Hi guys, I have read the thread but still not sure on best course of action.
I have single common assault conviction from about a year ago, which I was given 100 hr community service. I also was deported from America twelve years ago when I was 18 (my family brought me there when I was a child illegally).
Other than that I have lived in UK with no problems for over ten years and make a good income, have a nice job, etc.
That obviously rules out ESTA as I am automatically barred since I come up on the deportation DB, even if I were to lie about the conviction.
So next option is applying for a visa — what are the odds without a lawyer? I’m getting the impression the consensus is thats very unlikely.
What about if I applied for a visa with a lawyer? anyone have any knowledge of this?
Finally, lets say I have access to a second passport (visa waiver country) under a different name.
If I entered over the Canadian border, filled in the I94W (or whatever the visa waiver form is), I would probably be fine right? I understand they fingerprint everyone on entry.
Do they run it against their DB there and then? If so, that would be triggered by the deportation fingerprints from ten years ago. Or is that more just for their records, and like major terrorist checks or stuff?
Finally, if they caught me trying to enter with different passport, is there any chance I’d get arrested, or would they just turn me away at the border, and put a lifetime bar on my passport?
Any help would really be appreciated. I have family in the USA illegally and really want to see them before they die :/