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Some stupid thing (shop lifting incident) I have done in the past. Hope that does not affect my citizenship. 3 years ago, I was shopping in a grocery store, I was talking on the phone, I forgot that I put in a chocolate bar in my pocket and did not pay for it. Security stopped me, after I paid for other things. Took a picture of me, asked me to sign explain a piece of paper. He asked me never come back to the store. If I come back, they would turn me to police. I think they also may have to put my picture in the store for display for somewhere. I am not sure. I was so embarrassed. Of course, I never went to back to the store and never to put Reeses chocolate bar in to my pocket. Would this have been reported? Is there some kind of database, this would have been entered into? If so, should I check that database? Should this be something I should worry about? thoughts? Paresh
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Forget about it! You already signed a statement that it was a mistake.... only a felony would make citizenship a probelm anyway.
pmodi
Some stupid thing (shop lifting incident) I have done in the past. Hope that does not affect my citizenship. 3 years ago, I was shopping in a grocery store, I was talking on the phone, I forgot that I put in a chocolate bar in my pocket and did not pay for it. Security stopped me, after I paid for other things. Took a picture of me, asked me to sign explain a piece of paper. He asked me never come back to the store. If I come back, they would turn me to police. I think they also may have to put my picture in the store for display for somewhere. I am not sure. I was so embarrassed.
Of course, I never went to back to the store and never to put Reeses chocolate bar in to my pocket. Would this have been reported? Is there some kind of database, this would have been entered into? If so, should I check that database? Should this be something I should worry about? thoughts?
Paresh
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No one is going to take away your citizenship for stealing a chocolate bar. And you are unlikely to have difficulty GETTING citizenship if the store didn't notify the police of your theft, and you weren't arrested and fingerprinted.
On an adoption homestudy, you CAN be denied the right to adopt internationally if you conceal information about an arrest during the social worker interviews.
In general, people who have committed a single criminal act in the distant past CAN be approved to adopt, as long as the act didn't involve child abuse or neglect, domestic violence, other felony violence, or the ongoing use of alcohol or drugs.
However, you could run into problems if you failed to tell the social worker about an arrest. If the social worker finds out about it through your references, or through your police clearance, you could be denied. Or if the USCIS finds out about it when your fingerprints are submitted for an FBI criminal records check, it can deny you.
The good news, however, is that the USCIS and your homestudy agency will usually accept an explanation of what happened in a very minor event, such as accidentally exiting a store with a chocolate bar.
And in your case, because you weren't even arrested, this issue shouldn't arise. However, just in case your memory isn't clear about what happened when you were detained, you might want to mention it during the homestudy, if you happen to be adopting.
Sharon