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hi everyone, I have this question, I was once caught shoplifting in Arizona and had to go to court, but never did since I was living in mexico, and didn't have a car to come on the date stablished, I have my visitor visa and now I am married to an American citizen and we are starting the inmigration process inside USA, I want to know if this will affect my process? it was a 20 dlls watch I was a kid back then and feel ashamed about what I did please let me know if somebody has been through this and what to do
THANK YOU ALL
First, I want to applaud you for going through the immigration process legally now. Thank you. Your question is probably best answered by an attorney, but you can go to this site and do a search for your name to see what shows up:
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I agree with teddyearp...
Kudos for going the legal route - Americans welcome good people... And it's admirable to publicly recognize stupid mistakes from past - many people make stupid mistakes daily and devote their lives to covering them up...
As to the thread question - again, I agree with teddyearp - contact an immigration attorney (Hopefully one that honors your dignity and not the shady ones that skirt the system).
Good luck and welcome to AZ (a true representation of the United States).
Kudos for going the legal route - Americans welcome good people... And it's admirable to publicly recognize stupid mistakes from past - many people make stupid mistakes daily and devote their lives to covering them up...
As to the thread question - again, I agree with teddyearp - contact an immigration attorney (Hopefully one that honors your dignity and not the shady ones that skirt the system).
Good luck and welcome to AZ (a true representation of the United States).
Rookie & Earp are right on.
There are countless Americans here who appreciate those who toe the line, and stay within a nation's legal ways of doing things. There has always been a proper immigration process for people to follow.
Conversely, there will always be those who prefer to circumvent a nation's system, and they're the ones who will continually be looking over their shoulder -- hiding in the shadows -- knowing that they have broken the laws of a nation.
It's great that you're going the legal route to be an actual immigrant. It always bothered my mother that foreign nationals were given the title "immigrant" with the same stature that she had as an immigrant when they were here illegally.
I don't really think the shoplifting incident will be a hindrance if it happened before age 18. I'd mention it for sure, but something tells me they're going to laugh for bringing it up...
hi everyone, I have this question, I was once caught shoplifting in Arizona and had to go to court, but never did since I was living in mexico, and didn't have a car to come on the date stablished, I have my visitor visa and now I am married to an American citizen and we are starting the inmigration process inside USA, I want to know if this will affect my process? it was a 20 dlls watch I was a kid back then and feel ashamed about what I did please let me know if somebody has been through this and what to do
THANK YOU ALL
I honestly wouldn't be shocked id there is a warrant in the system for you. When i was 16 in NYC, my friend jumped the train turn style without paying. A cop caught him and gave him a 60 dollar ticket that he never paid. 12 years later, he got pulled over for a taillight. that ticket had become 900 dollars and because it turned into a warrant, he spent 2 nights in jail before finally seeing a judge.
You can go to the sheriff 's office or maybe if they have online records like Florida has, than you can see if there is a record for you.
I gave the OP the direct link for just that up thread.
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