Form N-400isclosing association with groups, How to diclose traffic tickets ...
Dear Rajiv Khanna,
Thank you for your continued commitment and valuable service to all of us here.
I transcribed your answers to my questions (all related to N-400) in the last conference call at this
link for any future readers!
I would appreciate if you could share your thoughts on few last minute items regarding filling up Form N-400 (application for Naturalization)
I apologize in advance for such verbose questions, edited it multiple times to make it as brief as possible.
Background for Question # 1. In original I-485 submission, answered "none" to the question "Have you
ever been a member of or associated with any organization ...." because of misunderstanding. Later sent a one page amendment to USCIS service center with a list of organizations in the following format:
IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA, MM/DD/YYY-MM/DD/YYYY, Professional, Engineering
XYZ, San Jose, CA, USA, MM/DD/YYY-MM/DD/YYYY, Faith Based Community Center
No ideas if the amendment ever made it to my file but I do have the proof of mailing. In form N-400, there's a similar question
Part 10. Additional Questions (Continued) Affiliations (8.b) but it asks just for the
names of organizations unlike I-485 that asked for additioanl info [membership dates, location, nature of organization]:
Question # 1
Should I simply provide the IEEE and XYZ so it matches what was submitted as an amendment to I-485 five year ago? Note that nobody outside of the community members will guess what XYZ means or what might be the full name of the organization)
Which one of the following might be better to provide?
[XYZ] or
[Full Name of XYZ] or
[XYZ, Full Name of XYZ] or
[XYZ, Full Name of XYZ, Faith based community center]
I'm thinking of consistency in names of the organizations provided to USCIS in previous filings and also if USCIS needs to check on any of them, they have the right organizations (AAA could mean American Automobile Association or Asian American Association).
At the same time, I don't want to attract undue attention by providing the full name for XYZ (it being faith based) if it's not needed. USCIS may look at it and might take it to mean that full name was not provided deliberately. Any negative consequences of doing so?
Please note none of those organization are outlawed, communist or on the known list of terrorist organizations or anything that may be considered a reason for denying the N-400 application.
In general, what kind of associations are supposed to be disclosed here? Place of worship, Athletic club, socities related to one's profession?
Question # 2.
How should one disclose the traffic tickets? For example I had two tickets, one for speeding and improper lane change and second for failure to present insurance, registration at the time (it was later dismissed at court).
In response to reason for citation, should one write "
Cited - Traffic Violation" or "
Traffic Citation" and is there any need to say "
Traffic Citation - Speeding ticket" or
"ticket because of failure to present registration"?
For the outcome of citation, should one enter (if first ticket was dismissed and second was paid ($75) following:
"
Ticket dismissed", "
Fine paid, less than $500"
Question # 3.
A previous employer (10 years ago) had my name("John Al Smith") on paystubs as "JohnAl
Smith" and "John
AlSmith" on the H1B approval notice.
For the purpose of "Other Names Used" on N-400, do I need to provide the variation in name on the paystub in addition to disclosing the name variation given in H1B petition? Or disclosing the name variation on H1B petition is sufficient.
Question # 4.
What if I miss something or fill up something incorrect inadvertantly on the form N-400 can it always be corrected before the naturalization interview starts? I can't think of what I might miss (of course I'm being paranoid now) but it's comforting to know if it's possible to change/update answers.
Best regards!