Citizenship Denied

[Que Saudade 284]

At 1 point he did hired a lawyer,but i think he already gave up. i feel sorry for him, nobody really wants to be in his position.

This is an unfortunate situation he is in now. If he has hired a lawyer, at least get his money's worth out of his lawyer.

I am quite sorry that he received bad advice from his sister. It is easy to understand that someone coming over to a new country and not being familiar with the immigration laws would trust their family that they know what they are doing, but......

No matter where we come from in this world, it should be universally known that no one should be deceitful to any type of law enforcement or government official. This is never going to be a good thing.

I thought visa journey was about giving people good advices but not to criticize people. However I found some harsh comments in this tread. I didn't expect that from here. We all know that he lies but don't make it worse by criticizing. As a matter of fact we all were and are aliens.

I disagree with you. No one has criticized the person the OP has been talking about. The discussion has been about the statement of lying to a government official, the details surrounding that event, and the possible outcomes of this event. Since you quoted my post, I just wanted to respond to you.

[Joseyjava 1]

There is only one category for a USC to petition a sibling. It doesnt matter if the sibling is married or not. There is no unmarried sibling category.

That's what exactly what i told my friend, he just followed what his sister told him, i just dont undersatnd why the sister have to tell him that.

[EM_Vandaveer 2,417]

And not only there is just one category for siblings, but on top of that his wife would have been eligible for immigration, too.

It is very said that his sister was misinformed and gave him such bad advice, he should have thought twice about lying, especially when there was nothing to gain from it, but plenty to lose...

[Gboree 69]

Sorry for that dude, I hope things work out for him.

[BKMatthew 8]

The sister telling the applicant what to put on the form is the problem here. When applying for government benefits in a foreign country, it is not unusual to rely on the advice of family members who are already in that country. People need to learn that most western governments expect people to tell the truth and to face the consequences if they don't. This is in stark contrast to a lot of other countries around the world where applicants for government benefits routinely lie, bribe government officials etc. I have no idea which country the applicant came from, but it is certainly possible that if someone he trusted, e.g. his sister, told him what to say on his application, he might easily believe that person.

Joseyjava's friend should get advice from an experienced immigration attorney. There may be something that the lawyer can do, maybe not. I had an acquaintance in Australia who, as a permanent resident, sponsored his boyfriend to Australia, the relationship broke up but they didn't tell Immigration, and when Immigration found out, they cancelled the boyfriend's visa and told him to be on a plane that week or face arrest and deportation, the sponsor had become a citizen by then so didn't face deportation, but if he hadn't taken out citizenship they would have cancelled his visa as well. Deportation from Australia means that the deportee is not eligible to enter Australia for (I think) five years, unless the person is given a special visa.

Joseyjava's friend may want to leave voluntarily because a deportation can mean that other countries won't let you in. Certainly get legal advice.

[NickD 203]

That question, Did you ever commit a crime that you were never caught nor arrested for, or something to this effect, first gave me the impression, who would be dumb enough to admit this. Many others made the same comment, who is dumb enough to say, yes. But if the fact of the matter is, the reason it is there, and the USCIS finds out, regardless of the seriousness of the crime, you lied and will be deported.

In this event, sounds like the sister is the petitioner, and when petitioning for anyone, there is a huge difference as to whether the petitioned is married or not, with the former, the petitioned would not even be eligible. And if the petitioner lied on that application, can also be subjected to deportation as well if a naturalized citizenship.

Only people that are not deported are those that were born in the USA, but still subject to the laws and may spend some time in prison.

[Gboree 69]

Well, he can voluntarily redraw his application, renounce his green card and then leave the country.