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US Citizenship approved with DUI/DWI, not registered select service, speeding tickets, divorced to a US citizen.
Hi all,
My girlfriend accidently found this web site on the web and I’ve been reading and learning since then. I just had my interview and everything went well for the most part. I’m sorry I made this so long but it might help some users.
Facts:
1990 – Came to US illegally at the age of 14. Applied for asylum
1990 thru 1996 – Attended High School, some college and didn’t register for Selective Service
1997 – Married to a US citizen
1998 – Became a US Resident
2004 – Arrested for DWI/DUI – Parole before Judgment (I had a great lawyer) 2 years probation
2006 – Divorced - Gold digger! (Sorry had to say it)
2007 - Consulted lawyer in regards of applying for Citizenship. He advised to wait 3 years after probation was completed.
2008 – I decided to apply due to many reasons.
06/01/08 : N-400 Mailed.
06/04/08 : N-400 Received.
06/04/08 : Priority Date.
06/09/08 : Check Cashed.
06/10/08 : Notice Date.
06/13/08 : NOA Received (I-797C) - Expect 180 days for notification .
06/16/08 : FP Notice Received.
06/26/08 : FP Appointment.
06/26/08 : FP Done.
08/18/08 : NDR (Naturalization Document Request) FBI background checked asked more information about arrest. They asked to bring additional paper.
08/19/08 : Interview Notice Received.
09/25/08 : Interview Appointment - Approved
09/25/08 : Oath Letter Given by IO. Requested that Oath Letter to be expedited.
09/30/08 : Oath Date.
09/30/08 : US Citizen.
122 Days total !
I was extremely concerned about my situation since my DUI/DWI, I didn’t register for Select Service, multiple speeding tickets (none reckless driving) about 7, divorced to a US Citizenship.
I answered the application with the truth about the arrest in regards of the DWI/DUI, this why I think I received a 2nd letter stating that the FBI had confirmed my arrest and I needed to bring proof and documentation of my incident. Please, read on this forum in regards of what to send with your application, it’s very helpful. Even though, the application asks to send original papers, I decided to send copies since I was afraid that mail service would lose them, I didn’t want to take any chances. My plan was to take all originals with me at the date of the interview.
DWI/DUI
I was arrested for 4 days, it was the worst experienced in my life (expect for getting married, lol) I was extremely lucky with my DWI/DUI incident since I was granted Parole before Judgment with 2 year probation. I learned my lesson and this will never happen again. I saved the original paper from the court date and called the county where I was arrested to send me a certified/original copy of my arrest. I also contacted my parole officer and asked if she could write a letter stating that I had successfully completed my parole.
Select Service
I’ve moved around a lot in my teenage years, and I don’t recall ever receiving the registration card. I sent a letter to Select Service explaining my situation and took this letter with me to the interview. Please, search on this site for more information about this.
Interview
I had completed the application myself and done all the research. Just to have a piece of mind, I decided to hire a lawyer to go with me the day of the interview ($500). He advised me to write an affidavit letter explaining my situation. We did.
I was a bit nervous but I convinced myself that I needed to show confidence. I had read the questions for the interview, I had a lot of documentation to show and I had a lawyer (he was running late) only show what they ask you to show.
They called my name, and we both went inside. The Immigration Officer looked tired and I tried to shake his hand and he hesitated. We walked to his cube, I sat in the wrong chair and he asked me to move. He asked me to stand up and raise the right hand, proceeded to say …and swear to tell the truth….
He asked me to show my passport, driver license and Resident Card. He asked my name, date of birth, and place of birth. He said: “we are now going to proceed with the test” He pulled out a paper and read from it.
What do the stars on the flag mean?
Who is the President of the United States?
Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President Die?
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr?
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
What are the benefits of becoming a USA Citizen?
I answered them all correct
He printed out a paper and asked to read what it said: “my car does not work”, he grabbed the piece of paper, sign it and wrote pass.
He printed out another paper and asked me to write the following sentence: “I can buy many things at the store” He tried to repeat it twice but I was already done.
