H1-B renewal with DUI conviction??
Apr 30th 2004, 9:45 pm
#1
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H1-B renewal with DUI conviction??
A friend recently had his H1-B renewal approved, and then went to his
home country, Lebanon, to get the stamp in his passport.
The US Consulate has told him he may have to wait several months
because a DUI conviction was found on his record.
He's already served the sentence (some number of hours of community
service) and his documents were all in order.
His US employer is losing a lot of money because my friend is a top
salesman at his company.
Can the US Consulate refuse to stamp his passport? If not, how long
may he need to wait for the stamp, realistically?
Many thanks for your help!
home country, Lebanon, to get the stamp in his passport.
The US Consulate has told him he may have to wait several months
because a DUI conviction was found on his record.
He's already served the sentence (some number of hours of community
service) and his documents were all in order.
His US employer is losing a lot of money because my friend is a top
salesman at his company.
Can the US Consulate refuse to stamp his passport? If not, how long
may he need to wait for the stamp, realistically?
Many thanks for your help!
Apr 30th 2004, 10:55 pm
#2
American Expat
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 7,598
Re: H1-B renewal with DUI conviction??
Originally posted by Penelope
A friend recently had his H1-B renewal approved, and then went to his
home country, Lebanon, to get the stamp in his passport.
The US Consulate has told him he may have to wait several months
because a DUI conviction was found on his record.
He's already served the sentence (some number of hours of community
service) and his documents were all in order.
His US employer is losing a lot of money because my friend is a top
salesman at his company.
Can the US Consulate refuse to stamp his passport? If not, how long
may he need to wait for the stamp, realistically?
Many thanks for your help!
A friend recently had his H1-B renewal approved, and then went to his
home country, Lebanon, to get the stamp in his passport.
The US Consulate has told him he may have to wait several months
because a DUI conviction was found on his record.
He's already served the sentence (some number of hours of community
service) and his documents were all in order.
His US employer is losing a lot of money because my friend is a top
salesman at his company.
Can the US Consulate refuse to stamp his passport? If not, how long
may he need to wait for the stamp, realistically?
Many thanks for your help!
Did he deny any criminal arrests when he applied for his new visa stamp? If he didn't include it, then may be looking at his application to see what other derogatory information he may have left out. They may consider it a fraudulent application and deny his visa for that reason.
May 3rd 2004, 5:42 am
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Re: H1-B renewal with DUI conviction??
crg14624 <member20421@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Originally posted by Penelope
> > A friend recently had his
> H1-B renewal approved, and then went to his
> > home country, Lebanon, to
> get the stamp in his passport.
> >
> > The US Consulate has told him he may
> have to wait several months
> > because a DUI conviction was found on his
> record.
> >
> > He's already served the sentence (some number of hours of
> community
> > service) and his documents were all in order.
> >
> > His US
> employer is losing a lot of money because my friend is a top
> > salesman
> at his company.
> >
> > Can the US Consulate refuse to stamp his passport?
> If not, how long
> > may he need to wait for the stamp, realistically?
> >
>
> > Many thanks for your help!
>
> DUI isn't normally a ground to
> deny a visa. They can delay his visa as long as they need to while they
> are checking him out. Even though it isn't a CIMT (crime involving
> moral turpitude) it's still a criminal act and may mean that he has to
> go through more checks.
>
> Did he deny any criminal arrests when he
> applied for his new visa stamp? If he didn't include it, then may be
> looking at his application to see what other derogatory information he
> may have left out. They may consider it a fraudulent application and
> deny his visa for that reason.
That's very helpful information, I'll pass it on! Thanks so much!
> Originally posted by Penelope
> > A friend recently had his
> H1-B renewal approved, and then went to his
> > home country, Lebanon, to
> get the stamp in his passport.
> >
> > The US Consulate has told him he may
> have to wait several months
> > because a DUI conviction was found on his
> record.
> >
> > He's already served the sentence (some number of hours of
> community
> > service) and his documents were all in order.
> >
> > His US
> employer is losing a lot of money because my friend is a top
> > salesman
> at his company.
> >
> > Can the US Consulate refuse to stamp his passport?
> If not, how long
> > may he need to wait for the stamp, realistically?
> >
>
> > Many thanks for your help!
>
> DUI isn't normally a ground to
> deny a visa. They can delay his visa as long as they need to while they
> are checking him out. Even though it isn't a CIMT (crime involving
> moral turpitude) it's still a criminal act and may mean that he has to
> go through more checks.
>
> Did he deny any criminal arrests when he
> applied for his new visa stamp? If he didn't include it, then may be
> looking at his application to see what other derogatory information he
> may have left out. They may consider it a fraudulent application and
> deny his visa for that reason.
That's very helpful information, I'll pass it on! Thanks so much!
