Is it advisable to apply for DoD security clearance after Citizenship??.......specially

The question is: did the OP withhold the information about this traffic misdemeanor from USCIS during the naturalisation process? If he told USCIS about this, what can possibly go wrong? If he hid it, that is another story.
 
König said:
If he told USCIS about this, what can possibly go wrong?
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Maybe it is not a question related to citizenship. Even a natural born citizen does not like it when needed to be
scrutinized too much. You told USCIS everything does not mean after that you will be comfortable telling everyone
else about the same thing. If you become a US citizen and assume your native country does not acknowledge
dual citizenship so you need to apply for a visa to visit your home country, are you OK with your home country visa application form still ask so much about something you told USCIS?
 
Another interesting question: for security clearance purpose, does DoD also treat plead guilty/no contest, deferred judgment etc same as conviction even if the case is dismissed?
 
Alright guys - a bit more on this drama of security clearance.
From what I know - Starts with BI, then Secret, Top Secret. Top Secret SCI/Poly (and here is where lie detector comes into picture - and from what i have heard most of the folks fail the lie detector the first time and it is considered normal) and then you have whats called Top Secret/LifeStyle (for those kind of positions naturalized citizens very rarely apply - unless you are Schwarznegger)
 
WBH said:
Another interesting question: for security clearance purpose, does DoD also treat plead guilty/no contest, deferred judgment etc same as conviction even if the case is dismissed?
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Pleading guilty or no contest is always considered a conviction, whoever you're dealing with, unless it has since been expunged or pardoned.

It's the other cases like deferred adjudication or where it's dismissed after completing probation that the rest of society (i.e. everybody except USCIS) treats it as a non-conviction, but USCIS treats it as a conviction. I expect DoD would follow the standard that applies to citizens not dealing with the USCIS -- meaning it's not a conviction unless you pleaded guilty or no contest, or were explicitly found guilty by a judge or jury. But I have no idea how they treat expungements and pardons.
 
Jackolantern said:
Pleading guilty or no contest is always considered a conviction, whoever you're dealing with, unless it has since been expunged or pardoned.

It's the other cases like deferred adjudication or where it's dismissed after completing probation that the rest of society (i.e. everybody except USCIS) treats it as a non-conviction, but USCIS treats it as a conviction. I expect DoD would follow the standard that applies to citizens not dealing with the USCIS -- meaning it's not a conviction unless you pleaded guilty or no contest, or were explicitly found guilty by a judge or jury. But I have no idea how they treat expungements and pardons.
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Even how USCIS treat pardon is not clear. Perhaps no president ever pardon a noncitizen yet.
 
Be brutally honest. Court records and arrest records are different. While court records may be sealed or expunged, arrest records aren't. Honesty is what they are looking for.
 
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