Filling DS-230, II

[RFernandes 0]

Hi.

My process (I-130 for father) was approved by the USCIS in 01/29/2009. It´s a consular processing case and i´m the beneficiary.

I have two questions on some questionings in form DS-230, II:

1) In 1984 I was arrested for carrying a marijuana cigarette. I presented myself in the court and I paid a US$50 fine.

I must inform this fact when to fill form DS-230, II, or this fact is irrelevant?

2) In 1988 I received my social security number. It occurs that I do not have it, anymore and i dont remenber the number.

I dont know what to inform about it on the form DS-230.

What to do??

tx.

[Mononoke28 135]

Well, question 31 of the DS-230 Part II clearly asks if you have ever been convicted of a crime, so you need to be honest with that especially if it will show up on your police certificate:

31. Have you ever been charged, arrested or convicted of any offense or crime?

(If answer is Yes, please explain)

And in part 33a, you need to mark YES to say that you have had a SS# and write UNKNOWN in the blank field. Once you're given a SS #, you keep that number for life.

Diana

[RFernandes 0]

Well, question 31 of the DS-230 Part II clearly asks if you have ever been convicted of a crime, so you need to be honest with that especially if it will show up on your police certificate:

31. Have you ever been charged, arrested or convicted of any offense or crime?

(If answer is Yes, please explain)

And in part 33a, you need to mark YES to say that you have had a SS# and write UNKNOWN in the blank field. Once you're given a SS #, you keep that number for life.

Diana

My doubt was if facts occurred 25 years ago continue kept in the data base of the policy.

[RFernandes 0]

so you need to be honest with that especially if it will show up on your police certificate:

[Diana

It happened when I lived us USA, it won't appear in the certificate of the it police from where I live, (don't know if it will appear there, in the US), therefore I don't know if i should tell, besides, already passed 25 years.

[aaron2020 11,651]

The question is "Have you EVER . . . " The question is not "Have you in the last X years . . ."

Answer truthfully. It is such a minor offense that no one is going to care. Obama snorted coke. No one seems to care because he was honest about it in his book. If he had lie, it would have been an issue. Remember Clinton and the "I didn't inhale."

If you lie and the lie is exposed, your application will become very suspect.

[Mononoke28 135]

I agree. The question is not when or where, the question is "have you EVER...", since the answer is yes, then it's best to be honest about it.

Diana