What if have been convicted of a crime, even a traffic ticket?
There are some crimes that bar you from becoming a U.S. citizen. While most crimes or citiations do not have an affect on your citizenship, there are certain crimes, known as crimes of moral turpitude, that do affect your application. You can be found to lack good moral character for a variety of circumstances, including being convicted of murder, being convicted of certain aggravated felonies, committing crimes of moral turpitude, violating certain controlled substance laws, polygamy, gambling offenses, being a habitual drunkartd, refusing to pay child support and other crimes. If you have been cited of any crime, you must list this in your citizenship application. To make sure your criminal charge will not affect your application for citizenship, it’s recommended to speak to an attorney prior to applying. Certain crimes can trigger removal proceedings and you must be aware of those. Traffic tickets and offenses do also have to be disclosed but do not pose any issues for most applican
