Q: Will I have a problem upon return to the US after traveling outside US?
I am permanent resident for almost 5 years, I was arrested and charged with insurance fraud but was reduced to a disorderly conduct violation and was asked to pay a fine, do community service and placed under conditonal discharge for one year, that will end this coming September.
A: The fact that you were originally charged with insurance fraud is a crime of moral turpitude and you can count on having a problem when you return to the US. There are 3 main consequences of insurance fraud for non-citizens, which include, deportation, denial of admissibility into the United States, and denial of citizenship. insurance fraud crimes are considered crimes of moral turpitude which is a “nebulous concept,” and one that “refers generally to conduct that shocks the public conscience as being inherently base, vile, or depraved, contrary to the rules of morality and the duties owed between man and man, either one's fellow man or society in general.” The person committing it should have had either an “evil intent” or been acting recklessly. You need to retain an immigration attorney to handle all immigration proceedings. Immigration is an extremely complex and technical area of law. This is not merely a matter of filling out forms. What you do not know can have grave consequences and even prevent you from obtaining immigration benefits. You need to retain an experienced immigration attorney for any immigration matter or you may throw away your future. Good luck.
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