what matters, what your origionally charged with or what the case ends with

[siavash83]

as you know in most court cases, the person is always charged with something more serious, then there is a plea bargain/agreement in which the defendant agrees to plea guilty or no contest to a less serious charge.

when it comes to citizenship and offenses, does the USCIS treat your offense as it is what you were origionally charged with, or what you plea guilty/no contest to?

 

[DreamUSA]

i think the latter matters most...final outocome, however, expect and be prepared to present complete court documents about it. Also, if there was an arrest or detentiom, you have to disclose that you were charged for X but the disposition of the case was Charge Y.

You may want to consider hiring an attorney if you can afford it.

 

[Triple Citizen]

USCIS may look at what the charge was. They will surely look at the final verdict. Best approach would be to have a consultation with a competent immigration attorney who also has experience in criminal cases.

when it comes to citizenship and offenses, does the USCIS treat your offense as it is what you were origionally charged with, or what you plea guilty/no contest to?

 

[Bobsmyth]

as you know in most court cases, the person is always charged with something more serious, then there is a plea bargain/agreement in which the defendant agrees to plea guilty or no contest to a less serious charge.

when it comes to citizenship and offenses, does the USCIS treat your offense as it is what you were origionally charged with, or what you plea guilty/no contest to?

They look at the both the initial charge and what you pleaded in order to get it reduced.