{"id":2738,"date":"2025-08-17T10:20:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T10:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppidllp.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=2738"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:30:07","slug":"can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfPuedo solicitar la nacionalidad estadounidense si tengo antecedentes penales en Nueva York?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Solicitar la nacionalidad estadounidense es un momento emocionante, pero puede ser un proceso complicado y abrumador, especialmente si tiene antecedentes penales. El Servicio de Ciudadan\u00eda e Inmigraci\u00f3n de Estados Unidos ha definido los delitos que pueden impedirle obtener la nacionalidad y los que pueden complicarlo un poco m\u00e1s. A <a href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/nyc-citizenship-and-naturalization-lawyer\/\">Abogado de ciudadan\u00eda NYC<\/a> puede orientarle sobre sus preguntas, entre ellas si <strong>puede solicitar la nacionalidad estadounidense si tiene antecedentes penales en NYC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">\u00cdndice<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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y ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/#crimes-that-might-prevent-citizenship\" >Delitos que pueden impedir la nacionalidad<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/#can-a-criminal-record-be-expunged\" >\u00bfPueden cancelarse los antecedentes penales?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/#hire-a-citizenship-lawyer\" >Contratar a un abogado especializado en ciudadan\u00eda<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/#faqs\" >Preguntas frecuentes<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/#how-can-you-get-us-citizenship-with-a-criminal-record\" >\u00bfC\u00f3mo se puede obtener la nacionalidad estadounidense con antecedentes penales?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/#how-far-back-does-a-background-check-go-for-citizenship\" >\u00bfHasta d\u00f3nde se remontan los antecedentes penales para obtener la nacionalidad?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/#which-crimes-make-someone-permanently-ineligible-for-us-citizenship\" >\u00bfQu\u00e9 delitos inhabilitan para la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/#which-crimes-temporarily-bar-us-citizenship\" >\u00bfQu\u00e9 delitos impiden temporalmente la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/#contact-ppid-today\" >P\u00f3ngase en contacto con PPID<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"misdemeanors-and-us-citizenship\"><\/span>Delitos menores y ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tener un delito menor en su expediente no le impide autom\u00e1ticamente conseguir la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense. En su lugar, su elegibilidad ser\u00e1 determinada por el delito y si afecta a su capacidad para demostrar que usted es un miembro de \"buen car\u00e1cter moral\", que es algo que todos los solicitantes de la ciudadan\u00eda de EE.UU. deben demostrar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/policy-manual\/volume-12-part-f-chapter-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buen car\u00e1cter moral<\/a> se refiere a una conducta que responde al modo en que se comportar\u00eda un estadounidense est\u00e1ndar. Los solicitantes deben demostrar que han cumplido ese requisito durante un periodo de tiempo, que es de tres a\u00f1os si est\u00e1n casados con un ciudadano estadounidense y de cinco a\u00f1os para la mayor\u00eda de los dem\u00e1s solicitantes. Si cometi\u00f3 un delito menor durante ese per\u00edodo legal, es posible que tenga que reiniciar el per\u00edodo legal.<\/p>\n<p>Aunque el USCIS se centrar\u00e1 en este periodo reglamentario, examinar\u00e1 todo su historial. <strong>Puede presentar pruebas que demuestren que se ha rehabilitado, por ejemplo<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Un documento que demuestre que ha cumplido su condena, como registros de libertad condicional o recibos de pago de multas.<\/li>\n<li>Cartas de apoyo de la comunidad<\/li>\n<li>Prueba de que has tenido un empleo estable<\/li>\n<li>Tutor\u00eda de personas con un pasado similar<\/li>\n<li>Pago de pensiones alimenticias atrasadas<\/li>\n<li>Registros de pago de impuestos<\/li>\n<li>Pruebas de que ha participado en la comunidad<\/li>\n<li>Prueba de que ha recibido asesoramiento<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>En 2024, New York dio la bienvenida a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/citizenship-resource-center\/naturalization-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">87.100 ciudadanos naturalizados<\/a>. El hecho de que tenga un delito menor en su expediente no significa que deba darse por vencido. Un abogado con experiencia en casos de ciudadan\u00eda puede explicarle sus opciones y guiarle en los siguientes pasos.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"crimes-that-might-prevent-citizenship\"><\/span>Delitos que pueden impedir la nacionalidad<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ciertos delitos pueden impedir que una persona obtenga la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense. Estos delitos se clasifican de forma diferente en <a href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/\">ley de inmigraci\u00f3n<\/a> que en la legislaci\u00f3n estatal, por lo que es esencial comprender sus diferencias. <strong>Entre los delitos que pueden impedirle temporalmente obtener la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense figuran:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explotaci\u00f3n de una empresa de vicio comercial, como la venta de pornograf\u00eda o el ejercicio de la prostituci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li>Participar en operaciones ilegales de vicio, como contratar a una prostituta.<\/li>\n<li>Ser condenado por un delito de <a href=\"https:\/\/uscode.house.gov\/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title8-section1227&amp;num=0&amp;edition=prelim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vileza moral<\/a>como fraude o hurto<\/li>\n<li>Pasar m\u00e1s de 180 d\u00edas en la c\u00e1rcel, sin importar el delito<\/li>\n<li>Cometer un delito relacionado con las drogas<\/li>\n<li>Ser condenado por m\u00e1s de un delito<\/li>\n<li>Participar en juegos de azar ilegales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Si ha cometido alguno de los delitos anteriores, es probable que tenga que esperar el per\u00edodo de tiempo requerido mencionado anteriormente y presentar una prueba de rehabilitaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Los delitos que impiden de forma permanente la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense son:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asesinato<\/li>\n<li>Delito agravado<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"can-a-criminal-record-be-expunged\"><\/span>\u00bfPueden cancelarse los antecedentes penales?