A decision can't be made yet!

[fatimazahrae 5]

I came to USA in 2014 with CR1  then i removed the condition in 2015 and got approved with no RFE and no interview , I had my citizenship interview yesterday under 3 years rule, i and my spouse went to the citizenship interview i passed the civics and English test,just as a note i had an arrest record ( no charges were filed) DV with my spouse in 2015, and i'm the victim ( spouse arrested for dv) in 2014,  when i removed the condition they already know the arrest story and i  submit evidences showing me as a victim too,when i applied for N400 i did the same thing i answered yes to the question: arrested but no charges were filed, 
Yesterday the officer went through the Q yes/ no i said yes i was arrested but no charges were filed, it takes almost 40 minutes for the IO to gather some info about the both incidents ( 1: me as a victim) and the 2: me arrested ) the IO said if arrested this means charges were filed initially and if detained and arrested this means went to jail for hours , but i'm not convicted,  i have no idea why she think i should  answer yes arrested and charges were filed  if the paper she has clearly indicate no CHARGES WERE FILED? i asked her she said same thing if arrested initially charged then after no charges were filed!!!  she corrected the form, then she said no decision can be made yet supervisor must take a decision but she has a recommendation she did not said  what her recommendation is she just smiled and said she know we are still together and we are working on things together and in the end she said every one must be treated good!!!!! i have no idea what she was thinking about and what is her recommendation to the supervisor. she said i should wait for 90 days and if i get no mail then i should contact them.  what do i have to do now , i feel so disappointed, lost, what do you advice to do? 
Thanks, 

Edited June 29, 2017 by fatimazahrae

[nooha 16]

Personally i think since u are not convicted for anything they will just keep u in hold until the supervisor decide and you will get approved, good luck , but if you hear nothing from them i really do not know what can you do, visa journeys members will help you, relax

[fatimazahrae 5]

1 minute ago, nooha said:

Personally i think since u are not convicted for anything they will just keep u in hold until the supervisor decide and you will get approved, good luck , but if you hear nothing from them i really do not know what can you do, visa journeys members will help you, relax

Thank you for your answer, she the IO changed my understanding  to the questions related to the arrest, its weird , i was detained/arrested for few hours and no charges were filled , why she said i should answer charges were filled and not convicted who charged me then? she said the police when they takes any body this means they charged you,  

[nooha 16]

2 minutes ago, fatimazahrae said:

Thank you for your answer, she the IO changed my understanding  to the questions related to the arrest, its weird , i was detained/arrested for few hours and no charges were filled , why she said i should answer charges were filled and not convicted who charged me then? she said the police when they takes any body this means they charged you,  

they have many arrest cases, u re not the only one, the supervisor is the one who's going to decide

[fatimazahrae 5]

Thank you nooha,

Please what others  think about my case? what do i have to do, just wait!  

[TBoneTX 46,071]

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[fatimazahrae 5]

why nobody is answering except -1 member- is my case is so complicated?  do you think i will be denied ?

[elisar 17]

an arrest with no conviction is not going to lead to citizenship denial, but wait for VJ experienced members they will advice you more 

[nooha 16]

Hi all, unfortunately i'm from now on participating in this topic, me too decision cannot yet made, what a big surprise?

[fatimazahrae 5]

39 minutes ago, CookieCat said:

Obviously I wasn't there with you or interviewer so I can only come up with two things why interviewer insisted that you had charges filed;

1. Interviewer hasn't come across any other applicant like in your situation where there was arrest but no charges filed so interviewer was confused 

2. Interviewer was testing you to see if there was more behind the story than what you disclosed. Interviewer has the discretion to probe.

 

What paper did you submit to show you were arrested but no charges were filed? That part isn't clear to me. If you submitted the proper papers which I'll assume you did since you disclosed your case during removal of conditions, they're probably combing through your application and arrest record and whatever other paper you submitted. After all, you're applying under the 3-year rule with spouse, and your arrest happens to be involved with domestic violence which is definitely something they will look at. Do I think you'll be denied? Probably not. However they're probably taking their sweet time looking at your case before making a final decision. In rarer situations, some applicants have been called for interview a second time, which let's hope is not your case.

