I have a misdemeanor and need to apply for citizenship,what can i do???

Question

Please help me!!!

Answer 1

I don't want to frighten you, but.....you NEED to be 100% honest, and report the misdemeanor in your application for citizenship. The FBI does a full background check on your past, and also you are fingerprinted (biometrics), so if you don't report it, your application will automatically be denied.

A misdemeanor, by the way, can qualify a legal immigrant to be subject to deportation! Depending upon what the misdemeanor was all about, and when it occurred,  in all likelihood, you WON'T be deported, btw.

(I mean - look at the illegal situation - far, far worse than any misdemeanor.)

Failing to report the misdemeanor, however, could  automatically have you subject to deportation procedures, permanent ban on re-entry, and/or nullify your chances of  re-applying for citizenship.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Check the immigration site for your intended country of citizenship

For US check uscis

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

For Canada check cic

Here is the answer from cic official site

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/

Criminal history (prohibitions)

You cannot become a citizen if you:

have been convicted of an indictable (criminal) offence or an offence under the Citizenship Act in the three years before you apply

are currently charged with an indictable offence or an offence under the Citizenship Act

are in prison, on parole or on probation

are under a removal order (have been ordered by Canadian officials to leave Canada)

are under investigation for, are charged with, or have been convicted of a war crime or a crime against humanity or

have had your Canadian citizenship taken away in the past five years.

If you are on probation or are charged with an offence and are awaiting trial, you should wait until after the probation has ended or the trial is over to apply for citizenship.

If you have spent time on probation, on parole or in prison in the last four years, you may not meet the residence requirement for citizenship.

Time in prison or on parole does not count as residence in Canada. Time on probation also does not count as residence in Canada if you were convicted of an offence. If you have spent time on probation from a conditional discharge, it may be counted toward residence. For details, contact the Call Centre (see Contact Us at the top of this page)