Travelling from the UK to the USA with a criminal record
- Thread starter slish66
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Funnier than he thinks he is.
When it come to US immigration a criminal conviction is NEVER wiped!
Ed James
New Member
Ok I have searched the forum and could not find an answer which could help. In 2009 I applied online for an ESTA but I ticked the box to say I had a criminal conviction, it then said I would need to visit the embassy which i never bothered to do, as everyone said they would just ban me for 5 years even for a small cannabis possession charge.
7 years later I now plan to visit NY however this time I am going to lie, the only thing that I am worried about is ESTA notifying immigration at the border about the form i submitted all those years ago. Surely they wouldn't have that on record right? I didn't pursue it any further, I just literally submitted the application and then forgot about it. I have also been approved for an ESTA which I applied for the other day, if they did have it on record surely they would not even grant it in the first place. To make this clear my only worry is will they store information from ESTA applications made in 2009 and could that stop me from entering at border control.
I tried to find the information but I could not find any sufficient enough, hopefully somebody here is more knowledgable in this matter.
Thanks
7 years later I now plan to visit NY however this time I am going to lie, the only thing that I am worried about is ESTA notifying immigration at the border about the form i submitted all those years ago. Surely they wouldn't have that on record right? I didn't pursue it any further, I just literally submitted the application and then forgot about it. I have also been approved for an ESTA which I applied for the other day, if they did have it on record surely they would not even grant it in the first place. To make this clear my only worry is will they store information from ESTA applications made in 2009 and could that stop me from entering at border control.
I tried to find the information but I could not find any sufficient enough, hopefully somebody here is more knowledgable in this matter.
Thanks
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hiraethified
My best guess is that you'll be fine but it is a gamble either way... Sorry I can't be any more helpful.
Riddle me this then if you can ???
Ok - sorry to add to this huge thread - but I have a slightly different issue.
I have some minor criminal convictions (30 years ago) and a drugs caution (15 years ago), and I have travelled to the US dozens of times, however on my last trip, I got caught out on a toll road with no cash - I sent a cheque of when I returned to the UK but never looked into weather it was ever cashed and dont know if it arrived - so ny question is, if I do owe this toll ($7 I think ?) would this flag anything up when I enter the US again ??
Ok - sorry to add to this huge thread - but I have a slightly different issue.
I have some minor criminal convictions (30 years ago) and a drugs caution (15 years ago), and I have travelled to the US dozens of times, however on my last trip, I got caught out on a toll road with no cash - I sent a cheque of when I returned to the UK but never looked into weather it was ever cashed and dont know if it arrived - so ny question is, if I do owe this toll ($7 I think ?) would this flag anything up when I enter the US again ??
Ok - sorry to add to this huge thread - but I have a slightly different issue.
I have some minor criminal convictions (x 2 about 30 years ago) and a drugs caution (15 years ago), and I have travelled to the US dozens of times, however on my last trip, I got caught out on a toll road with no cash - I sent a cheque of when I returned to the UK but never looked into weather it was ever cashed and dont know if it arrived - so ny question is, if I do owe this toll ($7 I think ?) would this flag anything up enough to look closer at my cicumstance when I enter the US again ???
There seems to be general advise, and questions are being asked by concerned people. If you cant answer the question, dont bother posting on the topic dummy.
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
It is advice not advise.
Why not fuck off & check your bank statement? If you are really worried about it then contact the toll booth & find out if you have an outstanding debt or whether it might be a problem.
Seriously though, do you think someone on here is likely to know about your toll debt & whether they will look further into your case over 7 dollar then I think you need an oracle not U75.
Supine
Newt Member
Dummy lol.
Just go to US immigration and face the wrath of a country owed $7 (which you might have actually paid).
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
go away
either check it out or ring em or take the risk
who the fuck is gonna know the answer to your specific question and why are you demanding it so
go away
Fuck you prick
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
He might get extradited.
bi0boy
Power User
It'll be a federal fine and so exempt from the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. If it has escalated with additional recovery charges and fees you can expect to be held in custody at the airport until bail is met. If you don't have a spare $2 million, as most people don't, this bail charge will be met by a bail bond agent. You'll then have to remain in the US until your court appearance. If you don't show up a bondsman will track you down and use reasonable force to take you to court.
wiskey
Albatross Admirer
It is advice not advise.
Why not fuck off & check your bank statement? If you are really worried about it then contact the toll booth & find out if you have an outstanding debt or whether it might be a problem.
Seriously though, do you think someone on here is likely to know about your toll debt & whether they will look further into your case over 7 dollar then I think you need an oracle not U75.
Its a forum, and its for asking questions that might be difficult to answer or out of the ordinary - forums are for exchanging information with people who want to help others. I'm new to this particular forum, and its obviously very clicky and includes idiots like you who are sad enough to sit and read every post on topics you actually know nothing about only to leave shitty unhelpful reply's ! Why bother at all you total arse, go get a life and stop living a virtual one you miserable little shit kicker.
You all have opinions but none of you can actually answer a simple fucking question, instead you regurgitate the same unhelpful bullshit that you have read somewhere on this crappy forum, and claim it as your own, take some advise (is that ok shit kicker ?) base your answers on actual knowledge not on the nonsense milling around your empty heads, as every one can speculate, not every one has a factual answer.
I am however, happy to be taking one part of your advice (not advise you absolute prick) and I'm fucking off, and you and this unfriendly hostile forum can kiss my arse.
Fuck you
Thank you, the first non hostile reply I've had.
Wrong - another total idiot spouting shit ! I'm actually enjoying some of your answers now, each one is more pathetic than the last !
Think I'll hang around until I'm banned !!
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hiraethified
Or you could just stop acting like a petulant skidmark?
Still here fuck tard (no likes on your comment Mr Wannabe popular).
Really ? Have you read the early reply's ? I'll take skidmark all day long, if you admit your members are small minded arse holes ?!
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hiraethified
Just shush. No one's interested in your amateur dramatics.
MrSki
Who am I to say you're wrong
A simple question?
The question being? "I have not checked my bank statement to see if my cheque was cashed. Can you tell me if I am in trouble over $7?"
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