Originally Posted by christmasoompa

No live trace means there is something still on your record. Is there another conviction, or just this one? When the removal was approved was it PNC record only deletion?

Originally Posted by moome

Hi all,

just wanted to share my very recent very frustrating situation. I’m a UK resident and applied for a B2 visa back in February to attend a family wedding. I have strong ties to the UK, stable job, tenancy, pets, long term relationship, and brought all the evidence to my interview employer letters, payslips, tenancy agreement, 5 character references, and my ACRO certificate.

At my July interview, I was refused because of a 3.5 year-old cannabis possession under 28g caution. The officer said I wasn’t eligible for a waiver under current guidance, because there had been a recent guidance change.

After that, I applied to have the caution removed via ACRO, and about a month later the caution was removed because it was deemed an incorrect disposal. My updated ACRO showed No Live Trace.

I then went back to the embassy in early September and was granted a visa. They told me I was now admissible because my caution was removed and told me my visa would be ready to collect by latest Tuesday the week after.

I got an email this Tuesday saying my visa was ready for collection. I went to collect my passport, expecting it to be ready, and instead got an empty passport and a letter saying my case was being referred for a waiver of ineligibility. Really really frustrating and I don’t understand how they can say I’ve been approved at the embassy, not update me at all and then give me a letter referring me for a waiver. The consular officer said that my visa may take slightly longer to process as someone in Washington had to press a button but I was definitely approved. Feeling super frustrated and having looked at this forum, like my likelihood of being given a waiver is very low.

this is the letter I received

Originally Posted by WaiverWait

Hi All,

Loving the support on this forum.

I had my interview in Sept 2024 and have just received an email today asking for my passport for adjudication. I paid the £21 courier fee but am really confused by the instructions they gave me. They have allocated Holborn London as my courier location and it looks like I have spent £21 to travel to London to give a courier my documents ;-) I only have 22 hours left to change courier location and cannot find instructions. Guess I need to take a jolly to London and at least have some fun

Courier Facility Mail Boxes Etc. Holborn Address 19 Bury Place
London, WC1A 2JB Business Hours Monday - Friday: 09:00 am - 6:00 pm

Then in other confusing info, the email says only submit passport and NO other supporting docs and system lists documents I need to send
D160 Number
Passport

Is the D160 the confirmation page? Not asking for a friend.

Has anyone navigated this bit successfully?

Best

WaiverWait

Originally Posted by Long road

Email from us visa office
Received this today. Hopefully means good news.

Originally Posted by Abssss

Hi guys,

had my email today

absolutely devastated to be honest, as I genuinely didn’t think it would be declined from my discussion at my interview and the medical. However here we are.

for transparency it was possession with intent to supply of a class b (cannabis) over 10 years ago.

I take full responsibility for my actions and I did at the interview but did explain I had been groomed into this from school age, but not taken into consideration I guess. (Also note I didn’t have any drugs on my I was just driving them around)

has anyone ever applied again and been successful? Is it worth trying again in the future or does this normally mean once declined always declined?

good luck to the rest of you xx

Originally Posted by joolsjools

Oh man so sorry that you have also ended up with this result, which you should take some comfort from was almost certainly was not influenced by what you might have said and done at the interview. We have no idea what is going to happen in the future, but the key positive is that this is not a permanent denial. You can reapply, but as they note, probably best to wait a few years :-(

All the best for the future and do stay in touch here.

Jools

Originally Posted by S Folinsky

Out of idle curiosity, what is your source behind the certainty that what was said at the interview did not influence the denial? My reading of this post is just the opposite. Assuming his statement is accurate and complete, the poster talked himself into a denial and no recommendation for a waiver.

Originally Posted by S Folinsky

Out of idle curiosity, what is your source behind the certainty that what was said at the interview did not influence the denial? My reading of this post is just the opposite. Assuming his statement is accurate and complete, the poster talked himself into a denial and no recommendation for a waiver.