Old Traffic Tickets

[bennobot 0]

Hello, Ok I just applied for naturalization and sent off my packet. I had my fingerprints taken last week Friday. After reviewing my applicant, I realized that I read the instructions on and I failed to mention 2 speeding tickets and a warning that I got. They were both under $500 and I just paid them. Is this going to cause a problem? Should I mention it at my interview or just not bring it up unless I'm asked about it.

[mike79 0]

Hello, Ok I just applied for naturalization and sent off my packet. I had my fingerprints taken last week Friday. After reviewing my applicant, I realized that I read the instructions on and I failed to mention 2 speeding tickets and a warning that I got. They were both under $500 and I just paid them. Is this going to cause a problem? Should I mention it at my interview or just not bring it up unless I'm asked about it.

The same thing happened to me ,be sure to mention it at the interview, they will write it down on your application at the interview, that's exactly what they did to me and you should be fine.

[Cathi 5,755]

always tell the truth when it comes to immigration and citizenship. Always.

[Darth Vader Ku 16]

The same thing happened to me ,be sure to mention it at the interview, they will write it down on your application at the interview, that's exactly what they did to me and you should be fine.

I would disagree entirely with this recommendation, but to each his own, I suppose.

Perhaps the better advice (if this matter is of terrible concern to you) would be to consult a lawyer. He can advise you definitively as to the extent of your reporting obligations to the USCIS. Just because the "same thing" happened to another petitioner does not mean that you will meet with similar outcomes.

[BalooSL 3]

OK, so if they ask you do you have any speeing tickets; should you mention just those received since you become LPR or while you were at working visa ?

[bennobot 0]

The same thing happened to me ,be sure to mention it at the interview, they will write it down on your application at the interview, that's exactly what they did to me and you should be fine.

When you went to your interview, were you approved on the spot? Did the IO ask you about them?

[mike79 0]

When you went to your interview, were you approved on the spot? Did the IO ask you about them?

Yes I was approved on the spot. He asked me the question # 23 on the form N-400 in which I answered NO when I submitted my application for citizenship before I answered him I told him I had received a traffic ticket 7 years ago which the fine was less then $500, he then told me the answer to the question should be Yes, he then proceed to scratch the NO response I had given and check the Yes response on the form. After going through the remaining of the questions with me to which I answered NO he told me CONGRATULATIONS and gave me a piece of paper and told me I should my appointment in the mail to take my OATH.

[bennobot 0]

Yes I was approved on the spot. He asked me the question # 23 on the form N-400 in which I answered NO when I submitted my application for citizenship before I answered him I told him I had received a traffic ticket 7 years ago which the fine was less then $500, he then told me the answer to the question should be Yes, he then proceed to scratch the NO response I had given and check the Yes response on the form. After going through the remaining of the questions with me to which I answered NO he told me CONGRATULATIONS and gave me a piece of paper and told me I should my appointment in the mail to take my OATH.

He did ask for any documentation?

[mike79 0]

He did ask for any documentation?

NO