Help and Advice on N-400 Interview

[Valerie79]

I was in the States in 1984 when i was 5 years old and was a green card holder. I had to go back to my home country because of my parents and decided to come back after 16 years. I was lawfully admitted into the states as an returning permanent resident and issued a temporary I-551. I was also sent to the court with removal proceeding. The judge terminated the proceeding and i replaced my old green card with a new one. It's been more than 5 years now i have been contuniously living in the USA. I applied to become a US citizen and i have an interview in 1st of August 2006.

Does this make a negative effect on my naturalization?

How should I speak to the officer in the interview?

Any help and advice is appriciated.

Thank you

 

[suriyan]

I do not see anything negative effects.

 

[Superstring]

Should be ok...but be very careful

......I was lawfully admitted into the states as an returning permanent resident and issued a temporary I-551. I was also sent to the court with removal proceeding.....

Can you shed some light here? Did you have re-entry permit? If they admitted you into the states as returning LPR, why deportation? And when deportation proceedings were initiated (at POE or afterwards)? Were you detained?

Does this make a negative effect on my naturalization?

Generally, you should be ok. Circumstances are important, so be careful. While you were legally cleared by the judge, it does not mean that you automatically pass "good moral character".

How should I speak to the officer in the interview?

First and foremost - BE TRUTHFUL. If you are caught lying, your application can be denied permanently.

Second - make sure that you are totally clear and have good command on the facts and circumstances of your deportation proceedings.

Third - Personally, I would not hire lawyer myself for this (probably, most of the ppl here won't). However, it would not hurt to consider a short consultation with one.

Be prepared, not scared. And good luck!

P.S.: I'm not a lawyer. I'm not an immigration expert. This is not a legal advice. I'm just an ordinary guy.

 

[roberto_negro]

Can you shed some light here? Did you have re-entry permit? If they admitted you into the states as returning LPR, why deportation? And when deportation proceedings were initiated (at POE or afterwards)? Were you detained?



Generally, you should be ok. Circumstances are important, so be careful. While you were legally cleared by the judge, it does not mean that you automatically pass "good moral character".
Can you elaborate as to how her case is related to good moral character?

First and foremost - BE TRUTHFUL. If you are caught lying, your application can be denied permanently.

Second - make sure that you are totally clear and have good command on the facts and circumstances of your deportation proceedings.

Third - Personally, I would not hire lawyer myself for this (probably, most of the ppl here won't). However, it would not hurt to consider a short consultation with one.

Be prepared, not scared. And good luck!

P.S.: I'm not a lawyer. I'm not an immigration expert. This is not a legal advice. I'm just an ordinary guy.

 

[Valerie79]

Help and advice n-400

No, I was not detained. My brother came to the states same way and he was told "welcome home and go replace your green card." I didn't have re-entry permit either. When the immigration officer asked me where i have been for 16 years. I told him that i was too young (5 years old) to return to USA by myself. After judge dropped the case, i got my green card right away.

Thank you guys for helping me out here.

Best

Valerie