foddler wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:11 am
Dear community,
Does anyone know the chances to have a successful naturalization application with a community resolution for cannabis possession (a joint) -- per the new good character rules?
A note that community resolutions do not go on a criminal record and are lower in severity than FPNs/PNDs etc.
though given that the offence is drug related, I wonder if it would be automatically deemed as causing "serious harm" and thus refused?
Your advice or personal experience on this is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Hard to know the chances as the new rules came into force recently and we don't have a lot of statistics. I believe you would need to disclose the community order under "out of court disposals".
Read the good character guidance,
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... racter.pdf page 19
Community resolutions
A community resolution is used for less serious offences or anti-social behaviour. It
is a tool which enables the police to make decisions about how to deal more
proportionately with lower-level crime and is primarily aimed at first time offenders
where genuine remorse has been expressed and where the victim has agreed that
they do not want the police to take more formal action.
In establishing whether the good character requirement is met, you must consider
the seriousness of the offence and whether it was a first-time offence.
If it was a first-time offence, you haven't reoffended since, and you show you changed your character, a community resolution isn't as serious as a caution.
All advice comes from personal research and experience and should not be regarded as professional opinion.
