Hi ,
Last week i got caught in shoplifting. I am waiting for my fingerprinting. I am waiting for the court notice. My both kids & husband are citizen. This is a petty theft case & this is my first mistake. I dont know what to do before i have to go to the court. I stays at home(full time mom). I am 32 yr old. We are ready to pay all claims which also i may recive in the mail. I am currently doing community services over the weekends. What else should i Do. My lawyer said he will go with us during the interview for citizenship. Can u guys give me some suggetions .

thanks

safa

guys i am waiting for yr replies...pl help me. I am very stressed. cannot pay attention on anything.I didnt recieved anything in the mail yet. The police officer said they filed two cases against me. civil & criminal. Officer tried her best to convence the JC Penny store manager but they refused. I wont do it again . I made promise to myself. I am so ashamed infront of my hubby & dont want anybody to call me theif. I am a mother of one infant & one toddler.I am just in the home. I do not have guts to go to again in the mall. I am from Maryland.
Please give some advise. I am worried about not getting citizenship. I registered myself for community service. i will start from this weekend. Doing community service in advance, reading books related to petty theft, write in advance that what i learned from this....do u think will help?
thank you in advance.

Lowtax4eva

These situations are reviewed case by case, it would be good to show the restitutions you are making but it's hard to give a definite answer. But the charge wont appear on your criminal record until after you are found guilty in court so they just have the arrest record to go on. If they have already run your criminal record and police report before the date you shoplifted they wont see it so you might not have to worry.

Like i said, this is hard to judge. If they do/have seen this on your police records then it's up to the immigration officer to decide if this will affect your application. I would say bring your lawyer and any documents to show your trying to make up for this and hope for the best.

safa

I hav'nt received fingerprinting letter yet. When i will go for the interview, that time i have to tell them everything. I cannot lie. I am afraid then they will refused to give me the citizenship. Do u think taking initial steps like community work etc. will help me in the court. Its my first fault so definatly they wont put me into the jail. What else do u think can happen?

thanks

Lowtax4eva

Well as for the actual outcome of the court case my guess is your probably right, community service and maybe a fine would be all that would happen.

All Immigration will care about is that there is something on your record. The punishment is none of their business. It's really going to come down to how you explain yourself at the interview i guess.

safa

thank you very much for yr response. I am little relaxed now. Money is not a issue for us. We will pay whatever they say. My lawyer will join me for the interview. I hope immgration people will get the right answer. Thank you again for yr prompt reponce. Much appreciated.

safa

hi,
i have one more question. I have registerd myself to different community service organization. Everybody giving me a different orientation date. During Orientation they will take my picture & also check my background. I have'nt recieved any court notice yet. Do u think it is in my record already. Will these organizations will reject me after that?

thanks

asai

Hi safa!
Whats the situation?
When is your interview date or citizenship?

dgafxxx

Honestly I wouldn't feel bad for you if they denied your citizenship. I'm all for people from other countries making their home in America. But do you realize people like you that shoplift cause consequences for everyone else here in America. Companies raise their prices on goods, to help compensate for loss prevention expenses. I'm sure this wasn't your first time, probably just the first time you got caught.

sunny29978

Hey,Dgafxxx ,Just like anyone in this website, we all came here for one reason to search for a helpful advice to know what we should do. Everyone in this world makes mistake, it could be small, it could be big, it could affect to your reputation, it could affect to your family..ect..., just remember that noone perfect , ok! if we were so perfect , we could not live in this world . I dont go into this website to get your critisim becuase I got enough in my ears and now if any of you out there think that you could help us ,( the one who convicted small incident) and then post the asnwer and help us. If you dont help, please dont say anything and go away from this website.