A felony conviction can restrict your opportunities in life. It can affect your career, housing, and educational plans. Moreover, those seeking professional licenses may not be able to obtain one if they have a criminal record. Many professional licensing bodies reject applicants with crimes of moral turpitude on their record. So, felony theft, fraud, sex, and violent crimes may prevent an individual from earning a license in their chosen field. Likewise, educational institutions may reject applicants with felony histories. And financial aid exclusions prohibit those with criminal records from receiving aid, in some cases. Finally, some governmental housing is unavailable to felons.
Though a felony does not automatically disqualify you for certain professions, like lawyers or doctors, but certain kinds of felonies may. Similarly, there is no automatic disqualification for a passport with a felony record, but certain crimes, like drug crimes, may make it harder if not impossible to get a passport.