sarina

Hello all.. I had my interview today.. was very nice and smooth.. officer was very nice.. didn't even go through the whole application.. But i was freaking out.. as I always do when I am getting ready to take a test.. He went through marked everything.. asked for my passport and green card, and drivers licence.. then he asked some questions like have u ever been arrested bla bla bla.. i said no except a traffic ticket.. he updated my app and wrote on their what for, and when.. and asked weather i paid .. then he gave me a letter that said congrats.. you have recommended for approval.. upon final approval you will recive ur oath notice.. NOW I M FREAKING OUT>.. my freind was their .. interviewed with the same officer.. did not disclose her ticket.. and I did.. and we both were approved.. I am soo scared that this will cause my oath to delay or something.. i was reading posts and asked lawyers they all said just say .. noo never been in trouble except a minor traffic violation.. i wish i didn't say it.. ohh well whats done is done.. thank god I was approved and hopefully will get the oath letter same day as my freind if not.. i will have a heart attack.. I have been waiting so long for this day.. I hope all goes well.. and it will.. with the will of god..

sphyrapicus

The flip side, of course, is that your friend's naturalization is delayed because she failed to disclose her traffic violation. If anyone should be worried, it should be your friend, not you. Congratulations.

Rete

Congratulations.

Your experience mirrors many others. Not all people are approved the very same day as the interview. We wouldn't have been either but because we were asked if we were willing to wait for an hour or two more for final sign off by the supervisor we were able to be final approval and the oath date that very day.

Congratulations on being truthful about the ticket. It was a citation which the forms asks about and you, rather than your friend, were honest and upfront about it. It was not and is not something that would cause a delay in your naturalization nor cause it to be denied.

She, on the other hand, has lied by omission and lying to the USCIS is not a good thing.

Rete

M. Duarte

In my opinion, you should feel glad that you disclosed that ticket and were
honest with the officer. If, for some reason, the USCIS finds out about
your friend's ticket, her application could be denied because she lied to
and/or withheld information from a USCIS officer. If, for some reason (maybe
very unlikely this would happen, but you never know), the USCIS finds out
about the ticket after your friend has become a US citizen, again, they
could strip her of her US citizenship for lying or withholding information.
You shouldn't be "freaking out". I doubt that a minor traffic violation
will cause any delays in your application, especially if the officer with
whom you interviewed already approved your application. Congratulations and
stop needlessly stressing over this!


sarina wrote:

    > Hello all.. I had my interview in Houston today.. was very nice and
    > smooth.. officer was very nice.. didn't even go through the whole
    > application.. But i was freaking out.. as I always do when I am getting
    > ready to take a test.. He went through marked everything.. asked for my
    > passport and green card, and drivers licence.. then he asked some
    > questions like have u ever been arrested bla bla bla.. i said no except
    > a traffic ticket.. he updated my app and wrote on their what for, and
    > when.. and asked weather i paid .. then he gave me a letter that said
    > congrats.. you have recommended for approval.. upon final approval you
    > will recive ur oath notice.. NOW I M FREAKING OUT>.. my freind was their
    > . interviewed with the same officer.. did not disclose her ticket.. and
    > I did.. and we both were approved.. I am soo scared that this will cause
    > my oath to delay or something.. i was reading posts and asked lawyers
    > they all said just say .. noo never been in trouble except a minor
    > traffic violation.. i wish i didn't say it.. ohh well whats done is
    > done.. thank god I was approved and hopefully will get the oath letter
    > same day as my freind if not.. i will have a heart attack.. I have been
    > waiting so long for this day.. I hope all goes well.. and it will.. with
    > the will of god..
    > --
    > SarinaPosted via http://britishexpats.com

ian-mstm

Congratulations! At my interview, the officer asked about my 3 speeding tickets and I had no problems whatsoever. He approved me that day and even told me when the oath ceremony would be. No need to worry - you did well.

Ian

sarina

OH you guys are are sooo nice... thanks for making me feel better.. yah he told me that more than likely my oath will be on sep 24 and i will get a letter in the mail in like 3-4 weeks.. i hope i hope i hope..

Shussbar

How many americans can say that they have never been stopped by the police and
never received a ticket., really? This can not be a problem for you