Alien

If you put NO on the AOS form to the question about Criminal record, are they certain to find out? The reason I'm asking is that my U>S> wife doesnt know about my past (Not that I"M a murderer or drug dealer and I 've never served time) but she would've had a fit if I had put YES. Now I'm about to ger fingerprints done and I'm panicing. I have never had any police problems since living in US.
Anyone have any advice?

Ingo Pakleppa

If anybody ever finds out about it, even long after the AOS is approved, even after
you are a citizen, you would be deported (and stripped of your US citizenship). Don't
do it. The best thing I could tell you is to not show your I-485 to your wife before
you mail it. There still is a good chance that INS may ask you for an interview, and
it may well come up during the interview. Personally, I think that if you can't tell
your wife, you have a problem in the first place.

That said, having a criminal record is a problem with AOS in its own right, unless it
is a minor crime.

Ingo

On 24 Mar 2002 11:04:59 -0600, Alien <[email protected]> wrote:

    >If you put NO on the AOS form to the question about Criminal record, are they
    >certain to find out? The reason I'm asking is that my U>S> wife doesnt know about
    >my past (Not that I"M a murderer or drug dealer and I 've never served time) but
    >she would've had a fit if I had put YES. Now I'm about to ger fingerprints done and
    >I'm panicing. I have never had any police problems since living in US. Anyone have
    >any advice?
    >
    >
    >
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    >Posted via http://britishexpats.com

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult
with a professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html (Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For DOL Faxback status information: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

(When using these sites, and any Web sites, please watch out for privacy, as I do not
know all site operators.)

http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall http://www.murthy.com/ http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
(dual citizenship FAQ) http://www.ilw.com/pederson/visa.htm (dual citizenship info)
http://www.srs-usvisa.com http://www.getusavisa.com
http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/ http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B)
http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee) http://www.kamya.com/misc/
(marriage and fiancee) http://www2.apex.net/users/thehydes http://www.formshome.com
http://www.workpermit.com

This is not an endorsement of any of these Web sites. I am not affiliated with any of
the Web site owners and do not receive nor accept payment in return for listing them,
and typically don't even know them.

(if believe you have a good immigration-related Web site and want your Web site
listed here, please e-mail me).

Dabear?

Don't lie, best advise anyone can give you

Alien wrote:

    > If you put NO on the AOS form to the question about Criminal record, are they
    > certain to find out? The reason I'm asking is that my U>S> wife doesnt know about
    > my past (Not that I"M a murderer or drug dealer and I 've never served time) but
    > she would've had a fit if I had put YES. Now I'm about to ger fingerprints done and
    > I'm panicing. I have never had any police problems since living in US. Anyone have
    > any advice?
    >
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com