He looked at me and said: “Congratulation you have passed the exam”
He started going over my application and crossing areas with a marker. He asked items from my application. Examples:
Were you ever married?
Yes
Is this how you obtained you green card?
Yes
When was the last time you travelled?
Aug 11th thru 21st. (I had traveled after I sent my application)
Did you ever travel between Aug 2006 and prior 2008?
He asked this question twice since I took my time to answer it, I said: I don’t recall, maybe, all my travels are there in the application, the only one not in my application is Aug 11th. thru Aug 22nd.
He checked my password, and looked it a couple of times.
Have you ever been arrested?
Yes,
How many days?
4 days, he looked at me and said: “was it over a weekend?”
Yes, here in Baltimore, horrible experience
At this time, my lawyer stepped in (FINALLY) and said: “he has signed an affidavit” and presented to him.
The Immigration Officer took his time to read it, saved it in his file, with a nodding gesture of approval. He continued with the application.
He said: “I don’t think this will be a problem but I will need to have my supervisor sign it”
He continued with the application, and asked me if I was willing to fight for this country, bare arms and protect the constitution. I said: yes, sir.
He asked me to print my name on the 2 pictures I had sent and he continued talking about liberties of this country and what I was willing to protect the flag, the honor, defend the constitution and be a combatant for this county. He asked, “Do you understand what this means? “
I said yes, and he expected me to explain it to him. He said, “Well, combatant is someone who fights for a country without wearing a uniform”
I felt embarrass since I was not expecting him to asked me anything while I was writing my name.
He proceeded to ask:
Have you paid taxes?
Yes
Do you have proof?
Yes
Do you own Federal or State Taxes?
NO
Do you understand the benefits of being a USA citizen?
Yes
What are the benefits?
I’ll be able to Vote.
He said that everything looked good and I will have to attend an Oath Ceremony.
I took advantage of this question, and I asked him. Is it possible to have and Oath ceremony today?
He said that probably not. I continued to mention that I was concerned of the date since registration to vote is October 14th. He looked at me and said: “Tell me about it, I know”. Finally, I sign of a human interviewing me.
The final question was: Do you know what the Oath Ceremony is for?
I gave a little speech about liberty, constitution, right of the land, being a citizen.
He excused himself and said that he was going to talk to his supervisor for a signature; it said it wouldn’t be a problem.
I felt relieved since from what I had read in this forum most supervisors have approved the application. Most people make it sound like it was a 15 minutes interview.
He took about 10 minutes and I thought things would be over. He stepped in saying: “unfortunately, my supervisor would NOT sign it until we have an original disposition of your arrest”.
That’s when I jumped in and said: “I have an ORIGINAL sentence letter” and my Lawyer as well jumped in and said: “I don’t think the Baltimore court system will have a resolution on this case. It’s highly unlikely that the completion of the probation was recorded since it was a misdemeanor. We can present original certified copies of the probation officer and probation before judgment sentence from the judge”
At this time, I’m thinking: Look at my $500 at work!
He looked at the papers for a minute and went back to his supervisor!
OMG, what a save! Can you imagine the bureaucracy I would have gone through if I had to come back and present more paper work, which probably doesn’t exist?
I was nervous at this point, since started to think what else I could do and that I would not be able to vote this year!
The Immigration Officer returned and said “Congratulation. You’ve been approved”
He reviewed the papers again and made sure he had everything. He kept the original documents, and printed a form to schedule my Oath Ceremony. He signed it, scheduled for 9/30/08 and explained the form.
At the end IO said: “Congratulation, you’ve been approved. We will have other eyes review the files again; I will contact you if there are any problems”
He walked us out of the office, and I was thinking: “Other eyes review the file”!
Oath Ceremony is 9/30/08, I’m confident everything will go well
Things I’ve learned and I’m glad I did:
• I’m glad I’ve read this forum
• Kept Original Documents
• Called to request Certified Copies of Documents.
