{"id":1840,"date":"2026-06-10T06:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationhelpusa.com\/?page_id=1840"},"modified":"2026-06-10T06:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:55:29","slug":"how-criminal-charges-and-convictions-can-affect-the-naturalization-process-what-every-applicant-should-know","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/immigrationhelpusa.com\/tl\/how-criminal-charges-and-convictions-can-affect-the-naturalization-process-what-every-applicant-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Paano Makakaapekto ang mga Kriminal na Kaso at Hatol sa Proseso ng Naturalization: Ang Dapat Malaman ng Bawat Aplikante"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1840\" class=\"elementor elementor-1840\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd3a7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abd3a7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e89fba1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e89fba1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be7f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8be7f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paano Makakaapekto ang mga Kriminal na Kaso at Hatol sa Proseso ng Naturalization: Ang Dapat Malaman ng Bawat Aplikante<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b891c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"86b891c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-rq1fw8q elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"rq1fw8q\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e68dcfe\" data-id=\"e68dcfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0f137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff0f137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paano Makakaapekto ang mga Kriminal na Kaso at Hatol sa Proseso ng Naturalization: Ang Dapat Malaman ng Bawat Aplikante<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72da1a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72da1a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Isinulat ni: Roberto Santiago-Garcia, Immigration Help USA (Isang Dibisyon ng Lex Tecnica) Law Clerk<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ang naturalization ay tumutukoy sa proseso kung saan ang mga hindi mamamayan na mga legal na permanenteng residente ay nakakakuha ng pagkamamamayan ng U.S.\u00b9 Upang simulan ang proseso ng naturalization, ang mga aplikante ay naghahain ng Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, sa United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, na karaniwang kilala bilang USCIS. Pagkatapos ay magsasagawa ang USCIS ng isang imbestigasyon at pagsusuri upang determinar kung ang aplikante ay tumutugon sa lahat ng mga kinakailangan sa batas at regulasyon.\u00b2<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ang nakaraang kriminal ng isang indibidwal ay maaaring makapagpakomplikado sa aplikasyon para sa naturalisasyon. Ang isang pangunahing kinakailangan para sa naturalisasyon ay ang pagpapakita na ang aplikante ay may mabuting moral na karakter. Dahil dito, ang mga pag-aresto, kaso, hatol, pag-amin, panahon ng probasyon o parol, at maging ang ilang mga kasong ibinasura o tinanggal sa rekord ay maaaring isaalang-alang ng USCIS kapag nagpapasya kung pagbibigyan o tatanggihan ang naturalisasyon.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Walang anuman sa post na ito ang bumubuo ng legal na payo. Ang sinumang tao na may rekord kriminal ay dapat kumunsulta sa isang kwalipikadong abogado sa imigrasyon bago maghain ng Form N-400.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Matapos ihain ang aplikasyon, nagsasagawa ang USCIS ng imbestigasyon sa background at seguridad, na kinabibilangan ng pagkuha ng mga marka ng daliri at pagsusuri sa pederal na background laban sa iba't ibang database ng estado at pederal.\u00b3 Kukumpletuhin ng USCIS ang mga pagsusuring ito bago iiskedyul ang panayam para sa naturalisasyon, na kadalasang huling hakbang bago ang seremonya ng panunumpa sa naturalisasyon.