nffc191

Good Afternoon All

Thursday afternoon i received a "street" caution from a police officer as i was in possession of some cannabis. The officer/s involved didnt ask me my personal details but checked my wallet and radio contacted colleagues probably to find out if i had other cautions related im not sure.

I did not have to sign anything, i was not arrested but the officer said it would be a caution & go on record?. This made me worry as towards the end of the year i intend to emigrate to the USA and of course this may well be a problem.

ian-mstm

If you accepted the caution, you effectively admitted your guilt. There has been much discussion lately regarding whether or not a UK caution is considered a conviction for US immigration purposes. I believe the majority leans towards "no" but, IMHO, the jury is still out on that one. If it was less than 30g I wouldn't worry too much about it. If it was more than that, you have a very serious uphill climb. On the US' list of huge no-no's that lead to visa denials, drug use is #1.

Edit to add: Regardless, when the time comes, you must declare the incident. It'll be far worse if you attempt to deny or minimize it and get caught.

Ian

nffc191

Hi Ian

Yes it was around 5-7g i had forgotten it was in my bag, my mistake not a regular user by any means, no other convictions just this caution.