unauthorized work on cash

[azblk]

Yes I totally agree to what you are saying. But not writing it and waiting for application to approve will kill me. Actually like i said I am confused, thats why I created this post.

1.There is virtually no chance of the USCIS going after your friends business because of something you put in an application.
2.As the spouse of a US citizen any unauthorized work is overlooked anyway and of no consequence.

Basically I come down on the side of telling the truth. There is no penalty for telling the truth to either you or your former employer.

[hopeanddream]

1.There is virtually no chance of the USCIS going after your friends business because of something you in an application.
2.As the spouse of a US citizen any unauthorized work is overlooked anyway and of no consequence.

Basically I come down on the side of telling the truth. There is no penalty for telling the truth to either you or your former employer.

Thank you, this really gives me some encouragement. I think I would go ahead with writing whatever I know, whatever is the truth.

[kukumjacka]

I'll give you my experience.

I got my GC through asylum. Then naturalized. Both i485 and n400 ask the same question, whether I've ever been in deportation proceedings. As an asylee, prior to my status being awarded, I was under deportation proceedings. However, asylum status forgives that. In both forms I put no.
I got GC with no issues other than the RFE for medical which had expired by the time they got to my application. No interview.

During the naturalization interview the officer is going through the list of questions, very very quickly. He was in a rush and he told me that the second I walked in. However, being the old dog that he was, he stopped at the deportation question. He paused and asked me about my asylum. I answered that as far as I knew I may have been in deportation proceedings (but not ordered deported) while the asylum case was in limbo. He then checked Yes on the form, then paused for a few moments and said that it's supposed to be Yes but since it was forgiven because of the asylum it technically doesn't count. So he scratched off the Yes and left the No in the form. Yes, he was in a hurry, he said he had 10 people to interview that day and that he was already late, but he had no issues with stopping to pause and get things right. Through this I remained calm, I was not even worried about it at all because I knew this would not have any bearing whatsoever on my application. What's already forgiven cannot come back to haunt you.

This guy knew what he was doing. He knew the situation of my birth country quite well, not to mention he had been an immigration officer since the 70s. That being said, getting an officer that knows what they're doing isn't very common. Through my immigration travails with USCIS, CBP and even the old INS, I've encountered a great deal of officers, some good, some bad, some great and some flat out incompetent. It's a job just like any other and their work does get checked and overlooked by supervisors, especially in these types of scenarios. Sparing yourself the headache of an incompetent officer adjudicating your case wrong is priceless.

[hopeanddream]

I'll give you my experience.

I got my GC through asylum. Then naturalized. Both i485 and n400 ask the same question, whether I've ever been in deportation proceedings. As an asylee, prior to my status being awarded, I was under deportation proceedings. However, asylum status forgives that. In both forms I put no.
I got GC with no issues other than the RFE for medical which had expired by the time they got to my application. No interview.

During the naturalization interview the officer is going through the list of questions, very very quickly. He was in a rush and he told me that the second I walked in. However, being the old dog that he was, he stopped at the deportation question. He paused and asked me about my asylum. I answered that as far as I knew I may have been in deportation proceedings (but not ordered deported) while the asylum case was in limbo. He then checked Yes on the form, then paused for a few moments and said that it's supposed to be Yes but since it was forgiven because of the asylum it technically doesn't count. So he scratched off the Yes and left the No in the form. Yes, he was in a hurry, he said he had 10 people to interview that day and that he was already late, but he had no issues with stopping to pause and get things right. Through this I remained calm, I was not even worried about it at all because I knew this would not have any bearing whatsoever on my application. What's already forgiven cannot come back to haunt you.

This guy knew what he was doing. He knew the situation of my birth country quite well, not to mention he had been an immigration officer since the 70s. That being said, getting an officer that knows what they're doing isn't very common. Through my immigration travails with USCIS, CBP and even the old INS, I've encountered a great deal of officers, some good, some bad, some great and some flat out incompetent. It's a job just like any other and their work does get checked and overlooked by supervisors, especially in these types of scenarios. Sparing yourself the headache of an incompetent officer adjudicating your case wrong is priceless.

Thank you. After much thought I have already filed it saying "Yes" I did. I may pay the price for being honest, but I don't care anymore, world will not end here. Thanks all for your kind advice.