Hi:

About one and half years ago, when I was 5 month pregnant, I had a bad fight with my husband. His dad lives with us, and for some reason, he also became involved in the fight.

I was completely out of control. I raised my voice, and yelled (most likely my hormone is doing something here)

So his dad called 911, claimed that he felt threaten from me.

Police came, and they explained to him what happened. The police also talked with me.

I admitted that I should not raise my voice so much, especially to the elder person. But I also said that I did not get enough sleep due to 5 month pregnancy and had to go to work every day ( a lot stress)

The police said something like, there will be a record in our local office, but nothing will be reported. Then he left. I did not get any paper, or what so ever.

Should I mention this on the application? This is not a citation, right? I am not arrested, right?

thanks

Had police observed a violation of law you would have been arrested, but you were not.

Police knows when to arrest and when to warn people, they know the difference between errors and criminal conduct.

You should be as candid as possible in your application, if you have nothing to hide then make sure there's nothing hidden.

If you have questions or doubts, you should consult with an immigration lawyer, never be satisfied with message boards or forums such as this one.

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Should I mention this on the application? This is not a citation, right? I am not arrested, right?

Hi Hijie,

It's always best to be honest. You shouldn't have anything to worry about and this incident shouldn't cause problems with your application. However, as Houston said, if you are unsure, would be good to check with a qualified immigration attorney instead of relying on advice from this forum.

Good luck!

I wish this could help, if it doesn’t, then just drop by the police office and ask them, they will be the ones to tell you for granted if you should put it or not, wow, your father in law was very smart, hahahahah, Threatened by you, hahahahah I think u never cooked for him’

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Originally posted by ProudUSC:

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Should I mention this on the application? This is not a citation, right? I am not arrested, right?

Hi Hijie,

It's always best to be honest. You shouldn't have anything to worry about and this incident shouldn't cause problems with your application. However, as Houston said, if you are unsure, would be good to check with a qualified immigration attorney instead of relying on advice from this forum.

Good luck!

NO - You do not have to mention this on the n400.
You were not charged,you were not arrested,you did not break any law,nor were you detained,you were no cited, NOTHING.

So you DO NOT have to mention this,or talk about it nor should you. Has NOTHING to do with the questions asked in the N400 application.

Bottom line,Police came to observe what was going on.
No one was charged, no one was detained,no one was cited, no one broke the law.!

N-400 asks for Citation, charges, arrest and not being arrested when you knew you should have been arrested. No punches were thrown, American are known to be LOUD mouth nation, and they get away with it. Loud mouthing is not a punishable offence criminally, yes some one can sue you in civil court for defamation or even tort. Do not need to mention this on N-400 atleast.

All local law enforcement agencies maintain records of dispatches of officers to addresses and the names of the persons the officers involved with interact. Since you were not arrested or cited, then you have no worries as no action was taken. In any event it is not immoral or illegal to yell at someone.

Remember what the Bible says, a man shall leave his parents and cleave to his wife in a new household. His father surrenders his authority when his son creates a new household and takes a wife. His father was out of line and should appologize to you.