What docs are needed to accompany a person to the interview?

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Marusia_GC

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I would like to accompany my son at his interview next week. How will they let me into the building, if my IL is on the later date? When we were having FP, the security looked through the FP letters, and only then let us in. Of course, I understand that nobody will allow me to enter the interview room with my son - he is a young adult now, and this is his responsibility, unless some questions arise, which might need clarification from me (hopefully, will not be needed). However, I still would like to wait for him, where I could be easily reached. I know that family members (like wives/husbands) who do not have interviews themselves somehow get into the DO building. What documents should I take with me to at least be able to wait for my kid in the lobby or a waiting room?
 
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You don't need any documents they will ask for both of your id's and your sons appointment letter before you guys even get into the building after you walk through a metal detector then you will be going up to the clerk to hand them the letter and you guys will be asked to have a seat in the lobby until your son's named is called by the IO. My mom came with me on mine and waited in the lobby no questions asked.
 
mnprtltt said:
You don't need any documents they will ask for both of your id's and your sons appointment letter before you guys even get into the building after you walk through a metal detector then you will be going up to the clerk to hand them the letter and you guys will be asked to have a seat in the lobby until your son's named is called by the IO. My mom came with me on mine and waited in the lobby no questions asked.
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Thanks for a quick answer!
 
No problem. Hope your son gets approved i wish him luck and tell him to stay calm and not to get nervous during the interview let him pick out a nice dress shirt and tie with black slacks and remember to take pictures on his big day. One more thing make him repeat the civics questions like a parrot so he wont forget them.
 
My son's interview went very well. It took only 10 minutes!!! Now he is recommended for approval and will wait for his oath letter.
 
mnprtltt said:
Congratulations! Hope it goes the same for you.
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Thanks, mnprtltt! My son did very well. I wish you also all the best. I am still pretty nervous about my interview, specifically about the broken window and unfair record at local police about it. But since there was no court, no charge, and no fine for it, I hope (and pray) that I will be fine.
 
Marusia_GC said:
Thanks, mnprtltt! My son did very well. I wish you also all the best. I am still pretty nervous about my interview, specifically about the broken window and unfair record at local police about it. But since there was no court, no charge, and no fine for it, I hope (and pray) that I will be fine.
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Yeah you should be fine just remember to get your DMV printout the day before your interview because that will be your proof of nothing showing on your record including no arrests or accidents also any tickets if you even have any. They wont be able to deny you on possible failure to disclose anything traffic/arrest/ticket related because you are being open with your record as far as the incident with the window goes there were obviously no charges filed or no court dates/fines so they can't accuse you of that. Don't be nervous and stay calm you are going to be a U.S. Citizen soon!!!
 
mnprtltt said:
Yeah you should be fine just remember to get your DMV printout the day before your interview because that will be your proof of nothing showing on your record including no arrests or accidents also any tickets if you even have any. They wont be able to deny you on possible failure to disclose anything traffic/arrest/ticket related because you are being open with your record as far as the incident with the window goes there were obviously no charges filed or no court dates/fines so they can't accuse you of that. Don't be nervous and stay calm you are going to be a U.S. Citizen soon!!!
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There is no need for a DMV abstract whatsoever. None. The IO will not ask the applicant to prove that they don't have traffic tickets. This is an exercise in futility. A key thing to remember about the interview process is to NEVER volunteer any information, unless specifically asked for it.

On an aside, some states purge their DMV records after a certain amount of years has passed. For example, I live in NYS, where the DMV purges its driver records after 3 years. If, for instance, a driver racks up multiple speeding tickets 4 years prior to filing his/her N-400, those tickets will not show up on the record. Again, bringing the DMV record to the interview is pointless and unnecessary, especially if the applicant had no traffic tickets or chose not to disclose them.
 
Vorpal said:
There is no need for a DMV abstract whatsoever. None. The IO will not ask the applicant to prove that they don't have traffic tickets. This is an exercise in futility. A key thing to remember about the interview process is to NEVER volunteer any information, unless specifically asked for it.

On an aside, some states purge their DMV records after a certain amount of years has passed. For example, I live in NYS, where the DMV purges its driver records after 3 years. If, for instance, a driver racks up multiple speeding tickets 4 years prior to filing his/her N-400, those tickets will not show up on the record. Again, bringing the DMV record to the interview is pointless and unnecessary, especially if the applicant had no traffic tickets or chose not to disclose them.
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I absolutely agree with Vorpal. In my case, I do not have any records in DMV, and I have got such a paper showing no records. But if they do not ask (and I am sure they will not), I am not going to show them this paper. The same is with the paper from the State Highway Patrol (someone recommended to get it, I did it through web, and printed out a paper that my name is not listed anywhere in their records). I will take it with me, but I am not going to volunteer showing this to the IO. With a letter from the local police department is a little bit more tricky. I will say "NO", but will probably have to give the letter from the police. Though it says that "there is a citation #...", but it also states "dismissal circumstances, not filed on by the prosecuting attorney". That's why I did not know about this "ticket" since 2004 till recently, when some force made me go to the police office to get the "Record Check Consent Form". Indeed, this force originated from reading the posts on this Forum, and if I have never read it, I would have never been concerned. In my home country we say as a joke, "Less know, better sleep" - therefore I have found a trouble for my poor head and a source of sleeplessness during 3 months... Court does not have any docket number associated with my name, but they refused to give me a letter about this, since they say they give such letter only to officials, not regular people, and they would have given a disposition letter only if docket number would have ever existed. The receptionist at the court gave me the link to the case number search website (in each state it is individual). By the way, I explained to her that this is needed for my interview. She also said that if they had run a background check, they would know this website, and if no number is found there, there is nothing to worry about. I have just entered the citation number found in the letter from the police, and the search result came as "Your query returned no matches to be viewed at this site". So I hope everything will be fine.
 
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Marusia_GC said:
I absolutely agree with Vorpal. In my case, I do not have any records in DMV, and I have got such a paper showing no records. But if they do not ask (and I am sure they will not), I am not going to show them this paper. The same is with the paper from the State Highway Patrol (someone recommended to get it, I did it through web, and printed out a paper that my name is not listed anywhere in their records). I will take it with me, but I am not going to volunteer showing this to the IO. With a letter from the local police department is a little bit more tricky. I will say "NO", but will probably have to give the letter from the police. Though it says that "there is a citation #...", but it also states "dismissal circumstances, not filed on by the prosecuting attorney". That's why I did not know about this "ticket" since 2004 till recently, when some force made me go to the police office to get the "Record Check Consent Form". Indeed, this force originated from reading the posts on this Forum, and if I have never read it, I would have never been concerned. In my home country we say as a joke, "Less know, better sleep" - therefore I have found a trouble for my poor head and a source of sleeplessness during 3 months... Court does not have any docket number associated with my name, but they refused to give me a letter about this, since they say they give such letter only to officials, not regular people, and they would have given a disposition letter only if docket number would have ever existed. The receptionist at the court gave me the link to the case number search website (in each state it is individual). By the way, I explained to her that this is needed for my interview. She also said that if they had run a background check, they would know this website, and if no number is found there, there is nothing to worry about. I have just entered the citation number found in the letter from the police, and the search result came as "Your query returned no matches to be viewed at this site". So I hope everything will be fine.
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Everything will be fine!!!
 
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