Filing location for N400?

[Scruit]

I live in Delaware,OH. I know my case will be heard by Columbus.

THe N400 (the latest version) said to file by mail to Nebraska, so I sent it there - But I keep hearing about people who "Filed with Columbus" etc. Did you actually send your N400 directly to your local DO, or to the Service Center listed on the website/form?

 

[homeschoolmum]

I live in Delaware,OH. I know my case will be heard by Columbus.

THe N400 (the latest version) said to file by mail to Nebraska, so I sent it there - But I keep hearing about people who "Filed with Columbus" etc. Did you actually send your N400 directly to your local DO, or to the Service Center listed on the website/form?

You did the correct thing in sending the N-400 to the Nebraska Service Center. From there, they will send you a receipt, and following that, you will receive an appointment for fingerprinting and biometrics to be administered at your local office. (Columbus).

I was processed through Columbus, and the officers and staff are GREAT! Everything went very smoothly. I hope you have the same experience!

By the way, if you haven't already, please post your timeline for Columbus. (There is a thread for the Columbus timeline.)

All the best!

 

[Scruit]

I posted the first step - mailing the application - in the Columbus thread. I hope my case is simple - there's nothing in my application that needs to be explained apart from a no-insurance traffic ticket from 1991 (aged 17) that I don't have a court record for. I only have 5 absenses since becoming LPR and those total 50 days. My criminal record is clean and I filed for Selective Service when I arrive, always filed taxes as Married, resident, never tried to vote etc.

I told them about the ticket during my k1 interview in London and my GreenCard interview in Columbus, and they didn't care in the least. Still, Ducks in a Row...

Funny story: (Wasn't funny to me at the time) When I went to the US Embassy in London for my K1 issuance I took my forms etc but had no copy of the court record for my ticket. I didn't think it was needed because the question was "Have you ever been convicted of a Crime or Offense?" then followed by "If you have been convicted of a Crime then please supply the court records." A traffic ticket is an "Offense" not a "Crime". So I checked the box for Yes and write down the details of the ticket, but didn't bring the court record as it wasn't a Crime.

When I stood in front of the officer for the interview she asked me for the court record for my 'Crime' and I tried to explain to her about it no being a crime etc. She get really testy with me and finally grabbed a red sharpie and wrong "No Court Record" across my application. "Please sit down and my supervisor will be out to explain it to you in a minute."

After 30 mins the supervisor came out and swore me in again before asking for the court record of my crime. I said "It was just a traffic ticket! I paid by mail! There is was no court heard, therefore no court record." Then she said; "I don't care about the traffic ticket, I want to knwo about this crime." "There was no crime! The other officer thinks the traffic ticket counts as a crime!" She looked shocked for a moment and said; "Is that it, just a traffic ticket? Heck, we don't care about traffic tickets!". She approved the application and I was stateside with fiancee my 31 days later. (our next anniversary is our 9th... )

 

[tdesai]

I posted the first step - mailing the application - in the Columbus thread. I hope my case is simple - there's nothing in my application that needs to be explained apart from a no-insurance traffic ticket from 1991 (aged 17) that I don't have a court record for. I only have 5 absenses since becoming LPR and those total 50 days. My criminal record is clean and I filed for Selective Service when I arrive, always filed taxes as Married, resident, never tried to vote etc.

I told them about the ticket during my k1 interview in London and my GreenCard interview in Columbus, and they didn't care in the least. Still, Ducks in a Row...

Funny story: (Wasn't funny to me at the time) When I went to the US Embassy in London for my K1 issuance I took my forms etc but had no copy of the court record for my ticket. I didn't think it was needed because the question was "Have you ever been convicted of a Crime or Offense?" then followed by "If you have been convicted of a Crime then please supply the court records." A traffic ticket is an "Offense" not a "Crime". So I checked the box for Yes and write down the details of the ticket, but didn't bring the court record as it wasn't a Crime.

When I stood in front of the officer for the interview she asked me for the court record for my 'Crime' and I tried to explain to her about it no being a crime etc. She get really testy with me and finally grabbed a red sharpie and wrong "No Court Record" across my application. "Please sit down and my supervisor will be out to explain it to you in a minute."

After 30 mins the supervisor came out and swore me in again before asking for the court record of my crime. I said "It was just a traffic ticket! I paid by mail! There is was no court heard, therefore no court record." Then she said; "I don't care about the traffic ticket, I want to knwo about this crime." "There was no crime! The other officer thinks the traffic ticket counts as a crime!" She looked shocked for a moment and said; "Is that it, just a traffic ticket? Heck, we don't care about traffic tickets!". She approved the application and I was stateside with fiancee my 31 days later. (our next anniversary is our 9th... )

In the N-400 application, they probably ask- were you cited, arrested...

In case of traffic tickets, you are cited and not arrested in most cases AFAIK.

So, you will need to mention truthfully about the ticket. I don't think there is anything to worry about. In fact not stating about the ticket on the form would be considered misleading or lying by someone but not the other way around..

(read about the K-1 visa above and yes, it seems perfectly funny..)