Legal Question in Immigration Law in New York

Re: adjustment of status and misdeamenor

That is not good advice. When you complete the I485, you have to reveal all prior arrests and convictions (including this one), but you should work with an attorney to process your LPR, since the theft is considered a CMT. You are welcome to email me directly. TCL

Re: adjustment of status and misdeamenor

A finding of guilt and the assessment of a fine means that you have a conviction and this must be disclosed when you file for adjustment of status. If this is your only criminal conviction it will not impact your ability to get a green card.

Dilnaz A. Saleem

www.KraftLaw.com

Re: adjustment of status and misdeamenor

In general, sealing, expunging or subjecting conviction records to a non-disclosure order does not change anything from the immigration law perspective. If you were arrested and convicted, then you would have to disclose this on your immigration filing unless the conviction was reversed or set aside on appeal.

Crimes of theft are typically classified as Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude and even misdemanor thefts can create serious problems for lawful permanent residents potentially resulting in a removal (deportation) or inability to obtain U.S. citizenship through naturalization. Travel outside the U.S. will become very risky then. Luckily, there are a few exceptions that may be applicable in some cases depending on the maximum sentence imposable for the crime and the actual time served (such as "petty offense").

Have your entire criminal history reviewed by an immigration attorney to determine the immigration consequences of your conviction.

The above reply is in the nature of general information, is not legal advice and should not be relied on as such.