traffic tickets and n-400

[raks123]

I am filling the N-400 and am not sure what to mention under

"Have you ever been arrested, cited, detained by law enforcement officer".
I definitely had many traffic violation tickets and speeding that I took care of. Should I answer yes. But I do not have any record/documents of those tickets and payments.

Any help is appreciated.

[nwctzn]

I am filling the N-400 and am not sure what to mention under

"Have you ever been arrested, cited, detained by law enforcement officer".
I definitely had many traffic violation tickets and speeding that I took care of. Should I answer yes. But I do not have any record/documents of those tickets and payments.

Any help is appreciated.

Were any of those tickets over $500.? As far as I know you need to report tickets that are over $500. If they are less than $500, you should be fine.

[ktla97]

Sorry for injecting myself into someone's else thread. I have similar incident. I have one traffic ticket. From reading the N-400 instructions, I interpreted that the answer is "yes" if one has been cited regardless of the outcome. However, if the ticket(s) resulted in fines of less than $500 and/or points then one doesn't need to send the USCIS original documents and/or court results? Is that right?

Please advise.

Thank you,
Kay

[nwctzn]

Sorry for injecting myself into someone's else thread. I have similar incident. I have one traffic ticket. From reading the N-400 instructions, I interpreted that the answer is "yes" if one has been cited regardless of the outcome. However, if the ticket(s) resulted in fines of less than $500 and/or points then one doesn't need to send the USCIS original documents and/or court results? Is that right?

Please advise.

Thank you,
Kay

I think you have a valid point here and you might need to answer "yes" to that question but no need to submit any documents. Maybe fellow forum members can comment further.

[kevinkallis]

Answer Yes. You should always be honest with USCIS about all arrests (even if you were not charged or convicted), convictions (even if your record was cleared or expunged), crimes you have committed for which you were not arrested or convicted and any countervailing evidence, or evidence in your favor concerning the circumstances of your arrests, and/or convictions or offenses that you would like
USCIS to consider.

Even if you have committed a minor crime, USCIS may deny your application if you do not tell the USCIS officer about the incident. Note that unless a traffic incident was alcohol or drug related, you do not need to submit documentation for traffic fines and incidents that did not involve an actual arrest if the only penalty was a fine less than $500 and/or points on your driver’s license.

[milli]

Answer yes and list all violations. No need to submit any supporting documents at the time of application. However you may have to carry them for your interview just in case.

[taylormc]

You should always answer honestly, so answer it "yes". Anyway, speeding tickets are a pain, as the fine plus added price of insurance really stinks. The easiest way to never get one is, duh, to not speed, but just in the event some were thinking, there are a few things to learn about the best way to stay away from a speeding ticket.