Shoplifting can affect a citizenship?

In your fact situation, your case of shoplifting was in August 2015, well over five years old by the time that you applied for your citizenship in January 2022. I also note that you said that you received your permanent residence in 2017, and I assume that you disclosed the shoplifting offense in your immigration application papers. The period of good moral character is five years, and this should not be held against you. I suggest, however, that you obtain a certified copy of the court disposition to take with you to the interview if you have not already presented it as part of your naturalization application.On your other questions, I do not believe that pretrial intervention and dismissal qualify as one of the programs  mentioned in part 12, item 26, if you did not have to make an admission of guilt. Also you should mention the traffic tickets as item 23 of the same part asks whether you have ever been cited, and a traffic ticket is a citation. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.