\u2074<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ang interbyu para sa naturalization ay binubuo ng pagtatanong ng isang opisyal ng USCIS sa aplikante sa ilalim ng panunumpa upang matukoy ang pagiging kwalipikado. Sa panahon ng interbyu na ito, maaaring magtanong ang opisyal tungkol sa iba't ibang aspeto ng moral na karakter at iba pang mga bagay na may kaugnayan sa pagiging kwalipikado.\u2075 Kung kailangan ng USCIS ng mga karagdagang rekord, maaari itong maglabas ng Kahilingan para sa Katibayan (Request for Evidence) at bigyan ang aplikante ng pagkakataong tumugon.\u2076<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Karamihan sa mga aplikante para sa naturalization ay dapat magpakita na sila ay, at patuloy na nagiging, isang tao na may mabuting moral na karakter.\u2077 Ang ayon sa batas na panahon kung kailan dapat maitatag ang mabuting moral na karakter ay nag-iiba:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>Limang taong magkakasunod bago ang petsa ng paghahain, para sa karamihan ng mga aplikante;<\/li><li>Tatlong taon para sa ilang partikular na aplikanteng kasal sa mga mamamayan ng U.S. na nakakatugon sa mga karagdagang kinakailangan;<\/li><li>Isa o limang taon para sa ilang partikular na aplikanteng militar, depende sa naaangkop na probisyon ng naturalisyong militar.\u2078<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Dapat ipakita ng aplikante ang magandang moral na karakter para sa kinakailangang ayon sa batas na panahon at panatilihin ang karakter na iyon hanggang sa petsa ng paghain at sa petsa ng Panunumpa ng Katapatan.\u2079 Sinusuri ng USCIS ang magandang moral na karakter sa bawat indibidwal na kaso maliban kung ang isang batas o regulasyon ay nagpapataw ng sapilitang hadlang.\u00b9\u2070 Ang mga hadlang na ito ay maaaring may kundisyon at pinipigilan lamang ang naturalisasyon kapag ang aktibidad ay naganap sa loob ng ayon sa batas na panahon, o permanente at nagreresulta sa permanenteng diskwalipikasyon ng hindi mamamayan para sa naturalisasyon.\u00b9\u00b9 Kung walang naaangkop na hadlang, maaaring isaalang-alang ng USCIS ang lahat ng may kaugnayang katotohanan at sirkumstansya, kabilang ang pag-ugali sa labas ng ayon sa batas na panahon.\u00b9\u00b2<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Sa ilalim ng batas sa imigrasyon, ang kahulugan ng \u201chatol\u201d o \u201cconviction\u201d ay mas malawak kaysa sa kung paano binibigyang-kahulugan ng maraming estado ang termino. Ang isang tao ay may \"hatol\" kapag may pormal na paghatol o pag-amin ng pagkakasala at may ipinataw na parusa batay sa natagpuang iyon.\u00b9\u00b3<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ang mas malawak na kahulugang ito ay maaaring makaimpluwensya kung paano ang ilang mga desisyon sa kriminal na kaso na karaniwang paborable sa isang nasasakdal ay maaari pa ring magdulot ng mga problema sa konteksto ng pederal na imigrasyon, kabilang ang mga desisyon tulad ng:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li><strong>Mga programang deferred adjudication at diversion:<\/strong> Anumang pre-trial diversion, deferred adjudication, o rehabilitative disposition ay maaaring ituring na hatol o conviction.<\/li><li><strong>Pagpapawalang-bisa ng rekord<\/strong> Ang pagbura (expungement) ng isang hatol sa ilalim ng batas ng estado ay karaniwang hindi nag-aalis ng mga kahihinatnan ng hatol na iyon sa imigrasyon. Ang isang naburang hatol ay karaniwang itinuturing pa rin na isang hatol para sa mga layunin ng imigrasyon.<\/li><li><strong>Mga pleyt ng nolo contendere, o walang pagtutol:<\/strong> Ang plea ng nolo contendere na sinundan ng parusa o paghihigpit sa kalayaan ay isang hatol para sa mga layunin ng imigrasyon, kahit na hindi ito teknikal na pag-amin ng kasalanan sa ilalim ng batas ng estado.