Will I qualify? - Page 3

Originally Posted by blue2day

(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may cancel removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, subject to the conditional basis described in section 5, an alien who is inadmissible or deportable from the United States, if the alien demonstrates that--
(A) the alien has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than 5 years immediately preceding the date of enactment of this Act, and had not yet reached the age of 16 years at the time of initial entry;
(B) the alien has been a person of good moral character since the time of application;
(C) the alien--
(i) is not inadmissible under paragraph (2), (3), (6)(E), or (10)(C) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)); and
(ii) is not deportable under paragraph (1)(E), (2), or (4) of section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a));


Isn't section 6(E) the citizenship thing??

Originally Posted by judy21

I did the same thing with my first job bc i didnt know of my status yet i wonder will that affect me? after i found out i wasen't a US citizen i stop putting it on my applications . scared

Originally Posted by Swim19

Look USCIS is not 'all knowing'...they don't exactly have a database of all job applications they can search to see if you marked US citizenship somewhere. Could this affect your chances? Yes, but they would first have to find out about it. Obviously do not lie, but also do not offer the information unless they ask.

Originally Posted by chessmaster05

allow me to shed some light here. I9 forms are kept by employers. once you quit they save them for a year and then they are destroy. the only, i repeat, the only way you can get in trouble is if there was a raid at work and an ICE officer gets his/her hands on it. even when you get married uscis does not have access to all this files. they are just in case there are raids at your work.

Originally Posted by chessmaster05

allow me to shed some light here. I9 forms are kept by employers. once you quit they save them for a year and then they are destroy. the only, i repeat, the only way you can get in trouble is if there was a raid at work and an ICE officer gets his/her hands on it. even when you get married uscis does not have access to all this files. they are just in case there are raids at your work.

Originally Posted by DA User

By law they have to keep the I-9 for a year. Do some keep it more then 1 year?
I do know that in the I-400, they ask you if you have ever claimed to a USC but in the I485 for GC, it does not.

Originally Posted by chessmaster05

allow me to shed some light here. I9 forms are kept by employers. once you quit they save them for a year and then they are destroy. the only, i repeat, the only way you can get in trouble is if there was a raid at work and an ICE officer gets his/her hands on it. even when you get married uscis does not have access to all this files. they are just in case there are raids at your work.

Originally Posted by will_con

So if you lied about claiming to be a USC you can still qualify for a GC just not citizenship?