Non US Citizen voted and applied for N-400

WBH said:
I wonder what could happen if too many immigrants commits certain kind of harmless (no direct personal victim) but ye deportable offense. Would USCIS
have to forgive them otherwise they don't have resources and manpower to deport so many. Say if 2/3 of PRs have ever voted in the federal election, then USCIS would have no choice but ignore that. They could not deny 2/3 of citizenship application neither cpould they deport millions or even tens of millions of PRs.
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Of course they can deny 2/3 of citizenship applications. That doesn't take any huge resources like deporting 2/3 of permanent residents. There have been years when the denials exceeded 50%.
 
wchachar said:
I dont understand one thing, When someone become permanent resident and they receive the Welcome Guide in Mail or by hand why DONT THEY READ IT? you can not claim that I didnt know that a PR can not vote it clearly states in there.


There are also serious consequences for you as a permanent
resident if you:
• Lie to get immigration benefits for yourself or someone
else.
• Say you are a U.S. citizen if you are not.
• Vote in a federal election or in a local election open
only to U.S. citizens.
• Are a “habitual drunkard”—someone who is drunk
or someone who uses illegal drugs most of the time.
• Are married to more than one person at the same
time.
• Fail to support your family or to pay child or spousal
support as ordered.
• Are arrested for assaulting or harassing a family member,
including violating a protection order.This is called
domestic violence.
• Lie to get public benefits.
• Fail to file tax returns when required.
• Willfully fail to register for the Selective Service if you
are a male between the ages of 18 and 26.
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W,

I often wonder, why people don't read documents which are important to their lives to avoid pitfalls? :confused: I have concluded that some immigrants are hard-headed and will always ignore what is the law..:D
 
wchachar said:
I dont understand one thing, When someone become permanent resident and they receive the Welcome Guide in Mail or by hand why DONT THEY READ IT? you can not claim that I didnt know that a PR can not vote it clearly states in there.
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Many people didn't receive any such guide listing those rules and warnings. I didn't. I know about those things from other reading, but not from any "Welcome guide", because I didn't get one.
 
Jackolantern said:
Many people didn't receive any such guide listing those rules and warnings. I didn't. I know about those things from other reading, but not from any "Welcome guide", because I didn't get one.
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I am not so sure. Maybe we got it but simply threw it away. We opened the
letter and only kept the GC and discard everything else.

When you become a citizen, you'll get a citizen' almanac at the oath ceremony.
I doubt you will read it thru.
 
WBH said:
I am not so sure. Maybe we got it but simply threw it away. We opened the
letter and only kept the GC and discard everything else.
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Well, I didn't get it. No ifs, buts or maybes in my case. I was even looking out for it because I knew of other people getting it, but I only got an approval notice and the GC affixed onto a white sheet.
 
Jackolantern said:
Well, I didn't get it. No ifs, buts or maybes in my case. I was even looking out for it because I knew of other people getting it, but I only got an approval notice and the GC affixed onto a white sheet.
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For many approval notice come seperately from GC. You get an approval notice first, then take the apporval notice to the USCIS office to order
the physical green card (and get a passport stamp), then after several months, the real physicasl geen card arrives.

I don't know the allegded welcome letter should come with GC or pproval notice. But on ething I remmeber is I do remmeber I read a aletter saying
one must carry the GC.
 
WBH said:
If this is the document I am as certain as Jackolantern that I never received it. I would not have missed a dozen-page thick booklet
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I never got it either for me or for any of the family members. I got GC approval, then got PP stamped and finally got GC Card after 4-5 months. I know none of my co-workers who got approved in 2004-2005 also got any thing like welcome guide. Probably they did not want to welcome few people on getting GC :eek: or it was meant for certain special or important people only :D
 
Uncle Joe said:
You can't registered to vote unless you claiming yourself as a Citizen. Claiming yourself to be a Citizen is against the Law as well as vote.
You better talk to the Lawyer as soon as possible
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unfotunatley, a lot of plces doesnt requires citzen to register to vote.Do you think these people who mistakly voted decide to register to get in trouble?
maslouj said:
Hi,
First of all, you need to know if this happened outside the 5 year period from the date you have your interview. It is extremely important in this case.
2- How did you register? was there a box for you to check YES or No for citizenship? Very very very important. If you claimed to be a citizen on purpose to obtain some sort of benefit, then you are in big trouble, but if this was intentionally, which the Immigration Officer has to determine, then you will be fine.
3- Get all your voting records that shows when and how many times you voted
4- remove your name from voting registry (which you did already)
5- write a detailed letter that explains the circumstances and convince the IO that you did not do this on purpose. Show your good moral, your clean records, your job title, your family, church involvement and how you are and have always been a good person who contribute to the society.
Do not believe lawyers who want to charge you $1000 for a letter you can write yourself.
You will be fine man don't worry too much if you did not do this on purpose. This is a great country and they know people make mistakes
I forgot to mention that you must check YES in the bos where they ask you if you have ever registered or voted? Vey very very very very important. If you don't, you will be taking a 50/50 chance, they may never find out and they may find out and have you deported for two things, lying and claiming to be a US citizen by voting.
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nothing of that matters. % years rules does not apply for the voting case
 
HopeG said:
unfotunatley, a lot of plces doesnt requires citzen to register to vote.Do you think these people who mistakly voted decide to register to get in trouble?

nothing of that matters. % years rules does not apply for the voting case
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Stop responding to all these old posts from several years ago. Most of the people you’re responding to or asking questions have not been back in this forum in over 10 years or more.
 
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