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Re:Green card applicant banned from ever coming to USA becau... by tinus_hn on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @07:46PM (#21931990)
How can you avoid signing ‘an incomplete form’ when so much problems can be caused by marking a checkbox? How can you avoid someone doing that after the fact?
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Re:Green card applicant banned from ever coming to USA becau... by gus_massa on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @09:14PM (#21932423)
I think he should have checked the fourth box. [IANAIL]

If someone else completed this, the problem is that to check the fourth box you must add some "Alien or Admission number" that the other person didn't know. It's easier to check the first box that doesn't ask more questions.

Edit: I like the explanation in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21932422

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Re:Green card applicant banned from ever coming to USA becau... by LorenPechtel on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @10:46PM (#21932871)
That's a radio group, not a set of checkboxes. Exactly one must be selected--the form isn't valid with none marked.
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