Rough N400 interview with Junior Officer

[Family 4,136]

1 hour ago, Kevlynn said:

that’s when he asked me if I would like to change my answer from NO to YES..which I refused and he stated “I am giving you an opportunity to be honest “…he repeated that question a few times after I said no and that’s when my lawyer jumped in. 
 

Also should I wait or I can ask my lawyer to write a letter with your recommendations?

When you are represented, you don’t have much choice other than trust your attorney’ s strategy and skill….although a non confrontational approach would have been to ask the officer if he advises that a change is required…and if USCIS takes the position that your engagement was of a military nature, you are willing to accommodate as long as there are no stolen valor  or misrepresentation implications. So even a simple question like “ What do you think I should do, Officer? “ would have allowed further dialogue. 

The idea being that it is more valuable to understand and address an officers concerns, even if it means checking every digit of a phone number…fellow is being thorough  …because honestly I believe the vetting is to make sure you were / are an ally, not a foe…that does occasionally slip through the cracks , as they say. 
 

So, it’s really up to what your legal rep advises you to do.

Margaret Stock is the nation’s leading immigration attorney on all things military/ naturalization and national security ….and a better source for a worthy second opinion 

https://cascadialawalaska.com/attorneys/margaret-d-stock/

 

[KL123 5]

@Family thank you again for the resources, I now understand where the officer was coming from irrespective of the badgering at the interview… it has been a long /expensive and difficult immigration journey and most people have mentioned that the naturalization process/interviews are fairly the easiest part…I pray I will have favor with USCIS and get approved . It’s day 35 after the interview and my lawyer has advised me to wait for updates from the local office as they had already reached out to the field director with a statement of what transpired at the interview and the director apologized and is looking into it personally…don’t know if that’s a good sign or just another “dear John” statement…I am so confused, worried and stressed about all this it’s eating me alive. Thank you so much for your prompt responses …

[Rocio0010 5,599]

@Kevlynn did you check the link I sent you?

[KL123 5]

@Roccio0010 I did… I haven’t received any feedback from the live attorney 

[Rocio0010 5,599]

Just now, Kevlynn said:

@Roccio0010 I did… I haven’t received any feedback from the live attorney 

Ypu have to click on the link to enter the live

[Timona 4,208]

So you entered on a non-immigrant visa and got married to your ex. 

While being married to her, you took this military costume photo and used it. 

You the divorced. My first question here is, did you get a GC from the this ex? 

 

You then claim you remarried and wife 2 petitioned for you. Why?

 

You had a lot of pictures or evidences which you could have presented. I fail to understand why you had to submit this military prop photo. I hope you did not submit it thinking it will make you seem more patriotic or thought it will help you pass N400 quicker and without questions. 

 

By the way, I've never heard of Kenyan national. 

[KL123 5]

@Timona First of all congrats on your citizenship and thanks for your inquiry to my post, there has been a lot of moving wheels good and bad in my immigration journey over the years that’s not straight forward and can’t be fully expressed with a post…yes I have been naive in one form or another with the immigration process(es)  which has led me to where I stand at the moment . I know I am probably the laughing stock to other VJs  as my case is not as straight forward . I don’t know how to answer your inquiries without going into an extremely long and probably unnecessary rant about my personal immigration history 

[Rocio0010 5,599]

7 minutes ago, Kevlynn said:

probably unnecessary rant

No, it's not unnecessary. I bet you the officer knows all the details and is making a decision based on -what we call here- a totality of circumstances. 

[KL123 5]

@Roccio0110. Understood. The odds do not look to be on my side. 

[African Zealot 1,455]

7 minutes ago, Kevlynn said:

@Roccio0110. Understood. The odds do not look to be on my side. 

Don’t get despondent. 35 days is early. Anything could happen. Take is easy and don’t beat yourself over mistakes. We all make then. Ultimately if your marriage is bonafide and you were truthful, at some point more likely than not, you will get an approval even if it requires answering an RFE and second interview.

 

Cheers

Edited June 20, 2022 by African Zealot

[KL123 5]

Thank you @African Zealot. I will keep everyone updated if I hear anything from my side . Thank you again 🙏🏿🙏🏿

[CGP 5]

6 hours ago, Kevlynn said:

anxiety is at an all time high

Aside everything that’s already been said, this may come off a bit drastic, but until the N400 is adjudicated and put to bed, I wouldn’t travel out of the country unless it becomes very necessary. Your N400 conundrum seems to have several moving parts and the last thing you want is to travel outside and then try to re-enter to face a probable secondary inspection(SI) at the POE. It might not be anything, but the mere mention of SI, the wait and its attendant possible “interrogation “ could get messy and put your BP through the roof. 

[KL123 5]

@CGP understood . Thank you for your input 

[Family 4,136]

27 minutes ago, Kevlynn said:

Roccio0110. Understood. The odds do not look to be on my side. 

I doubt you missed out on anything other than that particular YouTuber’s rant and equating /  calling USCIS Officers the “ dumbest person that you know”…I popped  in to episode #207 , first query. 

[Imperium 81]

1 hour ago, Kevlynn said:

Thank you @African Zealot. I will keep everyone updated if I hear anything from my side . Thank you again 🙏🏿🙏🏿

Generally a TCN employed in Afghanistan had to be in either military/contigency or support. All must sign a TCN contract and TOR because US law mandated these two stipulations. You claimed you were a logistical clerk. You must have been at a military installation because there were no other places besides installations. In order to be at installation, you must have had some kind of military traning to be eligilbe for work in a POSTCONSTAB. In my understanding, officer had doubts about your credibility. Just like you, there were people from Nepal, India etc but they were of military background. I am not accusing you of lying etc but I also know the kind of HUMINT officer had because he had spent time in Afghanistan. You best bet is to present you TCN contract with TOR  and POC at Dyncorp. 

 

As for why a background check would not reveal something like that is becase background checks are not meant to determine a foreign military history. Unless you reported on DS160 (As it was required), system would not have such info. Try collecting evidence of your time in Afg.