resident1374
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I recently got a speeding ticket. Going 85 on 65. Does it have any impact on my pending I-485 application?
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Speeding ticket and I485
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I recently got a speeding ticket. Going 85 on 65. Does it have any impact on my pending I-485 application?
Just NO
I recently got a speeding ticket. Going 85 on 65. Does it have any impact on my pending I-485 application?
If it is just only speeding - NO.
If it is reckless driving (speed over 82 mph and you were detained) or DUI - YES.
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gc_retrogress
Registered Users (C)
what if there is a reckless driving charge but....was ammended to speeding
Hello,
What if there was a reckless driving charge, never arrested, but through the help of attorney got it reduced/ammended the charge to speeding ticket, will that have any effect? Here is a response from Johny Cash, which I found in Citizenship forum....
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BY JOHNNY CASH
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There is nothing to worry since you were never found guilty
on initial charge of ‘reckless driving’. Even though you were
initially charged with a ‘reckless driving’, but the fact is
the initial charge got amended later on to a lesser one of
‘improper driving’. Police or Prosecutors do amend charge all
the times, sometimes they reduce to a lesser one, but other
times they upgrade to serious ones. And once a charge is
amended, the initial one doesn’t exist anymore being dropped
out. So now you can never say to anyone that you were ever
charged for a ‘reckless driving’ since that charge was
already amended.
And having tickets for speeding and ‘improper driving’
won’t affect your citizenship application negatively, no
matter how many of them you have. So obviously, you don’t
need to worry on this. On your N-400, you should state that
you were charged for ‘improper driving’. And you should also
include an explanation letter on it that you were fined and
you paid it. That is. Never ever mention about having charged
on ‘reckless driving’. Bring the receipt of paying the fine to
your interview to show the officer. You may also try to get
some kind of court letter from Court clerk that your case
got disposed. They can provide you upon request as it occurred
only last year, otherwise mostly traffic cases in certain States
drop out of system after certain years.
I hope people would understand how an attorney’s presence is
important on serious charges. Attorneys are tending to make a
deal with authorities in the best interest of their clients.
You would have big problem if you had convicted for either DUI
or reckless driving. Now, be careful, at least until you become
a US citizen. Also, never get involved in a domestic violence
with family; otherwise you would get deported without having any
chance of relief. Try to stay away doing anything that would
jeopardize your chances of becoming a US citizen in the future.
Good Luck.
Hello,
What if there was a reckless driving charge, never arrested, but through the help of attorney got it reduced/ammended the charge to speeding ticket, will that have any effect? Here is a response from Johny Cash, which I found in Citizenship forum....
------------------------------------------
BY JOHNNY CASH
------------------------------------------
There is nothing to worry since you were never found guilty
on initial charge of ‘reckless driving’. Even though you were
initially charged with a ‘reckless driving’, but the fact is
the initial charge got amended later on to a lesser one of
‘improper driving’. Police or Prosecutors do amend charge all
the times, sometimes they reduce to a lesser one, but other
times they upgrade to serious ones. And once a charge is
amended, the initial one doesn’t exist anymore being dropped
out. So now you can never say to anyone that you were ever
charged for a ‘reckless driving’ since that charge was
already amended.
And having tickets for speeding and ‘improper driving’
won’t affect your citizenship application negatively, no
matter how many of them you have. So obviously, you don’t
need to worry on this. On your N-400, you should state that
you were charged for ‘improper driving’. And you should also
include an explanation letter on it that you were fined and
you paid it. That is. Never ever mention about having charged
on ‘reckless driving’. Bring the receipt of paying the fine to
your interview to show the officer. You may also try to get
some kind of court letter from Court clerk that your case
got disposed. They can provide you upon request as it occurred
only last year, otherwise mostly traffic cases in certain States
drop out of system after certain years.
I hope people would understand how an attorney’s presence is
important on serious charges. Attorneys are tending to make a
deal with authorities in the best interest of their clients.
You would have big problem if you had convicted for either DUI
or reckless driving. Now, be careful, at least until you become
a US citizen. Also, never get involved in a domestic violence
with family; otherwise you would get deported without having any
chance of relief. Try to stay away doing anything that would
jeopardize your chances of becoming a US citizen in the future.
Good Luck.