harryd1975
New Member
Hello,
I have a green-card obtained through employment, and I am now ready to apply for US citizenship.
Unfortunately, back in 1997, me and some of my friends were driving in the niagara falls, NY area and accidentally entered the duty free enclosure which is a 1-way road with spikes preventing us from reversing our car. At that time, I was in an F-1 status. We were told that the only way we could get back to the US was to cross the international bridge and make a U-turn. We did that, but unfortunately I did not have my passport with me (As we had no intentions of crossing the border).
The canadian authorities were not happy, but allowed us to return back to the US without any issues. On the US side, we were asked to get out of our car and go inside the building since I did not have my passport.
The INS officer inside the building sternly told us to carry our passports going forward. They allowed us to re-enter the US after I showed my student ID card. No Fines were paid and no arrests were made.
My question is whether this should be reported in the N-400 form, and if I do so, what are the possibilities of complicating my case ? In other words, can my case be denied for this ? If so, will I also lose my green card ?
Please let me know..
I have a green-card obtained through employment, and I am now ready to apply for US citizenship.
Unfortunately, back in 1997, me and some of my friends were driving in the niagara falls, NY area and accidentally entered the duty free enclosure which is a 1-way road with spikes preventing us from reversing our car. At that time, I was in an F-1 status. We were told that the only way we could get back to the US was to cross the international bridge and make a U-turn. We did that, but unfortunately I did not have my passport with me (As we had no intentions of crossing the border).
The canadian authorities were not happy, but allowed us to return back to the US without any issues. On the US side, we were asked to get out of our car and go inside the building since I did not have my passport.
The INS officer inside the building sternly told us to carry our passports going forward. They allowed us to re-enter the US after I showed my student ID card. No Fines were paid and no arrests were made.
My question is whether this should be reported in the N-400 form, and if I do so, what are the possibilities of complicating my case ? In other words, can my case be denied for this ? If so, will I also lose my green card ?
Please let me know..