Hello,
I am applying for my citizenship under the 3-year rule-married to US citizen. I am trying to do it all online but have a few questions regarding some of the question on the form and hope someone can help me navigate. The question I am concerned about is part of the criminal hisotry section. i dont have any of that except one red light camera ticket in 2018. They sent the ticket to an old adress and by the time it got forwarded to my new address, I missed the deadline of paying it and it turned to a citation. However, I paid it $194 and case was closed with nothing further—no points taken, etc. Now when I fill the online application, I see the following:
Have you EVER been arrested, cited, detained, or confined by any law enforcement officer, military official (in the U.S. or elsewhere), or immigration official for any reason, or been charged with a crime or offense, or notified that you were being investigated for a crime? - Since it was a citation, I am assuming I should answer "yes." Can someone advise?
Crime and offense history
Provide information about all your crimes and offenses in the United States or anywhere in the world, including any offenses involving solicitation, domestic violence, or driving under the influence; any offenses that have been expunged (removed from your record) or for which you received a pardon; and any offenses that happened before you reached 18 years of age. If anything is incorrect or missing, you can add, edit, or delete your entries.
Note: If you do not tell us about these offenses, you may be denied naturalization even if the original offense was not a crime for which we would deny your application. Here it lists what type of violation they need information for, and a red light camera ticket is not one of them. Unless a traffic incident involved alcohol, you were arrested, or you seriously injured someone, you do not need to submit documentation. This is from the N400 instructions, page 20. So do I leave it emty? Do I just type in something like "red light camera ticket" and bring the paid fine documentation with me?
If you received a suspended sentence, were placed on probation, or were paroled, have you completed your suspended sentence, probation, or parole?
We will not approve a naturalization application while you are on probation, on parole, or under a suspended sentence. I dont have any of these, so this does not apply to me but the only option are YES or NO. I can not skip and leave blank. What do I answer to that?
Thak you so much