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Hi there,

im looking for a bit of help, im meant to be going to the US soon and i have a juvenile record for fighting when i was 16 in 2002....im now 29 and not been in "bother" since but wondered if any of you guys knew if i need to apply for a full visa or will i be ok on a waver?


i have sent the US embassy a email but heard nothing back as of yet, so thought i might try my luck on here.


Any help would be great!


Thanks!

From the US Embassy site:


We do not recommend that travelers who have been arrested at anytime attempt to travel visa free under the Visa Waiver Program(VWP); they are required to apply for visas before traveling. If the arrest resulted in a conviction, the individual may require a special restricted visa in order to travel. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act does not apply to United States visa law. Therefore, even travelers with a spent conviction are not eligible to travel visa free; they must apply for B-1 or B-2 visas. If they attempt to travel under the VWP, they may be refused entry into the United States.

It's changed - so something like drunk and disorderly would not count - separate question about drugs which are a no no.

it's not moral turpitude any more (which was confusing)


?Have you ever been arrested or convicted for a crime that resulted in serious damage to property,or serious harm to another person or government authority??


http://www.usvisalawyers.co.uk/article6.htm

They do not have access to the filth files.


Under the VWP, an Offence of a certian magnituide carried when you were under the age of 16 and sorta minor can be discounted- look at the regs


its your call whether you go along for the visa and the associated costs or wing it

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