i-485 misdeameanor interview

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i-485 misdeameanor interview ADVICE NEED IT PLEASE!!

COULD ANYONE GIVE ME AN ADVICE?
hi there iam currently an asylee with my case approved back in 1997, my wife and kids got their gc 3 years ago and my story goes like this back in 1993 i was charge of petty theft fined 100. and community service compleated in 1994 i have been a law abiden citizen since i have applied for my gc in march and now i got an interview in august, i had completed my probation 17 years ago applied 1203.4(conviction set aside/vacated/clear) in court october 2009 and have it granted in 2009 have all the courts docs showing the conviction clear my rap sheet showed 1 time cited no filed and the second time dissmised by the court, i know it happen 17 years ago but iam really scare been working for the same employer since 1999 and have not been arrested ever since . any advice and what it could happen
 
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can anyone give me an advice here? iam getting close to my appoitment. any answered will be appreciate it
 
one conviction is not big deal for INS. You should be fine unless if you have 2. I wouldn't worry for one conviction. I have 2 conviction every lawyer i go to they wish I would have 1 conviction. They might make you fill out the waver form I-1601. lather than that you are ok
 
Well I can tell you from my own personal experience . I was arrested in 1994 and 1998, however I was never convicted. When I went for my I-485 interview I was deeply concerned. I was asked about what had happened, showed the court documents and that was that. Now when I went for my naturalization well that was a different story. 1 misdemeanor 17 years ago and you have been clean ever since, I really don't see a problem. You may or may not get a decision when you go for your interview since there was a conviction. All depending on the officer he/she may need to investigate more. I would contact a couple of attorneys just to be on the safe side. Also you may want to see if you can get your record expunged or if that is even possible. When do you go for your interview?
Best of luck,
z28eater
 
I have my conviction set aside/expunge last year i have all the court doc's and certified copies as well, now accoording to a lawyer i dont have any, what do you mean she may investigate a little more? My interview is august 2
 
Well for immigration purposes just because you have an expunged record doesn't mean that you are innocent in their eyes. They may or may not have to review your records further. In some cases they may need a supervisor to sign off on it. When I applied for naturalization and went for my interview, my case was referred to their legal team and my arrests were expunged years ago, I also had no convictions. It took immigration 6 1/2 months to finally approve my case after I had to travel back home to Canada and get an RCMP police certificate showing I had no criminal record. This is besides sending in 10 court documents through my I-485, I-751 and N-400 showing the same damn thing. NO CRIMINAL RECORD. So they may rubber stamp it or not, it is up to the immigration officer who is interviewing you.
 
thank you for your comments , we will see what happen then i just hope that it will go well, another member said that i should not have any issues but like you said it will be to the discretion of the officer and my damn appoitments is a 7.30 am i can only hope that he/she wakes up with the right foot
 
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z28eater
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Well for immigration purposes just because you have an expunged record doesn't mean that you are innocent in their eyes.
THIS IS NOT FAIR TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE THEY MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE A KILLER OR VERY BAD PERSON IN THE WORLD. I WISH THEY WOULD KNOW MAJORITY OF US WE ARE JUST NOMAL HUMAN BEING WHO LOVE GOD AND PEOPLE
 
I understand because I have been scrutinized myself by immigration. Unfortunately they don't see things like you or I. One thing you may not realize it that there are thousands of people each and every year that get away with crimes. I was reading somewhere it is like 6000 people a year in the US that get away with murder; let alone other types of crimes. I hate to say it but they have a job to do. They don't want to give people benefits of living in this country if they have committed a serious crime. A lot of the times it takes 1 person to mess it up for the rest of us.
 
No I am not saying that at all. What I am saying is they are going to look more closely than someone who has nothing at all. Your crime was 17 years ago so that is a plus for you since it wasn't recent. If your really concerned you can bring a lawyer to the interview. It may be overkill, but at least he/she will be there to answer the tough questions.
 
been told many times that a lawyer it wont be need it at this stage,and also that they are just there to impress the io, the two lawyers that i spoke with said that i will be fine by is always in the back of my head that i did wrong, my interview is next monday and i have all my court docs ready do i need to have my w2's and previous taxes? by the way when i got the interview letter they didnt ask for any in particular but a fly came with it and said if you were arrested bring all the court docs wich i previously sent with my i485
 
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I would bring the W2's and previous tax returns just in case. I am not sure what else you should bring since your adjusting from an asylum case. Perhaps you may want to bring some bills with your address on it. Other than that you should be good to go. Good luck.
 
thank you again, but on more thing the uscis website hasnt update my case iam still on th first face? initial review? i should be in the interview stage by now am i right that has something to do with my own case or they dont update as they go
 
I wouldn't always believe the USCIS website. It is not always accurate. They show me at interview stage and I had already been interviewed and approved.
 
first of all thank you for all you guys supported,my interview only last 4 minutes he went over the application and asked me if i was arrested i have tried to show to him all the court docs he didnt even wanted it to see it he just said you will be fine he never stamped my passport either he said we dont do that any more, but few minutes ago i got an email and goes as follow:
On August 2, 2010, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you.
iam really happy, now i can put this in my past thank you again
 
does it make any differents

what is the purpose of a 1 year 3 ,5 and 10 year gc? do they come with any restrictions i read that if you were convicted you will be pull aside coming back home
 
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