Hello,
I would like some advice on our situation. I am a U.S. citizen married to a Mexican citizen. We used to live in California and were married there. We petitioned the i-485 but found out that due to a previous misdemeanor conviction that my husband had, it would not be approved and that he may face deportation. The misdemeanor conviction was for holding a US citizen birth certificate (he was trying to get his driverīs license at the DMV). This happened in 2000 and we had his record was expunged.
So because of the uncertainty of living as an illegal, we decided to move to Spain, as I have dual citizenship - my father is Spanish. We have been here for 2.5 years and his papers are in order here. We are in the process of obtaining his Spanish citizenship.
The question then is: If we would like to go to the US and of course, petition for his US permanent residency (now as a Spanish citizen) will his previous misdemeanor conviction come back to haunt us and prevent him from obtaining a green card??
Thank you very much for your help and/or advice!!

