<p>There is a clause in the oath that states: “that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by law”. The FAQ said that any part of the oath can be omitted or modified with written permission and evidence. What if my reason why I do not want to take that part of the oath is that I refuse to kill anyone?</p>
<p>Another question is: “Have you ever advocated the overthrow of any government by force or violence?” If I answer yes, will it jepordize me of my chance to be accepted? I mean I supported the Libyan rebels and the Egyptian Revolution… I also look forward to the day that a revolution occurs in North Korea…</p>
<p>Also does having debates/rebuking Mormons that came knocking at my door count as persecuting them? That is the question after that…</p>
<p>Apparently if I answer yes to any of those, I have to write up a response explaining why…</p>
<p>As someone who’s been through this process, I would seriously advise you to be more pragmatic regarding the oath and the application. If you insist on answering questions in this way, you should probably talk to someone (an immigration lawyer?)</p>
<p>Some of what you say doesn’t make sense to me: You probably did not actually support the Lybian rebels, or advocate the overthrow of any government. I presume you didn’t send money or weapons to the rebels, and you didn’t organize a conference implementing the overthrowing of the NK government. These are the types of things that “support” and “advocate” refer to, not the fact that you don’t like Gaddafi or Kim Jong-Il.</p>
<p>And obviously debating people does not count as any sort of persecution. Is this for real?</p>
<p>I think you should take this process a bit more seriously. This isn’t the time or place to be dramatic about your ideals.</p>
<p>Pretty much what tetrahedr0n said above. Are you taking this seriously? Basically:
that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by law
-Probably only counts if you’re under 40 years of age and another drafting happens that really requires soldiers. It’s just basically a questions asking if you’re loyal to the USA or not. If you say yes it doesn’t mean they’re going to write your name on a slip of paper for future reference. If you say no that makes you appear unpatriotic.</p>
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<li><p>Have you ever advocated the overthrow of any government by force or violence?
-Unless you actually gave those groups money, weapons, were there, etc it doesn’t really matter. Cheering them on in your head doesn’t count nor does talking about it in public. </p></li>
<li><p>Arguing with Mormons…don’t worry. You’re already protected with our laws for freedom of speech. </p></li>
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<p>I think you’re just thinking into this to deeply. My mom passed the test with a limited English vocabulary so I’m sure you’ll be fine. Just ace the history test, be confident, show respect, answer your interview questions seriously, and maybe add some patriotic statements. Also, depending on the question it’s usually best to answer things truthfully. They actually do a complete background check before you go and most interviews do tend to read up on it before you step into their office.</p>
<p>If you are seriously considering to answer those question as you stated, why are you applying for immigration status? It is the first step to become a citizen of the USA. Even before you start step one, you want to evade drafting and support some hostile regions?</p>
<p>Its better if you leave and retun to wherever you came from.</p>
<p>^^ The test? Life is crazy! An acquaintance of mine passed it with very minimal English (color of your hair, your eyes – that sort of things). On another hand, my former (American college) political science professor failed the test! And the old man had been here since Adam and Eve, or just shortly thereafter! Even now, the only explanation I could come up is he might have corrected the immigration examiner and that irked the guy!!!</p>
<p>Seriously,
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<p>No, that’s why you need to explain.The application allows for it. Did you support the Libyan rebels? Great! Overthrow the Saudi royals? Nah. Support Obama… well, it depends who reads your application LOL.</p>