N-400 Good moral character

[A233465 4]

Going over the paperwork - i'm the citizen my husband is applying - he's never had a traffic ticket - I taught him to drive - shortly after he got his license he had a fender bender with someone - no police called, insurance was exchanged - 2 years later she submitted to our insurance that the incident aggravated some existing back issues (If i remember it correctly).  Everyone was wearing their seatbelts.  From everything I understand they decided NOT to pursue anything further.   (the incident happened around 2014 or 15 and the letter came nearly 2 years later, indicating the statute of limitations was nearing and I don't even know if I have that letter from my insurance company any longer )

My question pertains to the crimes and offenses area.  It states if you have ever been in a traffic incident, you must provide documentation of traffic incidents only if the incident: 1. involved drugs or alcohol 2.  Led to an arrest; or 3.) seriously injured another person.  

In my opinion, my first inclination is to say no - she was not seriously injured- just want to make sure we are answering things correctly.  If needed I could contact my insurance company.  don't want to go overkill here just want to get the questions correct.

Edited Sunday at 08:04 PM by A233465

[A233465 4]

Now I'm confusing myself - i'm referencing the instructions in part 9.... on the actual form N-400 there isn't ANYTHING that lists traffic incidents.


I do have another question - in part 9.  15b - detained for any reason?  Once we were stopped at the first port of entry coming back from visiting family out of the country - We were waiting for his conditions to be lifted and we were traveling with his extension letter.  They pulled him aside to verify his letter and ask him some questions.  Once verified we went on our way and continued back home without incident.  

Does that count as 'being detained'?   i'm unsure how to then fill out the questions ' what was the crime or offense'  no crime - they just wanted to verify his letter of extension.  This was years ago... maybe 2017.  It looks like we would say 'yes' he was pulled aside by an immigration official to review his extension letter -  My issue is, in the area to give more information is all says 'what was the crime or offense' date of the crime or offense, date of conviction, place of crime or offense.  

No crime... no offense... they just wanted to verify his extension letter.  I'm sure I have his extension letter to verify the year but I would have to dig for it

[A233465 4]

Also - has anyone used 'Just answer' to ask immigration questions?  

[JeanneAdil 6,784]

Traffic accident with no ticket is not a criminal case/ if the person says she is suffering from the accident , she must file a civil suit and even then,  this is not criminal 

 

just for information for the future ,  call and report all accidents and get a report written 

and for this case the person would need to show dr appointments and treatment she has gone thru 

[A233465 4]

Yes - I guess I got hung up on the 'seriously injured' part.  I don't think she was seriously injured but i'm not sure how they are defining 'seriously injured' .  At this point I can call my insurance company to get a copy of the letter they sent us in 2017 (I am only guessing it was 2017 I can not remember), if they have record of that.  I don't know how long they keep records -do you think this is necessary or overkill?  The other person did NOT continue to pursue anything with my insurance company (to my understanding)  There is no police record of this whatsoever.  

[A233465 4]

Pertaining to 'have you ever been detained' Question.  What is the definition of 'detained'?  We were traveling back from visiting family, my husband was in the midst of getting his conditions lifted from his green card and we were traveling with his extension letter.  At our first port of entry back in the USA the immigration officer pulled him aside to verify the letter.  I was in the hall waiting - he was in the office.  They asked him a few questions and sent him on his way.  

The question reads in section 9.  15b.  Have you EVER been arrested, cited, detained or confined by any law enforcement officer, military offical (in the us or elsewhere) or immigration offical for any reason, or  been charged with a crime or offense?  

Does our situation match the definition of 'detained' or 'confined'?  We didn't get any type of receipt so I wasn't sure how to answer any of the boxes provided for more information.  No crime was committed - they pulled him aside to verify his extension letter.  

[OldUser 8,538]

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[A233465 4]

1 minute ago, OldUser said:

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Whoops, I apologize - my brain is in several different tabs.  Do you know how to delete threads? 

[Lil bear 4,398]

5 minutes ago, A233465 said:

Whoops, I apologize - my brain is in several different tabs.  Do you know how to delete threads? 

You cant. I will flag it for a moderator to merge the threads 

[TBoneTX 46,693]

Thread locked in favor of cited duplicate.

[Elise&Joe 55]

5 hours ago, A233465 said:

Does that count as 'being detained'?

No, this is not classed as being detained. This is secondary inspection, merely a continuation of the standard inspection if their are additional details that need to be verified before an entry decision is made. 

 

Almost all, if not all, immigrants will go to secondary at some point, I did when I entered as K1 nonimmigrant.

[mam521 2,376]

Big breath - don't overthink.  Yes, immi has been hard and you get to the N-400 and you're hypervigilant because of everything else you've been through getting to this point!  But, the N-400 is the last step and IMHO, it's less complicated than the others.  

 

I would not use Just Answer.  You will get better information here.  

[OldUser 8,538]

4 minutes ago, mam521 said:

But, the N-400 is the last step and IMHO, it's less complicated than the others. 

IMHO the last step is the most complicated and important. Don't be fooled by seemingly easy procedure. This is the last chance for USCIS to review entire history, deny N-400 and even revoke GC granted earlier if needed. As one lawyer says, it's their last real chance of putting somebody in deportation. I saw it with my own eyes. A very simple straightforward interview could have turned into a mess if I was too nervous or said something incorrectly.

 

4 minutes ago, mam521 said:

 I would not use Just Answer.  You will get better information here.  

 

Agree on this one.

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 03:48 PM by OldUser

[A233465 4]

40 minutes ago, mam521 said:

Big breath - don't overthink.  Yes, immi has been hard and you get to the N-400 and you're hypervigilant because of everything else you've been through getting to this point!  But, the N-400 is the last step and IMHO, it's less complicated than the others.  

 

I would not use Just Answer.  You will get better information here.  

Thank you so much - I really want to cry right now and my overthinking is in overdrive.  

[A233465 4]

13 hours ago, Elise&Joe said:

No, this is not classed as being detained. This is secondary inspection, merely a continuation of the standard inspection if their are additional details that need to be verified before an entry decision is made. 

 

Almost all, if not all, immigrants will go to secondary at some point, I did when I entered as K1 nonimmigrant.

 So not detained - but would it be 'confined' ?  Does anyone think we need to include the secondary inspection?


Does anyone think we need to include the traffic incident and go to my insurance company to get the old letter?