NJ for making an improper turn and driving on an expired license on February 22, 2009.
Considering your past driving history/record and taking into account the standards of the average citizen in the community of residence, you have failed to satisfy the good moral character requirement under the Act.
You have not established your eligibility for citizenship under the provisions of section 316 of the Act, supra. This denial is without prejudice to filing your application for citizenship when you become eligible under the applicable provisions".