• Hire a Lawyer to come along
• Collected 7 years of Tax returns, even though didn’t ask for them
• Speak up to the Inmigration Officer
• Request to expedite my Oath Ceremony
• Don’t Drink and Drive
Hi all,
My girlfriend accidently found this web site on the web and I’ve been reading and learning since then. I just had my interview and everything went well for the most part. I’m sorry I made this so long but it might help some users.
Facts:
1990 – Came to US illegally at the age of 14. Applied for asylum
1990 thru 1996 – Attended High School, some college and didn’t register for Selective Service
1997 – Married to a US citizen
1998 – Became a US Resident
2004 – Arrested for DWI/DUI – Parole before Judgment (I had a great lawyer) 2 years probation
2006 – Divorced - Gold digger! (Sorry had to say it)
2007 - Consulted lawyer in regards of applying for Citizenship. He advised to wait 3 years after probation was completed.
2008 – I decided to apply due to many reasons.
06/01/08 : N-400 Mailed.
06/04/08 : N-400 Received.
06/04/08 : Priority Date.
06/09/08 : Check Cashed.
06/10/08 : Notice Date.
06/13/08 : NOA Received (I-797C) - Expect 180 days for notification .
06/16/08 : FP Notice Received.
06/26/08 : FP Appointment.
06/26/08 : FP Done.
08/18/08 : NDR (Naturalization Document Request) FBI background checked asked more information about arrest. They asked to bring additional paper.
08/19/08 : Interview Notice Received.
09/25/08 : Interview Appointment - Approved
09/25/08 : Oath Letter Given by IO. Requested that Oath Letter to be expedited.
09/30/08 : Oath Date.
09/30/08 : US Citizen.
122 Days total !
I was extremely concerned about my situation since my DUI/DWI, I didn’t register for Select Service, multiple speeding tickets (none reckless driving) about 7, divorced to a US Citizenship.
I answered the application with the truth about the arrest in regards of the DWI/DUI, this why I think I received a 2nd letter stating that the FBI had confirmed my arrest and I needed to bring proof and documentation of my incident. Please, read on this forum in regards of what to send with your application, it’s very helpful. Even though, the application asks to send original papers, I decided to send copies since I was afraid that mail service would lose them, I didn’t want to take any chances. My plan was to take all originals with me at the date of the interview.
DWI/DUI
I was arrested for 4 days, it was the worst experienced in my life (expect for getting married, lol) I was extremely lucky with my DWI/DUI incident since I was granted Parole before Judgment with 2 year probation. I learned my lesson and this will never happen again. I saved the original paper from the court date and called the county where I was arrested to send me a certified/original copy of my arrest. I also contacted my parole officer and asked if she could write a letter stating that I had successfully completed my parole.
Select Service
I’ve moved around a lot in my teenage years, and I don’t recall ever receiving the registration card. I sent a letter to Select Service explaining my situation and took this letter with me to the interview. Please, search on this site for more information about this.
Interview
I had completed the application myself and done all the research. Just to have a piece of mind, I decided to hire a lawyer to go with me the day of the interview ($500). He advised me to write an affidavit letter explaining my situation. We did.
I was a bit nervous but I convinced myself that I needed to show confidence. I had read the questions for the interview, I had a lot of documentation to show and I had a lawyer (he was running late) only show what they ask you to show.
They called my name, and we both went inside. The Immigration Officer looked tired and I tried to shake his hand and he hesitated. We walked to his cube, I sat in the wrong chair and he asked me to move. He asked me to stand up and raise the right hand, proceeded to say …and swear to tell the truth….
He asked me to show my passport, driver license and Resident Card. He asked my name, date of birth, and place of birth. He said: “we are now going to proceed with the test” He pulled out a paper and read from it.
What do the stars on the flag mean?
Who is the President of the United States?
Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President Die?
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr?
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
What are the benefits of becoming a USA Citizen?
I answered them all correct
He printed out a paper and asked to read what it said: “my car does not work”, he grabbed the piece of paper, sign it and wrote pass.
He printed out another paper and asked me to write the following sentence: “I can buy many things at the store” He tried to repeat it twice but I was already done.
