English Muffin

My US employer made a phone call to my old boss in the UK to check references. Due to time differences my US employer made the call at 4am their time to catch my old boss at 9am his time. I am neither a lawyer nor an IT specialist.

And I will not be responding to you any further Okalian...I have better things to do than argue with your paranoia.

Everyone else who has contributed to this thread agreed with me that the OP's marriage and divorce won't affect their naturalization, and yet you think I'm the one who's wrong??

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I intentionally mentioned those who were denied. Many others had the issue brought up. Those denied were due to issues in their immigration history (how greencard was obtained and conditions removed). Unfortunately I haven't been keeping up with my immigration's favorites list, but i remember this one case when the applicant was denied because of not just his 10-year greencard, but because of the initial condition greencard having issues, so they reviewed even beyond i-751. Heck, this case was denied because he changed employers too soon after getting his GC through employment. I think you get my point.

With the regards to the above....

1. Filed N-400 based on 3 years of marriage and residency. Irrelevant to the OP's situation.

2. N-400 was denied because of a USCIS error. OP never returned to say whether or not it was straightened out. Irrelevant to the OP's situation.

3. Person accepted a 10 year green card when they weren't eligible to do so because they divorced before receiving it. Completely their own fault. Irrelevant to the OP's situation.

4. That person had claimed asylum before marrying a US citizen!!! Couldn't be more irrelevant to the OP's situation.

5. Same as number 3. Person accepted a 10 year green card after divorce when they were no longer eligible. Irrelevant to the OP's situation.

6. Again, like number 3. Person accepted a 10 year green card while separated. You have to be in a viable marriage to do that. Irrelevant to the OP's situation.

7. That person wasn't denied...they got approved. Not sure what your point is posting that one.

And as for that last example where the person got denied for changing his job...they are talking about green cards based on employment, not marriage. Again, I don't see your point in posting that at all.

Will you now please stop scaremongering? You sound like a very paranoid person and if you want to be paranoid in your own head go ahead...but stop spreading it on here where people are nervous enough as it is.

Filing N-400 based on 5 years of residency is very straightforward and probably the easiest part of the whole immigration process...just like yours was!! Take your paranoia elsewhere.

I like how you describe it Nevertheless, caution isn't a synonym for scaremongering.

I can provide several links for applicants scrutinized, some even denied, for divorcing too soon or raising suspicion. Keeping your head deep in the sand doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist.

Then please do provide those links.

There isn't a particular rule that filters divorced applicants from N-400. However, if in cases when the candidate marries a US citizen, divorces him/her once (s)he gets the greencard then wait to apply for N-400....this may raise some flags. They check your file at N-400 prior to any decision. If you've removed conditions and already presented evidence, there shouldn't be anything to worry about.

No flags will be raised. The OP is filing based on 5 years of permanent residency,,,their divorce is irrelevent.

Please stop looking for problems where there aren't any...naturalization based on 5 years of residency is very straightforward. Just as yours was!!

This is the second post today you've been scaremongering on.

I don't think this is quite accurate. If the basis of establishing permanent residency collapses, so will everthing else in her case.

I sat in front of the USCIS officer at N-400 interview and she had my whole file on the desk. Trust me, they will take this last opportunity to check everything before granting her citizenship.

I filed on five years of residency and my marriage wasn't mentioned once. I even filed to remove conditions with a waiver because we divorced before ROC.

My file was also on the interviewers desk, but he didn't mention my marriage at all. The OP's wife is not basing her N-400 on three of marriage so they won't really care about it.

If you were given a grilling over your application it doesn't mean that anyone else will. Perhaps your circumstances are suspicious???

So Okalian, exactly what did the interviewer ask you about your marriage and your divorce? How did it affect the result of your interview? Were you able to become a citizen or did it prevent you from naturalizing?

She will file her N-400 based on five years of permanent residency, so your marriage (whether fraudulent or not) won't be taken into consideration.

It varies by local offices. You can check the timelines for your local office using the link at the top of the page.

If your child is a US Citizen why did you get a visa for them? You should have just got their US passport and they should have entered as a US Citzen. I'm surprised the Embassy that issued their visa didn't pick up on that.

Once you meet the requirements you can apply whenever you like. Or not at all.

The only people I can imagine having drugs in their possession who do not use are people who are dealing. Still not good as far as US immigration is concerned.

Write it on the front.

Look at the 'resident since' date on your GC. You can apply 3 years -90 days from that date...assuming you are still married.

When I had my K1 interview in 2008 I recongised an actress in there and she had arrived by pushbike and was in full bike gear...sweat and all.

I had my interview in July and was asked for all passports (current and expired). The interviewer specifically asked for them and quickly flicked through them all.

However, I hear that some people weren't asked for expired passports so it obviously differs from office to office.

You should take whatever you are asked to take to your interview to be on the safe side.

Oh, I'm not saying you won't have problems. Because it isn't a CIMT you won't have any problems with a misrep from using the VWP (which could have been a much bigger problem).

Will you have problems because of the possession itself? I don't know. I know people have been fine with old arrests for possession of weed, but I haven't seen anything on here regarding possession of a Class A drug. I would do a search around the forum and see what you can find, rather than wait for someone who's been in a similar situation to answer.

It doesn't look like possession is considered a CIMT so you should have been OK checking 'no' on the question about having been arrested for a CIMT on the ESTA.

When you admit to it at your medical they'll probably make you take a drug test and ask you more questions about it.

Have you traveled to the US on the VWP since your arrest?

That photo booth in the Embassy was out of order when I had my K1 interview too...in 2008!

You can search for it here... http://i.walmartimages.com/i/if/hmp/fusion/customer_list.pdf

I don't remember all passports being on the checklist. I looked and don't see it. Where did I miss it?

I guess things must have changed, I was definitely asked for them in July of this year.

Thinking of the future, if you're going for naturalization, don't you need all passports - current and expired - at that stage?

Yes. I was naturalized in July and was asked for all passports at my interview. I do believe not everyone gets asked for them (interviews take place in local field offices and do vary a little) but all passports is on the checklist of documents to bring to your interview.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=720b0a5659083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=720b0a5659083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD


Responsibilities as a Sponsor

When you sign the affidavit of support, you accept legal responsibility for financially supporting the sponsored immigrant(s) generally until they become U.S. citizens or can be credited with 40 quarters of work. Your obligation also ends if you or the individual sponsored dies or if the individual sponsored ceases to be a permanent resident and departs the United States.

They won't ask for something they haven't asked you to bring. Just take what's on the list they sent with your interview letter and you'll be fine.