Hi folks,



Gosh, it's been a couple of years since I last posted to the group, but
as I see from Rete's recent posting, there are several of us who are now
well past the K-1 and Adjustment of Status process and are ready for
naturalization.



I'm in that position right now - in fact, I'm eligible to apply for US
citizenship tomorrow, Dec. 4. I'll include a brief timeline at the
bottom of this post for those who, like me, are getting old and need a
reminder from time to time because dates and things get so blurred!



I did have one question for those who have already filed the N-400
forms. Did you include "speeding tickets" on the section where you're
asked if you've ever been cited? My gut feeling is to go ahead and list
them, but I was wondering what others have done.



Oh, if anyone from Canada is interested, my K-1 page is still up and
available although it's a bit out of date regarding fees, but I think
most of the info is still valid. ]http://medix.marshall.edu/~levstein1/k-
1[/url]





Best wishes to all,

Ian (Canada to Kentucky) and Sheila



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Time Line:



11/28/97 - Filed K-1

01/13/98 - K-1 approved

03/27/98 - Visa approved

05/23/98 - Married

06/15/98 - Filed I-485 etc.

02/20/01 - AoS interview (981 days later!)

03/04/01 - received Permanent Resident card

12/04/03 - earliest date to file N-400


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Hi Ian and Shelia



Thought you were eligible about 2 years ago Ian. You AOS'd long before
Jim even though you entered the US at Calais, Maine only a few months
before him.



Anyway glad to see you around and going the final step in the
immigration journey to the Wizard. Jim just completed it and will be
sworn in on December 12.



As for your question on the speeding ticket, it is an astounding yes.
Jim had one as well. He included it and brought to the interview the
original record point section of his NYS driver's license and we ordered
for $6 a copy of his New York State Driver's Abstract which listed all
the pertinent facts, i.e. date of occurrence, date of conviction,
penalty (three points on license), fine ($50). This was acceptable to
the examiner. He had to have his supervisor sign off on it.



For the record, at least in the NYC office according to Jim's examiner,
when Jim asked if it had been necessary to mention the ticket and bring
the paperwork, he was told yes. Any infraction of driving laws is a
mark against good moral conduct. He said that does not include parking
tickets but does include speeding, failure to wear a seat belt, failure
to yield the right of way, etc. Any infraction that will result in
marks on your license.



And yes I know your page is still up and running. I was there not long
ago looking up Canadian approved doctors for those needing doctors for
the K-1 medicals.



Good luck.



Rete



Originally posted by ian-mstm
Hi folks,

Gosh, it's been a couple of years since I last posted to the group, but as I see from Rete's recent posting, there are several of us who are now well past the K-1 and Adjustment of Status process and are ready for naturalization.

I'm in that position right now - in fact, I'm eligible to apply for US citizenship tomorrow, Dec. 4. I'll include a brief timeline at the bottom of this post for those who, like me, are getting old and need a reminder from time to time because dates and things get so blurred!

I did have one question for those who have already filed the N-400 forms. Did you include "speeding tickets" on the section where you're asked if you've ever been cited? My gut feeling is to go ahead and list them, but I was wondering what others have done.

Oh, if anyone from Canada is interested, my K-1 page is still up and available although it's a bit out of date regarding fees, but I think most of the info is still valid. ]http://medix.marshall.edu/~levstein1/k- 1[/url]


Best wishes to all,
Ian (Canada to Kentucky) and Sheila

==============================
Time Line:

11/28/97 - Filed K-1
01/13/98 - K-1 approved
03/27/98 - Visa approved
05/23/98 - Married
06/15/98 - Filed I-485 etc.
02/20/01 - AoS interview (981 days later!)
03/04/01 - received Permanent Resident card

12/04/03 - earliest date to file N-400


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Originally posted by Rete
Hi Ian and Shelia

For the record, at least in the NYC office according to Jim's examiner, when Jim asked if it had been necessary to mention the ticket and bring the paperwork, he was told yes. Any infraction of driving laws is a mark against good moral conduct. He said that does not include parking tickets but does include speeding, failure to wear a seat belt, failure to yield the right of way, etc. Any infraction that will result in marks on your license.

Rete





Rete,



Thanks to you and Jim for asking that question. Interesting that
the criterion used is whether the traffic infraction results in a
point against the license. I used that criterion too; I have been
stopped a couple of times for minor violations and let go because of
my clean record.



On one instance I was given a ticket for a lesser offence, one that
brought money to the small town but didn't cause points against my
license because it was not a moving violation.

I didn't list it because: a) It would be almost impossible for me to
find the details such as the date of the occurrence, etc. and b) It was
not a violation that got reported to the motor vehicle department.



Congratulations to your husband on his very quick turnaround time for
the naturalization. Incidentally, the egov website gives a date of Nov
2002 for date of processing for N400 at the NYC office. I've always
wondered if these dates reflect the fastest, the slowest, the mean,
median, or mode times.



Ah, if only the BCIS would be more precise in the questions they ask and
the information they provide.


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Originally posted by Rete

Thought you were eligible about 2 years ago Ian. You AOS'd long before Jim even though you entered the US at Calais, Maine only a few months before him.

For the record, at least in the NYC office according to Jim's examiner, when Jim asked if it had been necessary to mention the ticket and bring the paperwork, he was told yes. Any infraction of driving laws is a mark against good moral conduct. He said that does not include parking tickets but does include speeding, failure to wear a seat belt, failure to yield the right of way, etc. Any infraction that will result in marks on your license.



I would have been eligible if INS had processed my AoS sooner. I was
told 15 months from June/98 which would have been about 9/99 - however,
it was 2/01 before my interview! <sigh>



I received a copy of my driving abstract from the Kentucky Division of
Driver Licensing - I have 3 speeding tickets, one each in Kentucky,
Ohio, and West Virginia. In Kentucky, the only demerit points which
accumulate are those from infractions in Kentucky, so the two out-of-
state infractions don't show up! Still, I'm going to enter them on the
application and send along a copy of the abstract.



For those who are interested, here's the link for traffic violations
across the US: ]http://cobrands.public.findlaw.com/traffic_violatio-
ns/links.html.[/url]



Best wishes,

Ian


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