HELP! Travelling on an ESTA with a criminal record
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Or bank's insurance company, or police's valuable time, or court costs. If I was member of the Dark Forces, I would know exactly what to do with your application. My basketball skills need work anyway...swoosh into the trash can.
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I am hopeful everything will be ok, I'll get the visa, i will then be transfered. If its not worth fighting for its not worth doing it so I'll just dig deep and wait!
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These lot will stop bashing me soon I hope.
Fair play mate, ice accepted now that I've lost my money. Even if I get the email today there is no way I'll get my passport back in time. Not happy, but you live and learn.
Hope you have a favourable outcome mate.
Fair play mate, ice accepted now that I've lost my money. Even if I get the email today there is no way I'll get my passport back in time. Not happy, but you live and learn.
Hope you have a favourable outcome mate.
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I take it you will be re-arranging your holiday? You are 3 weeks ahead of me in the process so please keep me informed either way! Much appreciated
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I've done a deal with the travel agent. They are charging me an additional 1500 quid and we are pushing it back to next march. That's should be plenty of time for the embassy to pull their fingers out providing they do not fall back on the 16 weeks "or more" clause lol.
Gonna take the opportunity to catch the NASCAR whilst I'm in Vegas next march
Will keep you posted of when I get "the email". Getting pretty sick of jumping up every time I hear my computer pong only to find it's some clown trying to sell me Viagra lol
Gonna take the opportunity to catch the NASCAR whilst I'm in Vegas next march
Will keep you posted of when I get "the email". Getting pretty sick of jumping up every time I hear my computer pong only to find it's some clown trying to sell me Viagra lol
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Hope you all have received yours!
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Finally got mine also. Interviewed 7th July, send passport email recd 18th oct. hope this helps others with timescales for waiver due to criminal convictions. I'm sending passport off tomoz. Will update how long that takes also.
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My 1st one 3 years ago was 6 months single entry.
She told me at interview she was recommending 12 months multi entry will see what arrives!
She told me at interview she was recommending 12 months multi entry will see what arrives!
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Re: HELP! Travelling on an ESTA with a criminal record
Also interested to know whether those of you who chose a single purpose visa i.e. just B1, on the DS160 application, actually ended up recieving a dual purpose b1/b2, as i am currently waiting for the waiver for a b2, but may now also need to travel under b1 in the future.
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Also interested to know whether those of you who chose a single purpose visa i.e. just B1, on the DS160 application, actually ended up recieving a dual purpose b1/b2, as i am currently waiting for the waiver for a b2, but may now also need to travel under b1 in the future.
Such a relief as work were putting pressure on as the embassy told me 2months and i was in week 11 nearly 12. Work were saying that I could not do my job so may have to look at alternatives! Likely the emailed arrived today to calm them down!
How long have you been waiting?
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Interview was on the 11th of August, so i guess that puts me right at 10 weeks. Mine was to overcome a previous overstay though, so the wait could well be different.
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Also interested to know whether those of you who chose a single purpose visa i.e. just B1, on the DS160 application, actually ended up recieving a dual purpose b1/b2, as i am currently waiting for the waiver for a b2, but may now also need to travel under b1 in the future.
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Fingers crossed then for a dual purpose multiple visit. Actually, fingers crossed first just for an official approval of any sort!