ahh.. the n652. Ok, so important. Both of us did pass the n-652, despite our past. Btw, I have no idea what my brother did, I can only imagine that they were misdemeanors.
A 'decision cannot be made' is different. If anyone out there has experience with this please chime in. I don't remember, but I can only imagine this is what I received in the year 2000 when I did not pass. They don't really tell you you've failed in person, normally they do that via mail. According to someone else on this board they've been doing it via certified mail actually.
However, if all you can think of is the dui in 1999 then that doesn't explain it fully,that's 10 yrs ago. That alone isn't a deal breaker. A name change isn't a deal breaker either.
When I passed in Dec 2008, the IO even got up and said he needed supervisory approval (don't we all?), He then walked around in search of someone who wasn't there that day, then found the 2nd in command if you will, and all I could hear, in a loud voice, was 'DUI?!'
My heart sank when I heard that and it was a tumultuous 7 weeks after that, up until when I got my OL.
So if all you have is a 10 yr old dui and a name change, i wouldn't sweat it. But if there are more violations in addition to the dui, then who knows. The 'strong moral character' is taken seriously.
I've been told they've revoked the Green Card of an applicant at time of interview! Though he had about 3 duis, serves him right.
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