Can a foreigner apply for citizenship if they have committed a criminal offense?

The application for Slovak citizenship must be accompanied by an extract from the criminal record from the USA. This requirement follows from § 8 paragraph 3 letter f) of Act No. 40/1993 Coll. on Slovak Citizenship, which states that the applicant must submit, along with the application for Slovak citizenship, a certificate of good character not older than six months, which includes an extract from the criminal record of every country of which the applicant is or was a citizen, and an extract from the criminal record of every country in which the applicant had authorized residence in the last 15 years before submitting the application for Slovak citizenship, or another certificate of good character issued by the competent authorities of those countries.

If the offense has not been expunged, we assume that this record would appear in the extract. Therefore, we assume that this could be an obstacle to the granting of Slovak citizenship. We recommend contacting the relevant ministry with a written request for information.