Raja009

@jane1000 I'm sorry to say this but an SOC for Washington state can be considered as conviction for USCIS. You should have fought for the dismissal of the DV case -- I hope is DV4 assault (misdemeanor and not Felony).
 
I had a similar DV4 assault case however luckly my charges were dismissed without any SOC, to be on the safe side I applied for N400 after 5 years from the date of dismissal. I submitted all official documents (docket, arrest report etc...).
 
During the interview the IO agreed that its not a conviction however as a standard process he took my documents and double checked that my case was dismissed prior to the GMC period (5 years) and then approved my application one day later. 
 
During the interview he said since the case was outside GMC he will not even ask any questions regarding the case. So I think the least you can do after an arrest/conviction is to wait for 5 clean years and then apply for N400.

Thanks everyone. Just want to update that my case was *approved* next day and my oath ceremony was scheduled 3 weeks after my interview.

@jane1000 I'm sorry to say this but an SOC for Washington state can be considered as conviction for USCIS. You should have fought for the dismissal of the DV case -- I hope is DV4 assault (misdemeanor and not Felony).
 
I had a similar DV4 assault case however luckly my charges were dismissed without any SOC, to be on the safe side I applied for N400 after 5 years from the date of dismissal. I submitted all official documents (docket, arrest report etc...).
 
During the interview the IO agreed that its not a conviction however as a standard process he took my documents and double checked that my case was dismissed prior to the GMC period (5 years) and then approved my application one day later. 
 
During the interview he said since the case was outside GMC he will not even ask any questions regarding the case. So I think the least you can do after an arrest/conviction is to wait for 5 clean years and then apply for N400.

@jane1000 I'm sorry to say this but an SOC for Washington state can be considered as conviction for USCIS. You should have fought for the dismissal of the DV case -- I hope is DV4 assault (misdemeanor and not Felony).
 
I had a similar DV4 assault case however luckly my charges were dismissed without any SOC, to be on the safe side I applied for N400 after 5 years from the date of dismissal. I submitted all official documents (docket, arrest report etc...).
 
During the interview the IO agreed that its not a conviction however as a standard process he took my documents and double checked that my case was dismissed prior to the GMC period (5 years) and then approved my application one day later. 
 
During the interview he said since the case was outside GMC he will not even ask any questions regarding the case. So I think the least you can do after an arrest/conviction is to wait for 5 clean years and then apply for N400.