Arrest record to explain: can i attach a sorry letter?

[vacagar 0]

hI,

I am ready to file based on 5 yrs rule

so sorry ive to say i was once arrested in 2009 for patronizing a lady and

convicted of a minor violation of disorderly conduct (penal code 240.20)

ive been here 10 years and never got in trouble except this

On the n400 form there is no space to explain the crime i was charged for so i will need

a separate sheet;

can i attach a sorry letter with maybe a GOOD Conduct letter from a CHurch/employer//others

where i state i am a good resident?

a lawyer advised me to bring this good conduct letters at the interview: but can i do it now?

i think it will not hurt my case if i send extra documentation that is in my credit;

pls advice

thank you

[HeatDeath 430]

I certainly don't think it will hurt to include the letters in the initial filing, since you'll have to report the arrest on the form anyways.

In the worst case scenario, the adjudicator completely ignores the letters, and they get handed, with the rest of the file, to the interviewer, who would have received them when you brought them in anyways. The letters certainly won't prejudice the adjudicator against you, or any some such, any more than the declaration of the arrest and charges on the form already did.

Bring copies of the letters to the interview regardless, in case they get lost between the filing and the interview, but I can't see how including them would hurt you, so unless you hear otherwise from people here or your lawyer, go right ahead.

[newlyweds 0]

i was once given a citation by the military police for a driving incident, i reflected it on my n400 form, also given a copy of the ticket and the citation that was given to me.

during my naturalization interview, i was asked about it and what was the outcome of it, i just explained that it was already dealt with, the citation lifted, and then the IO asked to see if i had the original documents. I showed it to her.

I know my case seems so much different from yours, but maybe that can also help

The main thing i gathered from it is that they do wanna know what the outcome is. I also did include an extra sheet to explain what the citation was about. The most important thing is just being honest about it and letting them know about these things.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

"Patronizing a lady?" Really? Do you mean you were caught negotiating with a hooker?

If so, and in light that this goes into the direction of good moral character--ridiculously so in puritan America, the World's capitol of porn--I would not fire my ammunition before the enemy is in plain sight. I would just list it on the N-400, and once the I.O. brings it up at the interview, and she will, I would bring up any paperwork I have to shut her down then and there. Make the element of surprise work for you.