Us Citizenship Withhold Adjudication

davidrsrz

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I HAD AN INCIDENT BACK IN 2004 I WAS DRIVING WITHOUTH MY GLASES AND NOW I'M APPLYING FOR THE CITIZENSHIP, I WAS FOUND WITHHOLD ADJUDICATION BY THE COURT. I JUST WANNA KNOW IF THAT WOULD AFFECT ME AT ALL WITH MY CITIZENSHIP.
I KNOW IN THE GOOD MORAL CHARACTER I HAVE THE QUESTIONS

D. Good Moral Character.
15. Have you ever committed a crime or offense for which you were not arrested? Yes No
16. Have you ever been arrested, cited or detained by any law enforcement officer
(including USCIS or former INS and military officers) for any reason? Yes No
17. Have you ever been charged with committing any crime or offense? Yes No
18. Have you ever been convicted of a crime or offense? Yes No
19. Have you ever been placed in an alternative sentencing or a rehabilitative program
(for example: diversion, deferred prosecution, withheld adjudication, deferred adjudication)? Yes No
20. Have you ever received a suspended sentence, been placed on probation or been paroled? Yes No
21. Have you ever been in jail or prison? Yes No

SHOULD I MARK 19 YES AND EXPLAIN THE REASONS??
HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THE CITIZENSHIP??

THANKS DAVID
 
What do you mean by "found withhold adjudication" ? Did you enter a plea to the court?
 
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Maybe I'm missing something, but this doesn't seem like a very big deal to me. Driving without your glasses doesn't sound like it's any more serious than a speeding ticket. I am not sure what "Withold Adjudication" means but with speeding tickets you generally plead guilty and pay the fine (or fine + fee for traffic school if you want to erase the ticket from your record, in some states) or you plead not guilty and go to court and fight it. Not sure why this citation would be any different than a simple traffic ticket.

I can't imagine your moral character being questioned over a simple thing like not wearing your glasses.
 
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