QUESTION
Can I get my citizenship before my case gets dismissed?
Asked on Oct 07th, 2017 on Immigration - Georgia
More details to this question:
There were no charges, I just had to do community service. There’s no record for me. And I received a letter to go do my finger print for my citizenship. Do you think they will find out that I was arrested even though it’s not in my record?
1 ANSWER
The USCIS utilizes a robust background checking process and you should expect the USCIS to be aware of any citation, charge, arrest or similar matter whether you reveal it or not. Perhaps even more important, failure to disclose a criminal matter may have more harsh consequences than the underlying criminal matter itself, since that can be viewed as constituting immigration fraud. Generally, the USCIS will not approve a naturalization case while there remains an outstanding criminal matter, and instead the USCIS will require court-certified disposition documentation, including certified documents showing that all community service obligations have been completed when community service was required.
Answered on Oct 15th, 2017 at 2:07 AM