Please help me with question 24. Following is my information.
I enterd in USA in 1990 with visitor visa. I applied for Political Asylum in 1991 and was approved in 1998. After a year I applied for greencard and was approved in 2004. Now I am ready to apply for citizenship.
In 1990 when I applied for visitor visa I never mentioned about seeking asylum in US. Within a month I left my country after I got my visitor visa to come to US.
After I enterd in USA in 1990 I waited for a year and half fo file for asylum because I thought things may get better in my country and I will go back but things never changed so I filed for Asylum in 1991.
I was going thru my asylum application which I had filled in 1991 I noticed 2 questions with my answers as follow:
Q. Why did you obtain a U.S. visa?
A. To visit USA and to seek Asylum.
Q. Why did you continue travelling to the U.S.
A. To seek protection.
Question # 24 on N-400
Q. Have you EVER lied to any U.S. government official to gain entry or admission into the United States?
What should I answer to this question? Should I answer No since I was not sure when I was obtaining visitor visa that I may file for Asylum in USA - and get in trouble for lying on N-400 since I answered above 2 questions.
Or should I answer YES to this question. Some times I am thinking I did not lie I just hid the informaiton to official while I was obtaining visitor visa since I was not sure.
On the other hand I just did not come to USA to visit Also I was thinking I may file for Asylum.
Please help me. Thank you everyone.
I enterd in USA in 1990 with visitor visa. I applied for Political Asylum in 1991 and was approved in 1998. After a year I applied for greencard and was approved in 2004. Now I am ready to apply for citizenship.
In 1990 when I applied for visitor visa I never mentioned about seeking asylum in US. Within a month I left my country after I got my visitor visa to come to US.
After I enterd in USA in 1990 I waited for a year and half fo file for asylum because I thought things may get better in my country and I will go back but things never changed so I filed for Asylum in 1991.
I was going thru my asylum application which I had filled in 1991 I noticed 2 questions with my answers as follow:
Q. Why did you obtain a U.S. visa?
A. To visit USA and to seek Asylum.
Q. Why did you continue travelling to the U.S.
A. To seek protection.
Question # 24 on N-400
Q. Have you EVER lied to any U.S. government official to gain entry or admission into the United States?
What should I answer to this question? Should I answer No since I was not sure when I was obtaining visitor visa that I may file for Asylum in USA - and get in trouble for lying on N-400 since I answered above 2 questions.
Or should I answer YES to this question. Some times I am thinking I did not lie I just hid the informaiton to official while I was obtaining visitor visa since I was not sure.
On the other hand I just did not come to USA to visit Also I was thinking I may file for Asylum.
Please help me. Thank you everyone.