<\/li><li><strong>Mga banyagang desisyon:<\/strong> Ang hatol ng pagkakasalang kriminal na ipinataw ng isang dayuhang hukuman ay binibilang para sa mga layunin ng imigrasyon, sa kondisyon na ang pinagbabatayan na kilos ay kinikilala rin bilang kriminal sa ilalim ng batas ng U.S.\u00b9\u2074<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Maaaring magtanong ang USCIS tungkol sa anumang pag-aresto o kaso at maaaring humiling ng mga ulat ng pulisya, rekord ng pag-aresto, o mga sertipikadong desisyon ng korte.\u00b9\u2075 Maaaring suriin ng USCIS ang mga rekord kahit na ang kaso ay ibinasura, binabaan, o hindi kailanman nilitis.\u00b9\u2076 Sa ilalim ng 8 C.F.R. \u00a7 316.10(b)(2)(vi), maaaring tanggihan ng USCIS ang mabuting moral na karakter kung inamin ng aplikante ang paggawa ng mga mahahalagang elemento ng isang krimen na may kinalaman sa moral na karumal-dumal o paglabag sa ipinagbabawal na gamot, anuman ang kung isinampa ang mga kaso.\u00b9\u2077<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Sa katulad na paraan, ang posisyon ng USCIS ay ang isang aplikante na kasalukuyang nasa probasyon, parole, o may nakabinbing suspensyon ng sentensiya ay hindi dapat aprubahan para sa naturalisasyon.\u00b9\u2078 Ang simpleng pagkumpleto lamang sa mga kinakailangan ng probasyon o parole bago maghain ay hindi ginagarantiyahan ang pag-apruba, ngunit ang pagkabigo na gawin ito ay tiyak na magiging dahilan ng pagtanggi. Kung ang pinagbabatayan na sala ay saklaw ng ayon sa batas na panahon, ito ay susuriin pa rin bilang bahagi ng pagsusuri sa mabuting moral na karakter.\u00b9\u2079<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ang isang aplikante na kasalukuyang nasa probation o parole, o nagpapatupad ng suspendidong sentensiya, ay dapat humingi ng legal na payo bago maghain, dahil ang nakaraang rekord ng kriminal ay maaaring magsilbing batayan sa pagsisimula ng mga paglilitis sa pagpapatapon laban sa hindi mamamayan. Ang pagsisimula ng naturang mga paglilitis ay labis na ikinababahala ng mga aplikante dahil, sa ilalim ng INA \u00a7 318, 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1429, ang USCIS ay hindi maaaring magpatuloy sa isang aplikasyon para sa naturalisasyon habang nakabinbin ang mga paglilitis sa pagpapatapon laban sa hindi mamamayan.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ang mga aplikante ay dapat sumagot sa bawat tanong sa Form N-400 nang totoo at buo at dapat magpatotoo nang totoo sa panayam para sa naturalization.\u00b2\u2070 Ang obligasyong ito ay lumalampas sa mga tanong tungkol sa mga pag-aresto, kaso, hatol, mga paglilitis sa korte, at anumang mga usapin na maaaring na-expunge, na-seal, o na-dismiss ang rekord. Kapag ang potensyal na impormasyon ay maaaring humantong sa diskuwalipikasyon, mahalagang kumunsulta sa isang abugado sa imigrasyon upang matukoy kung paano pinakamahusay na maiharap ang hindi kanais-nais na impormasyon.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ang pagtanggal, pagpapaliit, o paglilihim ng nakaraang kriminal ay maaaring magdulot ng mga kahihinatnang mas malubha kaysa sa mismong usaping kriminal:<\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li>Maaaring tanggihan ng USCIS ang naturalization batay lamang sa misrepresentasyon, bukod pa sa anumang nakapaloob na isyu sa kriminal.<\/li><li>Kung ang naturalisasyon ay nakuha sa pamamagitan ng sadyang pagbaluktot o pagtatago ng isang mahalagang katotohanan, maaari itong bawiin sa hinaharap. Sa ilalim ng INA \u00a7 340(a), 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1451(a), ang pagkamamamayan ng isang naturalisadong mamamayan ay maaaring bawiin sa isang sibil na aksyon na isinampa ng pamahalaan kung ang naturalisasyon ay ilegal na nakuha o nakuha sa pamamagitan ng pagtatago ng isang mahalagang katotohanan o sadyang pagbaluktot.<\/li><li>Maaaring mangyari ang mga paglilitis sa pagbawi taon pagkatapos maibigay ang naturalisasyon at maaaring magresulta ito sa mga paglilitis sa pagpapatapon.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ang mga maling representasyon ay maaaring magbunga ng denaturalization.