He looked at me and said: “Congratulation you have passed the exam”
He started going over my application and crossing areas with a marker. He asked items from my application. Examples:
Were you ever married?
Yes
Is this how you obtained you green card?
Yes
When was the last time you travelled?
Aug 11th thru 21st. (I had traveled after I sent my application)
Did you ever travel between Aug 2006 and prior 2008?
He asked this question twice since I took my time to answer it, I said: I don’t recall, maybe, all my travels are there in the application, the only one not in my application is Aug 11th. thru Aug 22nd.
He checked my password, and looked it a couple of times.
Have you ever been arrested?
Yes,
How many days?
4 days, he looked at me and said: “was it over a weekend?”
Yes, here in Baltimore, horrible experience
At this time, my lawyer stepped in (FINALLY) and said: “he has signed an affidavit” and presented to him.
The Immigration Officer took his time to read it, saved it in his file, with a nodding gesture of approval. He continued with the application.
He said: “I don’t think this will be a problem but I will need to have my supervisor sign it”
He continued with the application, and asked me if I was willing to fight for this country, bare arms and protect the constitution. I said: yes, sir.
He asked me to print my name on the 2 pictures I had sent and he continued talking about liberties of this country and what I was willing to protect the flag, the honor, defend the constitution and be a combatant for this county. He asked, “Do you understand what this means? “
I said yes, and he expected me to explain it to him. He said, “Well, combatant is someone who fights for a country without wearing a uniform”
I felt embarrass since I was not expecting him to asked me anything while I was writing my name.
He proceeded to ask:
Have you paid taxes?
Yes
Do you have proof?
Yes
Do you own Federal or State Taxes?
NO
Do you understand the benefits of being a USA citizen?
Yes
What are the benefits?
I’ll be able to Vote.
He said that everything looked good and I will have to attend an Oath Ceremony.
I took advantage of this question, and I asked him. Is it possible to have and Oath ceremony today?
He said that probably not. I continued to mention that I was concerned of the date since registration to vote is October 14th. He looked at me and said: “Tell me about it, I know”. Finally, I sign of a human interviewing me.
The final question was: Do you know what the Oath Ceremony is for?
I gave a little speech about liberty, constitution, right of the land, being a citizen.
He excused himself and said that he was going to talk to his supervisor for a signature; it said it wouldn’t be a problem.
I felt relieved since from what I had read in this forum most supervisors have approved the application. Most people make it sound like it was a 15 minutes interview.
He took about 10 minutes and I thought things would be over. He stepped in saying: “unfortunately, my supervisor would NOT sign it until we have an original disposition of your arrest”.
That’s when I jumped in and said: “I have an ORIGINAL sentence letter” and my Lawyer as well jumped in and said: “I don’t think the Baltimore court system will have a resolution on this case. It’s highly unlikely that the completion of the probation was recorded since it was a misdemeanor. We can present original certified copies of the probation officer and probation before judgment sentence from the judge”
At this time, I’m thinking: Look at my $500 at work!
He looked at the papers for a minute and went back to his supervisor!
OMG, what a save! Can you imagine the bureaucracy I would have gone through if I had to come back and present more paper work, which probably doesn’t exist?
I was nervous at this point, since started to think what else I could do and that I would not be able to vote this year!
The Immigration Officer returned and said “Congratulation. You’ve been approved”
He reviewed the papers again and made sure he had everything. He kept the original documents, and printed a form to schedule my Oath Ceremony. He signed it, scheduled for 9/30/08 and explained the form.
At the end IO said: “Congratulation, you’ve been approved. We will have other eyes review the files again; I will contact you if there are any problems”
He walked us out of the office, and I was thinking: “Other eyes review the file”!
Oath Ceremony is 9/30/08, I’m confident everything will go well
Things I’ve learned and I’m glad I did:
• I’m glad I’ve read this forum
• Kept Original Documents
• Called to request Certified Copies of Documents.
• Hire a Lawyer to come along
• Collected 7 years of Tax returns, even though didn’t ask for them
• Speak up to the Inmigration Officer
• Request to expedite my Oath Ceremony
• Don’t Drink and Drive
