Citizenship Violations for New Citizen

[RogerSP]

Dear Forum,

Recently a person I know got their citizenship. They have been involved with a number of questionable activities prior to citizenship and after.

1. Using multiple social security numbers and addresses to defraud and evade bill collectors.

2. Having a divorce action prior to 5 years of marriage and not disclosing during the citizenship process.

3. Paying a person $2000 to marry and divorce to get a green card.

4. After getting USA citizenship, not relinquishing citizenship of the previous country and maintaining dual passports, and giving citizenship in the previous country to family members.

5. Being married to an individual in the previous country, and marrying someone in the USA.

Are any of these serious or should be reported? Is there a USA office to report this to?

 

[speakamericano]

Report to ICE and Homeland Security

 

[Jackolantern]

Dear Forum,

Recently a person I know got their citizenship. They have been involved with a number of questionable activities prior to citizenship and after.

1. Using multiple social security numbers and addresses to defraud and evade bill collectors.

2. Having a divorce action prior to 5 years of marriage and not disclosing during the citizenship process.

3. Paying a person $2000 to marry and divorce to get a green card.

4. After getting USA citizenship, not relinquishing citizenship of the previous country and maintaining dual passports, and giving citizenship in the previous country to family members.

5. Being married to an individual in the previous country, and marrying someone in the USA.

Are any of these serious or should be reported? Is there a USA office to report this to?

#2 isn't necessarily anything wrong, as it's not mandatory to report a divorce filing if applying for citizenship under the regular 5-year rule. However, an actual finalized divorce during the citizenship process should be reported.

And nothing is wrong with #4 if the other country allows dual citizenship. And even if they don't, that's a matter for that other country to deal with, not the US.

But 1, 3, and 5 are serious violations for sure.

 

[WBH]

#2 isn't necessarily anything wrong, as it's not mandatory to report a divorce filing if applying for citizenship under the regular 5-year rule. However, an actual finalized divorce during the citizenship process should be reported.

N-400 ask applicants to disclose all previous marriages/divorces. How important they are and how serious USCIS take is another matter. Some facts are totally irrelevant and appicants may just choose
not disclose simply for convienecy without any malice

 

[CalGreenCard]

Dear Forum,

Recently a person I know got their citizenship. They have been involved with a number of questionable activities prior to citizenship and after.

1. Using multiple social security numbers and addresses to defraud and evade bill collectors.

2. Having a divorce action prior to 5 years of marriage and not disclosing during the citizenship process.

3. Paying a person $2000 to marry and divorce to get a green card.

4. After getting USA citizenship, not relinquishing citizenship of the previous country and maintaining dual passports, and giving citizenship in the previous country to family members.

5. Being married to an individual in the previous country, and marrying someone in the USA.

Are any of these serious or should be reported? Is there a USA office to report this to?

The person who is alleged to know about all these violations should see a lawyer. If person A is close enough to person B to know details about person B's alleged crimes over a period of many years, then it is very likely that person A was, or could be accused of, aiding and abetting person B over many years. People involved in serious criminal activity don't just reveal that info to random strangers. It's highly unlikely that person A's hands are completely clean and, as such, person A also needs to see a lawyer to remedy their own legal situation.

 

[vimarket]

The person who is alleged to know about all these violations should see a lawyer. If person A is close enough to person B to know details about person B's alleged crimes over a period of many years, then it is very likely that person A was, or could be accused of, aiding and abetting person B over many years. People involved in serious criminal activity don't just reveal that info to random strangers. It's highly unlikely that person A's hands are completely clean and, as such, person A also needs to see a lawyer to remedy their own legal situation.

Ha! What awesome Irony. Lmao

 

[Johnkent]

The person who is alleged to know about all these violations should see a lawyer. If person A is close enough to person B to know details about person B's alleged crimes over a period of many years, then it is very likely that person A was, or could be accused of, aiding and abetting person B over many years. People involved in serious criminal activity don't just reveal that info to random strangers. It's highly unlikely that person A's hands are completely clean and, as such, person A also needs to see a lawyer to remedy their own legal situation.

haha. Smarty pants.