jco12
New Member
Hello everyone,
need advice please. I've been in the US since 2013. Applied for citizenship in Dec 2018 and app is still pending. However, in Jan. 2017, I was arrested for domestic violence, stayed in jail for 2 nights (sat and sun) and was released Monday. I was not charged at all and court sent me a letter saying they are not charging me. I also did a background check for myself and my name is clear however I was put on secondary questioning twice at the airport coming back to the US from overseas because of that arrest which I don't understand why. My question is, will this arrest affect my application? this is the only record I have, if I do. I included letters with the app from friends and coworkers saying I am a good person. I am also employed for more than 5 years now from the same and only company I worked for since I got here in the US. Will these supporting docs help or was it too early for me to apply? Thank you so much in advance.
need advice please. I've been in the US since 2013. Applied for citizenship in Dec 2018 and app is still pending. However, in Jan. 2017, I was arrested for domestic violence, stayed in jail for 2 nights (sat and sun) and was released Monday. I was not charged at all and court sent me a letter saying they are not charging me. I also did a background check for myself and my name is clear however I was put on secondary questioning twice at the airport coming back to the US from overseas because of that arrest which I don't understand why. My question is, will this arrest affect my application? this is the only record I have, if I do. I included letters with the app from friends and coworkers saying I am a good person. I am also employed for more than 5 years now from the same and only company I worked for since I got here in the US. Will these supporting docs help or was it too early for me to apply? Thank you so much in advance.