sanjoseaug20
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Look: I understand your frustration (I was stuck in the name-check myself for over 2 years - see my sig), but you really should be more careful with giving people advice, like "So all the arrests with no conviction or pleadings do not make a difference." Your brother was lucky that his application went smoothly and there were no problems. In general, a great deal in the N-400 process depends on luck (both in terms of the name-check and in terms of what kind of an IO will get your case). However, for people with criminal offenses/arrests there is a real substantive risk that their offenses might be deportable. See jackolantern's posts above. In such cases it is definitely worth the trouble to consult an attorney first, before filing N-400, to make sure that the applicant is not deportable.
I fully agree. I think BobSmyth's question clarified it the best. Was it a misunderstanding or did the OP beat the system? Immigration will look at these two scenarios very differently.