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hay formas de eliminar o borrar los antecedentes penales. Los pasos para hacerlo dependen de sus circunstancias particulares y del estado en el que se cometi\u00f3 el delito, pero en general, se le pedir\u00e1 que solicite al tribunal la eliminaci\u00f3n de sus antecedentes penales.<\/p>\n<p>A veces, se trata de un proceso sencillo, pero puede implicar pasos adicionales. Un abogado especializado en ciudadan\u00eda que conozca estas leyes puede ayudarle a determinar si es una buena idea para su situaci\u00f3n y a desenvolverse en el sistema legal.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"hire-a-citizenship-lawyer\"><\/span>Contratar a un abogado especializado en ciudadan\u00eda<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>En New York City, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/citizenship-resource-center\/naturalization-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7.800 personas<\/a> se naturalizaron ciudadanos estadounidenses. Enfrentarse solo a las complejas leyes de inmigraci\u00f3n puede resultar desalentador, pero no tiene por qu\u00e9 hacerlo solo. Un abogado de ciudadan\u00eda tiene las habilidades y la experiencia necesarias para proporcionarle asesoramiento jur\u00eddico personalizado y orientaci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s del proceso hacia la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"faqs\"><\/span>Preguntas frecuentes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-can-you-get-us-citizenship-with-a-criminal-record\"><\/span>\u00bfC\u00f3mo se puede obtener la nacionalidad estadounidense con antecedentes penales?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Obtener la nacionalidad estadounidense con antecedentes penales, en particular por delitos menores, es posible, aunque puede complicar el proceso. La atenci\u00f3n se centrar\u00e1 en demostrar que posee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/policy-manual\/volume-12-part-f-chapter-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buen car\u00e1cter moral<\/a> o han sido rehabilitadas, lo que es un requisito para las personas que aspiran a la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense.<\/p>\n<p>El USCIS examinar\u00e1 sus antecedentes y las circunstancias que rodearon el delito menor para determinar si re\u00fane los requisitos. Debe cumplir todos los dem\u00e1s requisitos, incluida la comprobaci\u00f3n de antecedentes.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-far-back-does-a-background-check-go-for-citizenship\"><\/span>\u00bfHasta d\u00f3nde se remontan los antecedentes penales para obtener la nacionalidad?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>La antig\u00fcedad de los antecedentes depende de la solicitud. Si hubo un problema anterior, entonces es una buena idea revelarlo. El USCIS utiliza el Centro Nacional de Informaci\u00f3n sobre Delitos del FBI para comprobar los antecedentes penales, por lo que ser franco desde el principio puede influir significativamente en c\u00f3mo se percibe su solicitud. Si tiene preguntas sobre su pasado que puedan afectar a su ciudadan\u00eda, consulte a un abogado especializado en ciudadan\u00eda.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"which-crimes-make-someone-permanently-ineligible-for-us-citizenship\"><\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 delitos inhabilitan para la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hay dos delitos principales que hacen que alguien no pueda optar permanentemente a la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense. El primero es el asesinato y el segundo es un delito con agravantes. Si acude a la oficina del USCIS en New York City, en la 10\u00aa planta del Edificio Federal, y el funcionario encuentra uno de estos delitos en su pasado, tendr\u00e1 que denegar su solicitud.<\/p>\n<p>La pieza de delito agravado puede ser complicada, por lo que es importante discutir su historia espec\u00edfica con un abogado experto en ciudadan\u00eda.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"which-crimes-temporarily-bar-us-citizenship\"><\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 delitos impiden temporalmente la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Algunos delitos que impiden temporalmente la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense son dirigir una empresa de vicio, participar en una empresa de vicio, cometer un delito de vileza moral, pasar 180 d\u00edas o m\u00e1s en la c\u00e1rcel, cometer delitos relacionados con las drogas, participar en apuestas ilegales o ser condenado por dos o m\u00e1s delitos.<\/p>\n<p>Normalmente, \u00e9stas requieren un periodo de espera entre la comisi\u00f3n del delito y el tiempo necesario para cumplir el requisito de residencia permanente. Este periodo de espera puede ser de entre 3 y 5 a\u00f1os, tras los cuales puede optar a la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"contact-ppid-today\"><\/span>P\u00f3ngase en contacto con PPID<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Con m\u00e1s de 60 a\u00f1os de experiencia en derecho de inmigraci\u00f3n, <a href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/firm\/\">nuestro bufete<\/a> se dedica a servir a nuestros clientes con compasi\u00f3n, conocimiento profundo de la ley, y representaci\u00f3n feroz. Si usted est\u00e1 considerando solicitar la ciudadan\u00eda estadounidense a pesar de tener antecedentes penales, podemos abordar sus preocupaciones y guiarlo a trav\u00e9s de los siguientes pasos. <a href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/contact\/\">P\u00f3ngase en contacto con nuestra oficina<\/a> hoy mismo para concertar una consulta.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applying for U.S. citizenship is an exciting time, but it can be a complicated and overwhelming process, especially if you have a criminal record. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has defined crimes that might bar you from citizenship and those that can make it just a little more complicated. A NYC citizenship lawyer &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ppid.com\/es\/blog\/can-i-apply-for-us-citizenship-if-i-have-a-criminal-record-in-nyc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Seguir leyendo<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Can I Apply for U.S. Citizenship If I Have a Criminal Record In NYC?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can I Apply for U.S. Citizenship If I Have a Criminal Record In NYC? 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thinking of applying for U.S. citizenship with a criminal record in NYC? 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