Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Mar 17th 2015, 6:46 am
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Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Hi, hopefully someone can give me some advice on this. I'm hoping to fly to america soon to visit family & friends for a couple of weeks but I have recently received a 12 month suspended sentenced for drink driving but I already have a visa! would this show up at the airport or anything stopping me from going?
Mar 17th 2015, 4:26 pm
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Just to be clear, you already have a valid B-2 visa? Why?
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Mar 17th 2015, 6:16 pm
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by moleymole_69
Hi, hopefully someone can give me some advice on this. I'm hoping to fly to america soon to visit family & friends for a couple of weeks but I have recently received a 12 month suspended sentenced for drink driving but I already have a visa! would this show up at the airport or anything stopping me from going?
Mar 17th 2015, 6:49 pm
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by hungryhorace
As you already have a visa, you are fine to present yourself for inspection at the POE.
Mar 17th 2015, 6:59 pm
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by GeoffM
I'm unclear as to whether the visa was issued before the recent suspended sentence or after.
Genuine question; there's nothing that says 'if your criminal history changes you must re-apply for a visa' that I am aware of.
Mar 17th 2015, 8:26 pm
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
One doubts he actually has a visa.
Unless of course this brush with the law wasn't the first...
Unless of course this brush with the law wasn't the first...
Mar 17th 2015, 8:43 pm
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by civilservant
One doubts he actually has a visa.
Unless of course this brush with the law wasn't the first...
Unless of course this brush with the law wasn't the first...
To the OP, if this is the case and any of your answers to the ESTA questions have changed you must re-apply for a new ESTA.
Mar 17th 2015, 8:43 pm
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by sir_eccles
Presumably you are translating "I already have a visa" as something like "I have an approved ESTA"? Which isn't beyond the bounds of possibility.
Mar 17th 2015, 10:00 pm
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by civilservant
One doubts he actually has a visa.
Unless of course this brush with the law wasn't the first...
Unless of course this brush with the law wasn't the first...
Last edited by lansbury; Mar 17th 2015 at 10:03 pm.
Mar 18th 2015, 12:25 am
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
What are the terms of the suspended sentence are you required to report to the police or probation service. They would likely not take too kindly to you going overseas. I am not sure but it might be a violation of the suspended sentence to leave the country. Are you on a tag?
Perhaps you should ask your solicitor.
Perhaps you should ask your solicitor.
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Mar 18th 2015, 12:27 am
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by lansbury
To get a suspended for a DUI I would give odds it wasn't his first DUI. I assume by suspended sentence he meant suspended prison sentence, not suspended from driving.
Mar 18th 2015, 12:31 am
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by johnnybrown532
That would depend upon how many times over the legal limit he was. If he was 4 or 5 times over which is possible he might get a suspended sentence. The more over the limit you are the higher the punishment.
at you giving lansbury criminal justice advice!
Mar 18th 2015, 12:32 am
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by BunnyGirl
Sorry, just at you giving lansbury criminal justice advice!
at you giving lansbury criminal justice advice!
Mar 18th 2015, 12:40 am
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by sir_eccles
Maybe our Johnny has some personal experience.
Mar 18th 2015, 12:41 am
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Re: Travelling to the USA with a suspended sentance
Originally Posted by sir_eccles
Maybe our Johnny has some personal experience.
