I am up for renewal and the same question came
Background Questions
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* Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offense in the United States or any other country?
I already said yes to an arrest 4 years ago during my first GE application interview. He only asked me what happened but didn't want anything from me. He didn't ask me any follow up question on that. I was conditionally approved and finally about 10 days later. I was arrested many years ago cos I called another motorist that hit me, She drove straight and very fast from a gas station driveway on to the north bound street I was driving. she was injured and and the cop somehow couldn't get her insurance info in the police report that was made at the scene. The police report had her name address and phone number written and the cop advised me to call the person to get the insurance info after he told me he couldn't get her insurance info. When I called that driver to get insurance info, that person called the police on me and lied saying I am calling and threatening her. I got arrested unfortunately at the time but never sentenced or probation, fined or anything. It was dismissed I later had it expunged. I was not many years in this country at the time and didn't know calling someone to get insurance info would result in that situation.
Do I still have to say YES again to the question above and have to go for interview and show the same dismissed and expunged record ? Or leave it empty? It does allow me to leave it unanswered/empty. I don't have any other arrest records since that one in 2001. If saying yes to this will lead to in person interview, it will be inconvenient. Would you say YES again to that same question for same thing again?
Thanks
