Affiliated Groups - N-400 Form

[gap1 21]

Hello All,

I'm just about to wrap up my husband's N-400 form and naturalization packet, but I just thought I'd get your take on Part 11/Question 9A "Have you ever been a member of and organization or foundation, etc".

He belongs to and occasionally donates to a few non-profits, some of which are political (anti-gun violence campaigns, women's health groups, etc) so I'm just listing them on a separate sheet of paper. I should include anything he donates money to, correct, or do you think this question is more for groups in which he's an official member? It's a very vaguely-worded question!

Thanks for any advice.

[Darth Vader Ku 16]

Hello All,

I'm just about to wrap up my husband's N-400 form and naturalization packet, but I just thought I'd get your take on Part 11/Question 9A "Have you ever been a member of and organization or foundation, etc".

He belongs to and occasionally donates to a few non-profits, some of which are political (anti-gun violence campaigns, women's health groups, etc) so I'm just listing them on a separate sheet of paper. I should include anything he donates money to, correct, or do you think this question is more for groups in which he's an official member? It's a very vaguely-worded question!

Thanks for any advice.

Agreed: this question is vaguely worded and wide open to interpretation. However, there is really no need to go overboard with disclosure. My two smiple thoughts are as follows:

1) Donating money to causes, organisations, parties, etcetera does not equate with active membership. Such affiliation would not necessarily merit disclosure.

2) With respect to "hot-button" political campaigns, like anti-gun violence, is your husband an active memeber of such a campaign or simply a donor? I personally do not believe that disclosing such membership (in the event that he is an active member) is problematic per se, but in this country where almost everyone has become so polarised over even the simplest of issues, wearing such an association on one's sleeve would seem unwise unless, as I stated before, your husband is an active member of such a hot-button campaign and in that case, should disclose such membership.

Good luck to the pair of you.

[gap1 21]

I know, right? That's exactly my concern. While we have no reason to worry about non-profit and political groups, I can't shake the fear in the back of my mind that they'll look at our list of groups and judge him for being a dirty liberal.

Maybe I'll just leave them off, as he's just donated money (not an active member). I suppose in the very unlikely chance they questioned it we can claim we didn't realize donations meant active membership.

Edited April 16, 2014 by gap1

[Darth Vader Ku 16]

I know, right? That's exactly my concern. While we have no reason to worry about non-profit and political groups, I can't shake the fear in the back of my mind that they'll look at our list of groups and judge him for being a dirty liberal.

Maybe I'll just leave them off, as he's just donated money. I suppose in the very unlikely chance they questioned it we can claim we didn't realize donations meant active membership.

Donations don't equate to membership, so you really ought to be fine. I donate to the Salvation Army and GoodWill, but I would never consider myself a member of those organisations.

P.S: your husband probably will be considered a dirty liberal. Not likely to impact the outcome of his N-400 petition though.

[gap1 21]

Donations don't equate to membership, so you really ought to be fine. I donate to the Salvation Army and GoodWill, but I would never consider myself a member of those organisations.

P.S: your husband probably will be considered a dirty liberal. Not likely to impact the outcome of his N-400 petition though.

Ha! That's all I care about. We're happy dirty liberals together. Thanks for the advice.

[BalooSL 3]

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[gap1 21]

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