Hi, i always send a signed statement  from court i got a  week after the arrest,  the paper says : no action was taken and says  no charges were filed , i got the paper and left this was 2 years ago, this means the police arrested me but they dropped the case at the police station, the statement is the PROOF for no conviction, i sent the same paper when i removed the condition with optional  clean criminal record that says "no criminal record found" this was just optional from me,   

 

The interviewer asked me a lot of questions like she was not really sure if we are still together because like you said for her its weird  or i'm the only case for a woman to be treated bad from her husband in 2014 and i stayed until i got arrested and still we are together? do you understand, the 2 incidents are old" 2 years ago", i and my spouse we moved on together as a new married couple  to another plans and brighter life, the interviewer she got answers   that we are still together, but i do BELIEVE i will get denial letter because she think i have a bad moral character although i never been arrested in my life and my arrest in USA didn't lead to any conviction or any charges, i gave her the 2016 joint  taxes and she said wow i do have 2 huge big package for you and you want to give me the third one because i wanted her to have the latest bills ........ but still i believe she wants to go very deeply with my case and probably denied because of moral character, when she gave me the paper saying i passed the civics and English test she explained a little why no decision can be made i heard  her mentioning moral character because i was shocked and didn't asked her why she mentioned this word, i just asked her what recommendation she has after when she said she has a recommendation to her supervisor and she will see what will happens , but she smiled a little and said  i'm not going to tell you, you are together yes and you are working things out together.. that's it   

[fatimazahrae 5]

18 minutes ago, CookieCat said:

To me, the last line you wrote tells me she wants to approve because she understands you're together trying to work things out, but she's unsure to make a decision due to the moral character aspect of N-400 and therefore she wants to go through a supervisor. Again that's my interpretation albeit through a filter. If you're convinced you're going to be denied then all I can say is wait for the letter that says your applicator is denied. But give yourself the benefit of the doubt till you receive such a letter.

Thank you so much , i wish your interpretation is right, i started thinking to consult an attorney , i just contacted some but my god a consultation with one that he looks like he understand whats happened to me at the interview , he gave me the feelings that i will get denial letter and i can appeal , the consultation is 200 $ for 45 m i was looking for free consultation, im not sure if i should just WAIT FOR THE LETTER/  and if no letter  i can make AN INFO PASS, until i get an answer then i contact an attorney or should i just go ahead and pay money and see what the attorney will say to feel better, really i can't decide 

 

[Jiji1981 0]

On 6/30/2017 at 7:27 PM, fatimazahrae said:

Thank you so much , i wish your interpretation is right, i started thinking to consult an attorney , i just contacted some but my god a consultation with one that he looks like he understand whats happened to me at the interview , he gave me the feelings that i will get denial letter and i can appeal , the consultation is 200 $ for 45 m i was looking for free consultation, im not sure if i should just WAIT FOR THE LETTER/  and if no letter  i can make AN INFO PASS, until i get an answer then i contact an attorney or should i just go ahead and pay money and see what the attorney will say to feel better, really i can't decide 

 

Hey

Same happend to my friend, she got arrested 2 years ago, and she passed her n400 interview couple weeks ago with ** decision can not be made**

 

Any update with your case fatima

[Souma10 2]

On 6/30/2017 at 7:27 PM, fatimazahrae said:

Thank you so much , i wish your interpretation is right, i started thinking to consult an attorney , i just contacted some but my god a consultation with one that he looks like he understand whats happened to me at the interview , he gave me the feelings that i will get denial letter and i can appeal , the consultation is 200 $ for 45 m i was looking for free consultation, im not sure if i should just WAIT FOR THE LETTER/  and if no letter  i can make AN INFO PASS, until i get an answer then i contact an attorney or should i just go ahead and pay money and see what the attorney will say to feel better, really i can't decide 

 

Did u get any updates about ur case ?? I know it was long time but I am in the same boat as u.