northcarolina1
New Member
Hi all,
We are now at the stage of I-485 submission. I was charged 4 years ago (while on a non-immigrant status) in shoplifting. The offence (a first offence) was defined as a class 3 misdemeanor. In NC the maximum penalty possible is a 20 days imprisonment. The case was dismissed before getting into court and I served 25 hours of community service.
The case was expunged, but I realize that expungement is not relevant when it comes to USICS.
Since the i-485 requires disclosure of cases even if they were expunged we, of course, plan to give full disclosure and to add a court criminal background check that shows a clean criminal record (as required according to the i-485 instructions).
Do we need to do anything else?
We do not have good experience with immigration attorneys. From reading here and in other resources, it seems as though our case could easily be considered a petty offense exception (maximum penalty <1 year, actual punishment >3 months).
Any experience or information?
Thanks in advance.
We are now at the stage of I-485 submission. I was charged 4 years ago (while on a non-immigrant status) in shoplifting. The offence (a first offence) was defined as a class 3 misdemeanor. In NC the maximum penalty possible is a 20 days imprisonment. The case was dismissed before getting into court and I served 25 hours of community service.
The case was expunged, but I realize that expungement is not relevant when it comes to USICS.
Since the i-485 requires disclosure of cases even if they were expunged we, of course, plan to give full disclosure and to add a court criminal background check that shows a clean criminal record (as required according to the i-485 instructions).
Do we need to do anything else?
We do not have good experience with immigration attorneys. From reading here and in other resources, it seems as though our case could easily be considered a petty offense exception (maximum penalty <1 year, actual punishment >3 months).
Any experience or information?
Thanks in advance.