Hello, I am from the United States, but for a long time have wanted to move to Germany. However, I am worried about a shoplifting citation I received when I was 17 about nine years ago. I was with a friend who shoplifted, and the citation had me as "aiding and abetting shoplifting" since I was with her and knew she stole something. I was offered a class to keep it off my "court record", now the police may still have a record in their department of the citation but I don't know for sure. So far, nothing ever comes up on my record checks for jobs, but I don't know if it would with a more thorough check. I was under 18 at the time so I'm sure that play a role in how the data is shared. I can say that I was not convicted as it was dismissed after the class and I was not arrested. But I was charged. I regret it considerably and would never do such a thing again. I want to know if I can still get a residence permit, work visa, etc. in Germany with this incident. Any advice, I would appreciate.