Part 3. Additional Information (Continued)
19. Have you ever been an F-1 nonimmigrant student who violated status by attending a public elementary or secondary
school in violation of immigration law?
20. Have you ever failed or refused to attend or remain in attendance at a hearing to determine your admissibility to or
deportability from the United States?
21. Have you ever been identified by USCIS as having obtained transportation to the United States
without the consent of the owner, charterer, master, or person in charge of the vessel or aircraft through
concealment onboard such vessel or aircraft on which you arrived?
22. Have you been ordered deported, excluded, or removed from the United States?
23. Have you ever departed the United States after having been unlawfully present for 180 days but less than 365 days?
24. Have you ever departed the United States after having been unlawfully present for 365 days or longer?
25. Have you ever knowingly encouraged, induced, assisted, abetted, or aided anyone to enter the United States in
violation of the law?
26. Were you a guardian required to accompany an individual certified as helpless who was found to be inadmissible to
the United States?
27. Have you detained, retained, or withheld the custody of a U.S. citizen child outside the United States from a person
granted custody of such child by a U.S. court order?
28. Have you ever engaged in, conspired to engage in, or intended to engage solely, principally, or incidentally in:
b. Any activity to violate or evade any law prohibiting the export from the United States of goods, technology, or
sensitive information?
c. Any other activity the purpose of which is in opposition to, or the control of, or overthrow of the Government of
the United States, by force, violence, or other unlawful means?
d. Any other unlawful activity?
a. Any activity to violate any U.S. law relating to espionage or sabotage?
b. Ever incited terrorist activity with intent to cause death or serious bodily harm?
c. Ever been a representative of a terrorist organization or a member of an organization which you knew or should
have known is a terrorist organization?
a. Ever engaged in, conspired to engage in, or intended to engage in a terrorist activity?
30. Have you ever engaged in or do you intend to engage in any activity in the United States that would have
potentialy serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States?
b. Ever engaged in genocide, or ordered, incited, assisted or otherwise participated in the persecution of any
person because of race, religion, national origin, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion?
a. Ever been, or are you now, a member of the Communist or other totalitarian party?
32. During the periods of March 23, 1933, to May 8, 1945, in association with either the Nazi Government of
Germany or any organization or government associated or allied with the Nazi Government of Germany,
did you ever order, incite, assist, or otherwise participate in the persecution of any person because of race,
religion, national origin, or political opinion?
33. Have you ever left the United States to avoid being drafted into the U.S. Armed Forces?
34. Have you received public assistance from any source, including the U.S. Government or any State, county, city, or
other municipality, or are you likely to request public assistance in the future?
35. Have you ever been a J nonimmigrant exchange visitor who was subject to the two-year foreign residence
requirement and not yet complied with the requirement?
36. Have you ever voted in violation of any Federal, State, or local constitutional provision, statute, ordinance,
or regulation?
18. Are you a former citizen of the United States who renounced your U.S. citizenship for the purpose of avoiding
taxation by the United States?
17. Have you ever falsely represented yourself to be a citizen of the United States for any purpose or benefit under the
Immigration and Nationality Act or any Federal or State law?
NOTE: If you answered "Yes" to any of the above questions, provide a full explanation on a separate sheet of paper.
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