NEED ADVICE! PLEASE! Immigration interview question!

[Creamzsoda]

My girlfriend (19) is interviewing tommorow morning to immigrate to the US.

Now one of the questions they ask at the interview is if you've been working illegaly, which unfortuneately she did for about a month to help earn the money FOR THE DAMN immigration fees!

She worked in November 2006 under a fake social, semi-fake name...so now we're wondering if she can lie about it in the interview or if she should come clean and tell them she did for a while. I dont think there's really a paper trail so maybe she should just keep quiet about it? Hopefully it wont even come up in the interview....

Im getting the idea that if she admits it, they wont necessarily deny her residency, but they still might. But if she does lie, and they dont know about it, she's fine, but if they do SOME HOW find out (i dont see how they could honestly), it's definitely grounds for denial.

We could really use some advice. What should we do?

 

[wik]

You will ultimately do what your conscience tells you to do, but in principle is a VERY poor idea to lie about anything when seeking any immigration benefit.

Doing so constitutes fraud, and there is no statute of limitations on immigration fraud, so this could come back to haunt both you and her anytime in the future, such as future revocation of Permanent Residence status, denial of Citizenship, or both.

I realize everyone will have their own opinion on this, but if this were my situation, I would reveal the truth and explain the situation as you have done here.

Of course, you could always consult a qualified immigration attorney for advice on the matter too.