Deportable crimes

[tryhy1 0]

1. When apply for citizenship, which type of crimes are there in which applicant can be forwarded to deportation

2. if an applicant did 2-3 crimes without arrest, and mention it in citizenship form, is it deportable?

[Lansbury 19]

Might just be easier if you said what crimes you committed then the advice can be more specific.

[ziko 0]

As Lansbury said , If want help and advice you have to be very specific and post all details for other members can help you out .

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

So you killed a few bad guys, did some minor drive-by shootings, perhaps a little robbery or an assault, but never got caught. And now you wonder if you should mention these crimes on your N-400 application and if you did, if that would get you in trouble?

Let think about that; I'll get back to you with an answer tomorrow.

[shikarnov 7]

1. When apply for citizenship, which type of crimes are there in which applicant can be forwarded to deportation

2. if an applicant did 2-3 crimes without arrest, and mention it in citizenship form, is it deportable?

Maybe this is the dishonest part of me speaking, but if you didn't get arrested, did a crime occur in the eyes of the government? Why mention it at all?

If a tree falls in the woods with nobody around to hear it, did it make a sound?

[NickD 202]

So you killed a few bad guys, did some minor drive-by shootings, perhaps a little robbery or an assault, but never got caught. And now you wonder if you should mention these crimes on your N-400 application and if you did, if that would get you in trouble?

Let think about that; I'll get back to you with an answer tomorrow.

Could be just a minor misdemeanor, but if caught later, and you answered NO to committing crimes you weren't caught at. USCIS can deport you for lying on your application. But this normally done in a court of law.

[sunny808 1]

1. When apply for citizenship, which type of crimes are there in which applicant can be forwarded to deportation

2. if an applicant did 2-3 crimes without arrest, and mention it in citizenship form, is it deportable?

The list of deportable crimes are listed under http://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-5672.html#0-0-0-246. A crime can also be considered an "aggravated felony" as defined at http://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-101/0-0-0-195.html. An aggravated felony conviction is a permanent bar to naturalization.

Note that for one to be deported, the applicant must be convicted of the crime. The term "conviction" for purposes of immigration is a creature of its own and is not necessarily limited to cases where a straightforward guilty verdict is reached. If however you leave the country, a simple admission to crimes involving moral turpitude, even without a conviction, can bar you from re-entering the U.S.

If you engaged in a crime but was not arrested, you are not deportable per se but may be if you are eventually convicted. You may also be barred from admission as I mentioned. If you apply for naturalization, you can also be denied citizenship. Normally, there's a 5 year statute of limitations period (3 years if applying based on marriage) on good moral character, but the immigration officer may consider events outside that time period if it somehow relates to incidents within the statutory period that raise issues of character.

Based on the questions you raise, you need to consult a competent attorney before you apply for naturalization so that he/she may address the particular nuances of your situation.

[tryhy1 0]

Normally, there's a 5 year statute of limitations period (3 years if applying based on marriage) on good moral character, but the immigration officer may consider events outside that time period if it somehow relates to incidents within the statutory period that raise issues of character.

Can you clarify this thing in more detail?

[sunny808 1]

If you can give us more details about your situation, we can provide more clarification as to whether my general response applies. Are you applying based on 5 years of being a green card holder or based on 3 years of being a green card holder and 3 years of marriage to a US citizen? What are these crimes and when did they occur?

[Lansbury 19]

Are you applying based on 5 years of being a green card holder or based on 3 years of being a green card holder and 3 years of marriage to a US citizen?

How does that in anyway effect how you should answer the questions concerning crimes you might have committed?

[sunny808 1]

How does that in anyway effect how you should answer the questions concerning crimes you might have committed?

It doesn't affect the way you answer, but relevant to the question of good moral character which is determined by the statutory period in which an application is based, and may be determinative of whether naturalization is granted.

[SuperDuper! 230]

How about let's give the OP some helpful advices, and cut-down on the sarc.

OP, obviously, felonies are big trouble, but lesser crimes for an immigrant are cause for concern.

Remember balloon boy's dad? He took the rap for the whole scam so his immigrant wife from Japan would not get possibly deported.

[Boiler 43,395]

War crimes comes up now and then.

[Magic424 1]

My ex is facing a deportation hearing for violating a protective order agreement against her during our nasty divorce. She is currently a permanent resident and that is on the list of deportable crimes.

[Darnell 8,478]

I thought the question on the form was for crimes you were either:

1. arrested for or

2. convicted of.

if you committed a crime and weren't arrested, then (unless I totally misunderstand the form) - you have nothing to report, yes?