Moehrchen

hello all,

this is my first post, and i hope someone can help me.

my fiancé and i filed for a k1 in mid september. i just want to be prepared for
everything, and i am wondering if i will have any problems:

5 years ago i was caught shoplifting in germany (my home country). the police was
there, and everything, allthough it was only a minor case (makeup).

my question: will i have to admit to this in my interview(s) some time later? will
it show in the police record that i will have to get? (i already had to get the
normal-type report for my workplace right now, but apparently there is an
extended, more detailed, report. is that the one that i will have to get for the
consulate in FRA?).

this is a long time ago and has nothing to do with my present. it would be bad if it
caused any problems for me, therefore, i would rather not like to admit to it in any
interview.

möhrchen

Doug Melville

hello Moerchen,

i cant say definitely whether it wil show on a police check, although it seems
likely. You dont say whether you were arrested, charged and coinvicted or
simply warned.

In general, it is much better to be honest with the INS about these matters, there
are some links on the Doc Steen site which talk about criminal matters (sorry.. dont
have the URL handy). Failing to mention criminal charges which later show on a
criminal record check could cause you far more problems than the charge itself.

Doug

http://www.marriagebasedvisas.org/ho...elanie-n-Doug/

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Moehrchen

"Doug Melville" <[email protected]>
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thank you, doug, i know exactly what you are talking about. i've read that, too. if
you admit to it, it should be less of a problem than hiding it and then for them to
find out. well, no, in germany, for something minor like that (make up, a few marks,
first time, not records etc) they just call the police and register me. if you
decided to be that stupid and do it again, then they would make you pay, only much
later, they might put you in prison.

but i don't know where this remark would show. as i said, if i don't have to admit
it, i won't. i would just like to know in advance.

thank you. moehrchen

Reid

Hi Moehrchen, Before your interview, you will have a 'police check' done. There will
be a search on your name (sometimes fingerprinting). You said that the police
'registered' you. So it might be best to be upfront and let the consulate know. By
being honest with them it will show that you are not hiding anything or have a hidden
agenda and truly just want to be with your significant other. Best of Luck Reid

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BrokenWings

I was caught for the same thing (twice actually..i'm a hopeless thief). Police were called , once I was taken to the police station for questioning.

I had a police check a few weeks ago and it was completely clear. So that was a nice surprise. I was told only things show up if you were convicted, not just charged.

Moehrchen

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Danke, Ann,

well, I did get one from the Meldeamt with "Keine Einträge". But: Apparently there is
a second type of P.F., and I don't know which one to get. The person at the Meldeamt
there said to me that he thinks that for a visa, this "einfache P.F. would be enough,
but he wasn't sure.

Thanks for your help. I am probably just too worried.

Grüsse, Möhrchen.