Do i still have a chance to get US citizenship status if i have a former criminal record?
443611
There are many factors involved in the interview process and you have not given me enough information to gauge your particular situation but the factors include country of origin, economic factors, relations in the States, will you have a financial source to support yourself, are you English-speaking (they will not admit it but it is a factor), your educational background, technical skills, moral and criminal background, immunity issues and character references.  Depending upon your criminal background you may be denied citizenship.  It will be heavily dependent also on your country of origin, and all of the other factors I have described.  But when you say  you "do not have good moral character" that pretty much precludes your getting citizenship.  I would rephrase that, get a good immigration attorney and apply from a non-controversial state for citizenship if you can reposition yourself.  Also, I would try to get letters of reference, even personal ones, from Americans and local religious leaders, even twelve-step program proctors to show you have tried to better yourself.  No nation wants a liability so you need to market yourself better and show some portfolio of good references for the consular officials who will be upbraided should you cause problems stateside.  They do get in trouble when they OK someone they shouldn't or someone who causes crimes in the US so you need to make the decision for them to gamble on you.  You should also get local police records if you haven't already as they will need them.  If you can get a letter from your equivalent of our probation system that you have behaved, that would be good to.  Be prepared to have to provide documentation for everything and for a very lengthy interview process.
305455
It is certainly possible ,however, it will be more difficult since you may be required to prove that you didn't come in the US with the purpose of changing you status.\nYou can file for a change of status with USCIS but I'd wait at least 1-2 months after your arrival to the US to ask for a status change, this way, it'll look less suspicious.\n\nI think using a lawyer would increase your chances significantly.
965789
You are entitled to US citizenship if he was naturalized before you were born. Otherwise, you could have gotten a US immigrant visa if he petitioned for you, but the petition would have been automatically invalidated by his death if the visa had not been issued yet.\n\nSorry.
483625
Well this is no small thing dude.Immigration is not such a simple process that you will be given Citizenship in a jiffy.First you have to go to the US on a visitors visa.Find employment there and get a work permit.Then after many years if your record is clean you will be given a Greencard.Some years after the same you will be given citizenship and therefore the right to vote.Hence this is a long process which will take years.
270965
It takes at least 3 years, maybe more.  You must apply for citizenship; then the US government will check things like your criminal record, references you provide, and work or residence history.  If you are not deemed to be a danger to the USA or likely to go on the dole, then you can be granted citizenship.
87668
It depends on the immigration law of the country in which you were born.  In the United States, citizenship is determined by two legal concepts, jus sangre and jus solis.  The first is based on your parentage, the second on location.  If you were born on US soil (definitions of this can be complex, but it certainly includes all US States, Puerto Rico, etc) , you acquired US citizenship at the time of birth under jus solis.  you can check the source below for more information.  If you are abroad, you can contact the local Embassy of Consulate of the nation you are interested in for information.  Otherwise, you would normally refer to the local office of your country's agency for handling citizenship, usually the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Home Ministry or Foreign Ministry.\n\nIf you were born to at least one parent who was a US citizen at the time of your birth, you may be a US citzen under jus sangre.  To determine this, check the source I list below.  Your parent will have had to meet certain residency requirements and determination can only be made by factors such as your birthdate, which of parents is a citizen, and how long they may have resided in the US.\n\nDisclaimer:taking advice from a person using Bubba as a screen name could be hazardous for your health. It has previously been known to impair judgement and result in unintended consequences and ugly scenes played out late at night in trailer parks.
428040
If it will appear in a Criminal Check you will probably not be allowed into the country. But if you are just fudging grades etc, they would only know by reading your old transcripts from your old school. In Canada we don't put "Didn't really get an A+ in History" in our criminal checks.
1108817
You be better if you would have given a bit more information like are you LPR or illegal? If your a LPR than you have to stay within USA for 4yrs 9months before you can apply for citizenship technically you can say after 5 yrs you can apply for the citizenship. \nBut if your illegal but guess would be to marry an American citizen and get your status legalized first and after 3 yrs of marriage you can apply for the citizenship. Make sure that you do not marry for citizenship only but marry for good cuz when they will interview you for your LPR, trust me immigration officers are not nice when they see marriage case. If you get thru that than your good to go but keep in mind that if your wife does report you to the immigration that you married for LPR they still can deport you. that why i said do not marry for LPR or citizenship marry for good. \nGood Luck.
459785
The answer is yes. The criminal record lives on until it is expunged. An expunged record will be sealed and made publicly unavailable, so that it's beneficial to the convicted individual for a clean slate. Ask your attorney about expungement application process.\n\nDropping charges and not pressing charges are basically interchangeable.
979384
Consult the closest U.S. embassy in your region.  It all depends on how long ago the crime was committed, the nature of the crime, and your age (was it a juvenile crime or adult).  If the crime was either drug or violence related, your chances drop considerably.  However, if it was something small, like public intoxication or domestic disturbance, you will most likely be given a pardon if it happened at least a few years ago.  They will make you go through an application process, and it will definitely be costly (just like it's costly to ask for a pardon from the Canadian government to be allowed to enter the country for a crime that was committed in the U.S.).  A lawyer is not necessary, court proceedings will most likely not take place unless you decide to sue the U.S. government.  Sometimes, the "waiting period" for a crime can take up to ten years - it all depends on the nature of the crime.  By contacting the embassy or consulate, they will give you a better understanding of what procedures you have to take.
1186959
of course not,  as long as you are a U.S. citizen, have good credit rating and a clean criminal record, and are well qualified for the job, you have a good chance of bagging the job,   all you have to do is apply
982365
You probably are perfectly qualified for citizenship.  There is no "fast lane" for naturalization, but you might as well get started at last:\n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476_English.pdf
694663
A criminal record does not mean they have been to prison necessarily. It may not be there. Do a Google search on the name first, if no results hang out at your local donut shop and ask a nice policeman to check for you. Most will on the side if the answer is a yes or no that you are looking for. If you want written details then you need to do it legally.
707292
Yes, you can.  Having a criminal record is not going to keep you from taking the bar exam.  \n\nGood luck, and I wish you the best!
773876
Sadly no.  Because you have the conviction you will need to get a visa at the US embassy.\n\nThe good news is it is quick and normally lasts 10 years.
240762
Yes you can get a passport- whether or not you are a convicted felon.  Your crime doesn't reflect on your ability to obtain a a passport.  \n\nAny U.S. citizen can apply for a passport. As long as you have no travel restrictions issued by court order in connection with your conviction you may go anywhere! There are no questions about prior convictions on the passport application. There are also no questions asked by immigration authorities prior to or upon arrival in most countries. \n\nThere is nothing in U.S. law that prevents most felons from receiving a passport -- unless the terms of parole, probation or sentencing deny the person a right to a passport or international travel. If you are a convicted felon is entirely up to the discretion of the Passport Agency to approve your application.\n\nA passport is a document that certifies a person's citizenship. It is not a guarantee of character or anything else; it is basically an identity document. In fact, the passport form doesn't even ask the applicant about criminal history. It is up to the individual countries' authorities whether or not they will let you into their country. I don't think you will have a problem, becuase your passport doesn't have anything about your criminal record. I would only be worried if you had a criminal record in the country you were trying to enter.
77472
I would think anything is possible. Wouldn't it be in your case file? Have you had the record expunged? If not, you should be able to get it from the courts. BTW...just wondering, did you like that pic or something? I'm not picking on you, it just seems weird that someone would want to have their mugshot!