Travelling from the UK to the USA with a criminal record
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Hi all!
Before anyone says it... I have read the forum but my query seems like it provokes a lot of discussion!
A friend has a GBH with intent conviction and spent 16 months in prison - he was released over 10 years ago etc etc.
He has completely turned his life around and is a qualified accountant now, (he had to have discussions with the accountancy body regarding his convictions and they approved him).
He wants to visit the states with his girlfriend to propose... Does it seem like if he goes down the Visa route he may actually get approved for a visa or the waiver?
Thanks in advance guys!!
Before anyone says it... I have read the forum but my query seems like it provokes a lot of discussion!
A friend has a GBH with intent conviction and spent 16 months in prison - he was released over 10 years ago etc etc.
He has completely turned his life around and is a qualified accountant now, (he had to have discussions with the accountancy body regarding his convictions and they approved him).
He wants to visit the states with his girlfriend to propose... Does it seem like if he goes down the Visa route he may actually get approved for a visa or the waiver?
Thanks in advance guys!!
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
If you have read the thread you will know that the general advice is to answer no to all the questions on the ESTA and take your chances or apply for a proper visa and who knows what the outcome will be. The rules change all the time and it is totally unpredictable.
HTH
Johnny Doe
Well-Known Member
Why didn't anyone say before?
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Well honestly. That's the advice so....
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
It's just never occurred to us until tails84 asked the question. It's funny, but that one's just never come up.
Hi all, I’m hoping someone could please give me some advice as I think I’m in a bit of a situation here 
I’ll try and keep it short and informative, I’ll also keep the forum updated on my progress so to help others make decisions in the future
so I have a few minor convictions from over 10 years ago (drug caution, affray and assault) I have some work coming up in America to work for a few weeks so I’ll need to be getting a b1 visa as I can’t go down the ESTA route. I’ve completed my ds160 and ticked no to convictions as I doubt I have any chance of getting visa granted in time if I declare.
Ill need to attend a visa interview at some point, is it likely that they will run the background checks on my criminal history? I have sponsorship letters from my company and will be requesting an expedited visa as I’ll need to be traveling soon.
I really hope these mistakes as a teenager won't come back to haunt me and ruin my future career progression.
thanks for any advice
I’ll try and keep it short and informative, I’ll also keep the forum updated on my progress so to help others make decisions in the futureso I have a few minor convictions from over 10 years ago (drug caution, affray and assault) I have some work coming up in America to work for a few weeks so I’ll need to be getting a b1 visa as I can’t go down the ESTA route. I’ve completed my ds160 and ticked no to convictions as I doubt I have any chance of getting visa granted in time if I declare.
Ill need to attend a visa interview at some point, is it likely that they will run the background checks on my criminal history? I have sponsorship letters from my company and will be requesting an expedited visa as I’ll need to be traveling soon.
I really hope these mistakes as a teenager won't come back to haunt me and ruin my future career progression.
thanks for any advice
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1%er
Well-Known Member
They have no access to your criminal history, the American Embassy in the UK does not have access to the police national computer.
If you give them cause for concern they could apply to the Home Office for further details about you, but this isn't common practice unless they have suspicions or you are going to work in an area of national security.
There is no requirement for you to provide a Disclosure and Barring Service document (DBS check) when applying for a B1 visa, if they are suspicious because of the way you answer the questions, you're fucked, as they can request a copy if they want (they can do lots of things that are not requirements of the visa because they have what they call "discretion" and I know they have asked for DBS documents, bank statement and the like in the past for people applying for a B1 visa) , but as it isn't a requirement for your type of visa they are unlikely to ask you to provide one.
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David Clapson
Well-Known Member
Make sure you are consistent when telling little white lies. It's easy to be sucked into some online form-filling, make a small mistake and find you can't go back and change your answer.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
You've read the thread and you haven't worked out the answer to your question which has been asked thousands f times?
nogojones
spelling is overrated
Who's gonna read 72 pages of people having the piss taken out of them, when you can just jump in and ask a quick question, get a decent answer and maybe a bit of light piss taking?
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
I agree, but dont then claim in your post that you've read the thread!
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Back in the day thousands sought info about reaching Australia without a conviction
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Lots of people - me included- have traveled to the Labour Party without many convictions...
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
It's not a nice place to live and I wouldn't want to visit there
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Bit like Luxembourg really.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
I don't know. I watched Netflix's capitani recently, a police procedural set in northern Luxembourg, and I found out that I knew nothing of the country and it looks an interesting place to visit
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A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Sounds interesting, but presumably any car chases are quite short?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Luxembourg is rather larger than just Luxembourg city, and the north of the country appears to have quite a bit of forest. There's tension between people who live in the city and the country, as you might expect, and they've their own language which sounds a bit like Portuguese but seems to be a cross between French and german
not-bono-ever
meh
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Ain’t nothing but a Hond dog...
1%er
Well-Known Member
I can't see how they can check it out before your interview, they don't have the means. As I mentioned above and you point out here "an ACRO certificate as it’s not on the list of documents I have to provide", that doesn't mean they will not request one, they can and do ask for further information. As someone else pointed out above "Make sure you are consistent when telling little white lies", it appear that the only "lie" you will need to tell them is you don't have a criminal record (or more commonly they ask in face to face interview "have you ever been arrested") just stick to "no". Don't pull a face like you are amazed or insulted they asked and don't elaborate, as a simple "no" is all they need.
David Clapson
Well-Known Member
To be more convincing when lying face to face, it really does help to practice. Get someone to ask you the questions, repeatedly. It will make you less nervous at show time.
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
You have 3 options (all of them a gamble that may or may not pay off)
1 lie on your esta application and hope you get away with it.
2 apply at embassy for a visa and confess everything, and hope they don't refuse it.
3 (if you know the right people) get a fake passport in another name and hope you get away with it.
Good luck!
1 lie on your esta application and hope you get away with it.
2 apply at embassy for a visa and confess everything, and hope they don't refuse it.
3 (if you know the right people) get a fake passport in another name and hope you get away with it.
Good luck!
David Clapson
Well-Known Member
Option 4, charter a fishing boat and swim ashore. Option 5, buy a Hercules and do a HALO jump.
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