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Can a citiation affect my naturalization process?

Asked on Mar 12th, 2012 on Immigration - Florida
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In 2009, I received a citation from hennepin county court, MN regarding a bank account that was closed for non payment, but the amount was later paid to the collection agency after I received the citation. Can this affect my naturalization process?
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Intellectual Property Attorney serving Menlo Park, CA at Sheppard Mullin
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Unlikely as it does not appear to be a criminal record.
Answered on Jun 18th, 2013 at 12:34 AM

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Immigration Law Attorney serving Los Angeles, CA at Law Offices of Alan R. Diamante APLC
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Only a misdemeanor or a felony can potential affect your naturalization and not civil matters or bankruptcy.
Answered on Mar 16th, 2012 at 8:52 PM

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Assault Attorney serving Richardson, TX
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This should not effect your application if there is not more to the story .
Answered on Mar 14th, 2012 at 3:39 PM

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Immigration Law Attorney serving Hialeah, FL at Hernandez & Suarez, PL
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You need to find out if the "citation" you received under the MN laws is considered a crime involving moral turpitude for immigration purposes. You should contact an immigration attorney in MN to help you with this matter. Traffic citations usually do not affect; however, for what you express, the citation may have involved fraud, and this COULD affect your immigration process.
Answered on Mar 13th, 2012 at 10:27 AM

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Litigation Attorney serving Pearl River, NY at Law Office of Bijal Jani
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No, a citation for a bank account would not affect your naturalization process.
Answered on Mar 13th, 2012 at 8:38 AM

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Immigration Law Attorney serving Orlando, FL at Stoller & Moreno, P.A.
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The answer is that it depends. In Florida, the provision of law discusing most worthless check cases does not require any intent to defraud. With no intent to defraud, there should be no issue. Your case was not a Florida case so the only advice I can give is to consult with a qualified attorney. Minor cases like yours should not be all that big of a deal. However, you should always disclose anything that may even come close to creating a potential problem. Far too often, Applicants try to outsmart the government with the idea that nobody will know or care. Bad idea. Again, I would suggest a consultation with a qualified and licensed attorney who can answer your questions and provide some guidance.
Answered on Mar 12th, 2012 at 6:57 PM

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