Hi,
I am considering applying for citizenship but have a DV charge on my record. Looking for advice and any success stories of folks getting their citizenship approved with a prior DV charge. My case history is as follows -
April 2013 - got arrested for DV after getting into an argument with my wife
June 2013 - Prosecutor offered an SOC (stipulated order of continuance) with no guilty plea. I had to enter a 12 month DV-intervention program & not be arrested for any other criminal charges for 18 months for case to get dismissed
January 2015 - Case was dismissed automatically
I have not been arrested for anything else during the 20 years I have lived in the US.
Questions for folks who have gone through a similar experience -
1. It has been 5 years since the arrest, but the case was only dismissed in Jan 2015. Do I need to wait until Jan 2020 to apply for citizenship, OR, is it okay to do so now?
2. Any other advice on how I go about successfully getting my citizenship approved.
Thanks so much for your time!
I am considering applying for citizenship but have a DV charge on my record. Looking for advice and any success stories of folks getting their citizenship approved with a prior DV charge. My case history is as follows -
April 2013 - got arrested for DV after getting into an argument with my wife
June 2013 - Prosecutor offered an SOC (stipulated order of continuance) with no guilty plea. I had to enter a 12 month DV-intervention program & not be arrested for any other criminal charges for 18 months for case to get dismissed
January 2015 - Case was dismissed automatically
I have not been arrested for anything else during the 20 years I have lived in the US.
Questions for folks who have gone through a similar experience -
1. It has been 5 years since the arrest, but the case was only dismissed in Jan 2015. Do I need to wait until Jan 2020 to apply for citizenship, OR, is it okay to do so now?
2. Any other advice on how I go about successfully getting my citizenship approved.
Thanks so much for your time!