What exactly IS a crime of moral turpitude?
Moral turpitude is a legal concept in the United States that refers to “conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty or good morals.” A crime of moral turpitude “refers generally to conduct which is inherently base, vile, or depraved, and contrary to the accepted rules of morality and the duties owed between persons or to society in general.” If any of the above applies to you, the good news is, there are exceptions. The grounds for inadmissibility in 1 & 2 above shall not apply to an alien who committed only one crime IF 1) the crime was committed when the alien was under 18 years of age, AND the crime was committed more than 5 years before the date of application for a visa or other documentation and the date of application for admission to the United States, OR 2) the maximum penalty possible for the crime of which the alien was convicted did not exceed imprisonment for one year AND the alien was not sentenced to a term of imprisonment in excess of
