Hi,
I have an N-336 hearing coming up. It is regarding a misdemeanor I failed to disclose during my first citizenship interview (the record was expunged and I thought I wasn't supposed to disclose it). Some days after the interview, they asked for my (expunged) records (regarding the misdemeanor) before they made their decision, and so I got the records and sent them, along with an apologetic letter on why I did not reveal this at the interview. They denied me and I appealed. With my appeal I only sent a brief, and no other evidence. A few weeks ago, I received a letter from the USCIS regarding my hearing saying to bring with me the originals of whatever copies I submitted to them.
My question is: does this mean I have to get my expunged records again and bring them? The records don't help or support my case, and I didn't submit them with my appeal. I only submitted them BEFORE my denial. Basically what I want to know is if they're requesting I bring all of the relevant documents/evidence I submitted when applying for naturalization, OR only those pieces of evidence I submitted to them when I appealed, along with whatever other evidence supports my case?
I'd normally err on the safe side and get the records anyway, but I no longer live in the county that has the records, and the drive to there from here is like 3-4 hours--plus it involves me having to get records from a number of different nearby counties (the reason for this is complicated). So I'd rather save the 100 bucks it'd cost me in gas, not to mention time, if I can.
I have an N-336 hearing coming up. It is regarding a misdemeanor I failed to disclose during my first citizenship interview (the record was expunged and I thought I wasn't supposed to disclose it). Some days after the interview, they asked for my (expunged) records (regarding the misdemeanor) before they made their decision, and so I got the records and sent them, along with an apologetic letter on why I did not reveal this at the interview. They denied me and I appealed. With my appeal I only sent a brief, and no other evidence. A few weeks ago, I received a letter from the USCIS regarding my hearing saying to bring with me the originals of whatever copies I submitted to them.
My question is: does this mean I have to get my expunged records again and bring them? The records don't help or support my case, and I didn't submit them with my appeal. I only submitted them BEFORE my denial. Basically what I want to know is if they're requesting I bring all of the relevant documents/evidence I submitted when applying for naturalization, OR only those pieces of evidence I submitted to them when I appealed, along with whatever other evidence supports my case?
I'd normally err on the safe side and get the records anyway, but I no longer live in the county that has the records, and the drive to there from here is like 3-4 hours--plus it involves me having to get records from a number of different nearby counties (the reason for this is complicated). So I'd rather save the 100 bucks it'd cost me in gas, not to mention time, if I can.