Hi experts,
Thanks for the wonderful information made available for folks to apply for immigration benefits. I am in the process of applying for citizenship. I have reviewed all the FAQs etc. related to this topic and I appreciate if you could answer the following for me:
1. The following is the text from the INstructions for filling N-400 PDF document:
"After reading the statement in Part 11, you must sign and date it. You should sign your full name without abbreviating it or using initials. The signature must be legible. Your application may be returned to you if it is not signed."
The above states the signature should be full name but legally since I am in USA(for more than 15 years), I have simply been signing starting with my last name initial and followed by full first name. This is my legal signature everywhere(greencard, bank, mortgage etc.). My question is should I sign as I am normally signing for so long or should simply write my full name(though it may not match with how I sign everywhere else). Would there be any kind of signature match that could cause problems down the road?
Second question I have, I am answering Yes to the Part 7, question 16 in N-400 form(Have you ever been arrested, cited, or detained by any law enforcement officer....?
I have only traffic/parking tickets(fines paid and no charges filed). Also I do not know the exact dates of these citations, All I know is the year of violation. Would this oK?
Thanks again for your help in answering this questions. Thanks.
-S.Prakash
Thanks for the wonderful information made available for folks to apply for immigration benefits. I am in the process of applying for citizenship. I have reviewed all the FAQs etc. related to this topic and I appreciate if you could answer the following for me:
1. The following is the text from the INstructions for filling N-400 PDF document:
"After reading the statement in Part 11, you must sign and date it. You should sign your full name without abbreviating it or using initials. The signature must be legible. Your application may be returned to you if it is not signed."
The above states the signature should be full name but legally since I am in USA(for more than 15 years), I have simply been signing starting with my last name initial and followed by full first name. This is my legal signature everywhere(greencard, bank, mortgage etc.). My question is should I sign as I am normally signing for so long or should simply write my full name(though it may not match with how I sign everywhere else). Would there be any kind of signature match that could cause problems down the road?
Second question I have, I am answering Yes to the Part 7, question 16 in N-400 form(Have you ever been arrested, cited, or detained by any law enforcement officer....?
I have only traffic/parking tickets(fines paid and no charges filed). Also I do not know the exact dates of these citations, All I know is the year of violation. Would this oK?
Thanks again for your help in answering this questions. Thanks.
-S.Prakash