MarylandNed

Although some of the answers are actually incorrect!

http://www.propublica.org/article/ho...wers-to-myself

Guindalf

Of course not, but I did make sure I was able to give the answers as required.

RICH

Unless your are in fact, for some reason, "not eligible" for citizenship, it is hard to see how you could screw it up irreversibly.

Some mis-steps can occur, which may cause delays, but many of us have gotten through it on our own, with next to no issues.

Go for it, and good luck

NoHotAshes

My nose is clean, never been arrested, never voted or claimed citizenship... i have used FAFSA twice, when i ran into this http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...06#post9623006 which i was lightly mocked and told wasn't an issue (thanks ian ) but i still worry about it. Also i hear of ppl being registered to vote without their consent by the DMV etc and not being aware of it so I would want to verify that too. I am just being decidedly cautious, which I believe is the right way to go about these kind of things as they can affect your life in such a huge way.

RICH

Thanks for that link which included a Fatbrit-ism. Made me smile

Michael

If you were a legal permanent resident between the age of 18-26 and didn't register with the Selective Service, you need to wait until you are 31 years of age to naturalize.

RICH

FIFY

NoHotAshes

I was registered with selective service, they automatically signed me up.. i specifically remember getting the card and learning all about it. I remember because it was the first I heard about it and it freaked me out as they don't do it in the UK.

I was looking at the new n-400, and in regards to the last link i posted. I had to submit a fafsa correction 48 hours after my initial submittion in 2011 when i noticed I had answered yes to a question which incorrectly listed my residency length as longer than it was at the time, could this be considering as "making a misrepresentation to claim a public benefit?". I'm not a fan of the new form, but I'm not going to rush just so I can submit by May, so I will use the new one if I decide to file.

Also where do you go to make sure you aren't registered to vote, I doubt I was ever signed up automatically by the DMV and I certainly haven't done it myself, but better safe than sorry.

Michael

http://www.canivote.org/

RICH

Nice, I recently became eligible to vote, but have not yet registered, and that is reflected here.

ian-mstm

No. In order for this to be an issue, you would have had to make a willful misrepresentation of a material fact. Both underlined words must come into play at the same time.


It is impossible to prove a negative. Besides, the onus is on the US government to prove that you deliberately registered to vote, not on you to prove you didn't.


Ergo, it's a non-issue.

Ian

SultanOfSwing

OP - I understand your wanting to play it safe but trust us, you're already in the country, you're already a permanent resident. You're through the hard parts now.

The US wants citizenship applicants to succeed. It is very easily self-guided and from what you have posted you have no reason to worry about being unsuccessful. There are a plethora of us on here who have naturalized so we're all on hand to answer any questions.

superkruz

I notice this comment frequently in posts about naturalization and am curious what the basis is for saying this. Is it just that USCIS is helpful during the process or is it official USCIS policy or what? Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for any friendliness/help coming from USCIS, I would just like to know why people make this comment so often.

Noorah101

It's not a policy, but it's beneficial for the USA to have more citizens who can vote (at least that's the way I interpret it), so USCIS encourages alient to naturalize. It's not that USCIS necessarily "helps" someone naturalize, but it seems to be a more friendly, relaxing process, as opposed to the visa or adjustment of status processes.

Rene

sir_eccles

Have you read the questions for the test?