N400 mistake reagdring voter registration

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

The worst that can happen is to be denied and you are eligible in 5 years and it has no effect whatsover on your GC. Good Luck and best wishes

That's certainly, most certainly not correct.

The "worst" that can happen is that her petition is being denied, her Green Card taken away, and that she's put in deportation proceedings for false claim of US citizenship, with no appeal and no waiver available, and a lifetime bar attached.

For that reason I and others have strongly suggested to consult an immigration attorney with specific expertise in this, not just an attorney.

Understand that mistakes happen, small ones as well as big ones. But if a foreigner signs a registration to vote and declares under the tread of prosecution for perjury that she is a US citizen, that's a serious mistake and one whose impact needs to be deliberated with an expert before doing anything else.

Edited April 21, 2011 by Just Bob

[lanky1980 1]

Just to let you all know i heard from the immigration lawyer in NY. He stated that the letter i have drafted is good and that i should submit the materials as they are. He said that if was betting he would bet on it being approved, but it could also very well get denied. He did say he would be shocked if they started removal proceedings. Going to submit the papers on Monday (was given 30 days since 4/19) as its Good Friday tomorrow.

[NickD 203]

Just to let you all know i heard from the immigration lawyer in NY. He stated that the letter i have drafted is good and that i should submit the materials as they are. He said that if was betting he would bet on it being approved, but it could also very well get denied. He did say he would be shocked if they started removal proceedings. Going to submit the papers on Monday (was given 30 days since 4/19) as its Good Friday tomorrow.

Didn't follow the entire thread, would be advisable to sign a notarized oath that you never have voted. Since my wife was here and paying huge property taxes, thought as a LPR she should be able to vote on a city referendum for another huge tax increase and she felt likewise. But I called first, they said no, to me, life here as a LPR sucks, can get robbed blind by the government, but have no say in this matter. As well as trying to maintain a foreign passport from your consulate, why do you want a passport from us when you are living here? But that hasn't changed either due to that stupid place of birth, she still has to maintain her foreign passport to visit her mom. Agencies aren't even sure why they do that, but like to blame the FBI for identification reasons. Don't they have records where a person is born? Do they really have to print that on the passport for the whole world to see.

Our laws here are extremely complex, in anything dealing with the government, I was there with my wife and stepdaughter to makes sure their forms were correct. A newcomer here has a hell of a lot to learn. Wife still trusts me with the IRS with all the forms we have to send it, but just try and comfort here, if I did screw up, maybe they will let us share a jail cell together.

Anything dealing with the government deals with forms, most are very poorly written, don't need examples of this, just read the USCIS forms, easy to make a mistake as well as our DMV forms, spacing is terrible, fields aren't long enough, and easy enough to check the wrong box. Made an error on the state tax forms, but vehemently objected to their piss poor grammar and language, still had to pay the difference, but they did hire somebody with a 3rd grade education to rewrite that section of the form.

Have to deal with the DOT, EPA, ERA, DNR, FCC, FAA, OSHA, etc., and the directors they put in charge are those that got whatever president elected. Dealing with people with no experience and knowledge, Emilio T. Gonzalez was a perfect example of that, helping Bush get elected and was the former but last director of the USCIS that got canned by the action of the US board of immigration attorneys. From the old INS forms, they made sense, he really screwed everything up. No wonder why there are so many questions on this board!

We got a new field office manager, gave a dissertation on what to do after you get your certificate and made many errors, but as a promise to my wife and stepdaughter, kept my big mouth shut. Just got her certificate and left.

It's too damn easy to make a minor mistake. But as always, we pay the price.

[lanky1980 1]

Didn't follow the entire thread, would be advisable to sign a notarized oath that you never have voted. Since my wife was here and paying huge property taxes, thought as a LPR she should be able to vote on a city referendum for another huge tax increase and she felt likewise. But I called first, they said no, to me, life here as a LPR sucks, can get robbed blind by the government, but have no say in this matter. As well as trying to maintain a foreign passport from your consulate, why do you want a passport from us when you are living here? But that hasn't changed either due to that stupid place of birth, she still has to maintain her foreign passport to visit her mom. Agencies aren't even sure why they do that, but like to blame the FBI for identification reasons. Don't they have records where a person is born? Do they really have to print that on the passport for the whole world to see.

Our laws here are extremely complex, in anything dealing with the government, I was there with my wife and stepdaughter to makes sure their forms were correct. A newcomer here has a hell of a lot to learn. Wife still trusts me with the IRS with all the forms we have to send it, but just try and comfort here, if I did screw up, maybe they will let us share a jail cell together.

Anything dealing with the government deals with forms, most are very poorly written, don't need examples of this, just read the USCIS forms, easy to make a mistake as well as our DMV forms, spacing is terrible, fields aren't long enough, and easy enough to check the wrong box. Made an error on the state tax forms, but vehemently objected to their piss poor grammar and language, still had to pay the difference, but they did hire somebody with a 3rd grade education to rewrite that section of the form.

Have to deal with the DOT, EPA, ERA, DNR, FCC, FAA, OSHA, etc., and the directors they put in charge are those that got whatever president elected. Dealing with people with no experience and knowledge, Emilio T. Gonzalez was a perfect example of that, helping Bush get elected and was the former but last director of the USCIS that got canned by the action of the US board of immigration attorneys. From the old INS forms, they made sense, he really screwed everything up. No wonder why there are so many questions on this board!

We got a new field office manager, gave a dissertation on what to do after you get your certificate and made many errors, but as a promise to my wife and stepdaughter, kept my big mouth shut. Just got her certificate and left.

It's too damn easy to make a minor mistake. But as always, we pay the price.

Thanks for responding. I have a sworn, notarized statement saying that i have never voted and that i registered in error. Going to send it all off soon so wish me luck and thanks for replying.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Thanks for responding. I have a sworn, notarized statement saying that i have never voted and that i registered in error. Going to send it all off soon so wish me luck and thanks for replying.

Wishing you the best of luck!

[ExPatty 502]

Thanks for responding. I have a sworn, notarized statement saying that i have never voted and that i registered in error. Going to send it all off soon so wish me luck and thanks for replying.

How did it go?

I'm starting to think, reading some older threads about people having problems with N-400's, that if they are denied they are also put into a locked room somewhere and probably still rotting there at USCIS. The number of threads people start and then just leave is really mind-boggling!

[JimmyHou 611]

How did it go?

I'm starting to think, reading some older threads about people having problems with N-400's, that if they are denied they are also put into a locked room somewhere and probably still rotting there at USCIS. The number of threads people start and then just leave is really mind-boggling!

The person you are addressing posted that in April 2011 and has not logged into Visa journey since April 2013... Of course you're free to reply to any thread you want, but there are hundreds of interesting threads that have not been active in a long time and if everyone replied to all the ones they found interesting before and would quickly become unmanageable and current issues would not be addressed the moderators usually come in and close these old threads if they are "revived". My recommendation is that if you see an issue that you're really curious about on a very old thread, start a new thread and ask the question I'm sure you'll find people who have been in similar situations who will be willing to help you. Edited January 6, 2015 by JimmyHou

[TBoneTX 45,776]

Per JimmyHou's excellent logic, this old thread is now closed to further comment.

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