\u00b2\u00b9<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ang isang criminal record ay hindi awtomatikong nag-aalis sa karapatan ng isang tao na maging mamamayan ng U.S. Kung ang isang partikular na pag-aresto, sakdal, hatol, o pag-amin ay nakaaapekto sa naturalisasyon ay nakasalalay sa uri ng kaso, kailan ito naganap, paano ito nalutas, at paano nagkakaugnay ang mga naaangkop na batas, regulasyon, at patakaran ng USCIS sa mga katotohanang iyon.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Ang mga indibidwal na may anumang kasaysayan ng legal o kriminal na isyu, kabilang ngunit hindi limitado sa sinumang kasalukuyang nagpapatupad ng sentensiya ng probasyon, parol, o suspendidong sentensiya, ay dapat kumunsulta sa isang kwalipikadong abugado sa imigrasyon bago simulan ang proseso ng naturalisasyon.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h4>Mga Sanggunian<\/h4><ol start=\"1\" data-spread=\"false\"><li>INA \u00a7 101(a)(23), 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1101(a)(23); U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, <em>Pagkamamamayan at Naturalisasyon<\/em>, Kagawaran ng Katarungang Panluran ng Estados Unidos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/citizenship\/learn-about-citizenship\/citizenship-and-naturalization\">https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/citizenship\/learn-about-citizenship\/citizenship-and-naturalization<\/a><\/li><li>INA \u00a7 335, 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1446; 8 C.F.R. \u00a7\u00a7 335.1\u2013335.2; Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi B, Kabanata 2.<\/li><li>8 C.F.R. \u00a7 335.1; USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 12, Part B, Chapter 3.<\/li><li>8 C.F.R. \u00a7 335.2.<\/li><li>8 C.F.R. \u00a7 335.2(b); Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi B, Kabanata 4.<\/li><li>8 C.F.R. \u00a7 103.2(b)(8); Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi B, Kabanata 5.<\/li><li>INA \u00a7 316(a), 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1427(a).<\/li><li>INA \u00a7 316(a), 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1427(a); INA \u00a7 319(a), 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1430(a); INA \u00a7\u00a7 328\u2013329, 8 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 1439\u20131440.<\/li><li>8 C.F.R. \u00a7 316.10(a)(1); Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi F, Kabanata 2.<\/li><li>8 C.F.R. \u00a7 316.10(a)(2); Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi F, Kabanata 2.<\/li><li>8 C.F.R. \u00a7 316.10(b)(1); 8 C.F.R. \u00a7 316.10(b)(2).<\/li><li>INA \u00a7 101(f), 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1101(f); Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi F, Kabanata 2.<\/li><li>INA \u00a7 101(a)(48)(A), 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1101(a)(48)(A).<\/li><li>Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi F, Kabanata 2(B)(1), (4), (6), at (7); INA \u00a7 101(a)(48)(A), 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1101(a)(48)(A).<\/li><li>8 C.F.R. \u00a7 316.10(b)(2); Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi F, Kabanata 5.<\/li><li>ID.<\/li><li>8 C.F.R. \u00a7 316.10(b)(2)(vi).<\/li><li>INA \u00a7 318, 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1429; 8 C.F.R. \u00a7 316.10(b)(2)(vii)\u2013(viii); Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi F, Kabanata 5.<\/li><li>8 C.F.R. \u00a7 316.10(b)(2); Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi F, Kabanata 5.<\/li><li>INA \u00a7 316(e), 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1427(e); 8 C.F.R. \u00a7 335.2(b).<\/li><li>INA \u00a7 340(a), 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1451(a); Manwal ng Patakaran ng USCIS, Tomo 12, Bahagi L.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Ang artikulong ito ay sinuri at inaprubahan para sa katumpakang legal ni Tamaryn Da Ponte, Esq. 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