citizenship

It depends upon the basis of the denial and the exact statute under which you were convicted. As part of the naturalization process, you must establish good moral character during the past years. A conviction during the past five years pretty much prevents you from establishing good moral character. Given your sentence was suspended, the good moral character requirement would run five years from the completion of the sentence. That being said, your conviction could be more serious. Theft is considered a crime involving moral turpitude. This makes inadmissible. There is a petty offense exception but it only applies when certain criteria are met. It is not clear whether the exception would apply to you without knowing he language of the statute for which you were convicted.  I reccime d you take the denials and a certificate of disposition to an attorney before applying again. You can read more about naturalization at http://myattorneyusa.com/how-to-get-naturalized-in-the-united-states.