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    Default Must You Tell the USCIS About Tickets and Accidents at Your Naturalization Interview

    Hello everyone, I had one accident in 2013 + a ticket, it was my fault. After that I had one ticket in 2015 (don't remember the month) for failed to stop at stop sign, one accident in Sept 2015, it wasn't my fault; and another one in Oct 2015, it wasn't my fault was well. I'm having my naturalization interview on January 28, 2016 so my question is do I need to tell the USCIS about all those things ? Thank you so much

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    Default Re: Must You Tell the USCIS About Tickets and Accidents at Your Naturalization Interv

    Are these all Class C misdemeanor citations issued in Texas?

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    Default Re: Must You Tell the USCIS About Tickets and Accidents at Your Naturalization Interv

    I'm not sure it's misdemeanor or not, but literally I had 2 tickets, and 3 accidents (1 was my fault, 2 wasn't). I never convicted or hand cuffed by the time events happened.

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    Default Re: Must You Tell the USCIS About Tickets and Accidents at Your Naturalization Interv

    If they were not Texas tickets, as you're choosing not to share relevant information, go consult a lawyer.

    Pursuant to 8 CFR Sec 244.1,
    Quote Quoting 8 C.F.R. Sec. 244.1. Definitions
    Misdemeanor means a crime committed in the United States, either:

    (1) Punishable by imprisonment for a term of one year or less, regardless of the term such alien actually served, if any, or

    (2) A crime treated as a misdemeanor under the term “felony” of this section.

    For purposes of this definition, any crime punishable by imprisonment for a maximum term of five days or less shall not be considered a felony or misdemeanor.
    Pursuant to the Texas Penal Code,
    Quote Quoting Texas Penal Code, Sec. 12.23. Class C Misdemeanor.
    An individual adjudged guilty of a Class C misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.
    As a Texas Class C misdemeanor can be punished only by the imposition of a fine, it is not treated as misdemeanor for purposes of immigration.

    If the subject comes up, you should answer honestly -- that you have traffic convictions that do not constitute misdemeanors under U.S. immigration law. Before doing so, you should review your record to be absolutely sure that you were never charged with a more serious offense.

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    Default Re: Must You Tell the USCIS About Tickets and Accidents at Your Naturalization Interv

    thank you

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