Hi there. - I was caught shoplifting a cheap bottle of alcohol (it was really stupid, and I didn’t need to), and I’m scared now of how this might affect my visa. I’m currently in Germany on a Blue Card. Here are my questions.:
1) does shop lifting affect my ability to get a blue card renewed?
2) does shoplifting prevent me from getting residency (which I can do thru the blue card after a number of years? I’ve read that a serious crime could prevent one from getting residency, so does shop lifting count as serious?
3) I just received a letter from the police asking for more information / my statement (including economic conditions). What should i do?
At the time i was caught, I said it was a mistake and I just forgot about this one bottle. We paid for everything else. Should I just reiterate that it was a careless mistake on my part? Does saying I have a job make it harder to persecute my case?
4) if I do pay a fine for this, how long will it be in my criminal history?
thanks all.
