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My uncle filed for naturalization since 1998 in Houston Tx and was finally called for interview in 2001. He made series of mistakes on his application because he filed it without a lawyer, such as putting his nephew as his biological child because he was supporting him back home and some discripancies on his tax form for using his ex-wife's address after divorce on the tax form. This to me was trival. All these together with his original illegal entry to the US which he filed a waiver before he was granted GC. After that, he had couple of issues with the law about disobeying police officers twice during routine traffic stop. To cut the long story short, his application was denial on the ground of moral "turpitude" -- bad character. This means he is not trusted to be bestowed with Citizenship.
He was interviewed 2001. Denial letter was sent to him in 2002 after he could not provide requested evidence. The denial letter was returned to immigration because he has relocated. They send subsequent registered mail to his new address in 2003, which he apparently received.
The crux of the matter is: he is now trying to file another N-400 application this time with a lawyer, but was told that he has to wait for five years before filing.
1) Does filing another application after 5 years forgives his mistakes or override previous application?
2) We know that any mistake in America follows you for the rest of your live as long as you live in USA. Who knows if he will be denied again based on the previous evidence he could not provide and his mistakes?
3) So when does the five years started counting since he was denied in 2001 and letter sent to him in 2002, but he never received it until 2003.
Your thoughts!!
Pune
My uncle filed for naturalization since 1998 in Houston Tx and was finally called for interview in 2001. He made series of mistakes on his application because he filed it without a lawyer, such as putting his nephew as his biological child because he was supporting him back home and some discripancies on his tax form for using his ex-wife's address after divorce on the tax form. This to me was trival. All these together with his original illegal entry to the US which he filed a waiver before he was granted GC. After that, he had couple of issues with the law about disobeying police officers twice during routine traffic stop. To cut the long story short, his application was denial on the ground of moral "turpitude" -- bad character. This means he is not trusted to be bestowed with Citizenship.
He was interviewed 2001. Denial letter was sent to him in 2002 after he could not provide requested evidence. The denial letter was returned to immigration because he has relocated. They send subsequent registered mail to his new address in 2003, which he apparently received.
The crux of the matter is: he is now trying to file another N-400 application this time with a lawyer, but was told that he has to wait for five years before filing.
1) Does filing another application after 5 years forgives his mistakes or override previous application?
2) We know that any mistake in America follows you for the rest of your live as long as you live in USA. Who knows if he will be denied again based on the previous evidence he could not provide and his mistakes?
3) So when does the five years started counting since he was denied in 2001 and letter sent to him in 2002, but he never received it until 2003.
Your thoughts!!
Pune