Holiday to the US, criminal conviction
Aug 2nd 2005, 4:54 am
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Re: Holiday to the US, criminal conviction
the last three posts are the first I've read tonight .... Im going to bed 
Aug 2nd 2005, 4:55 am
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Re: Holiday to the US, criminal conviction
Originally Posted by Eskimo
the last three posts are the first I've read tonight .... Im going to bed
Aug 2nd 2005, 4:57 am
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Re: Holiday to the US, criminal conviction
Originally Posted by ImHere
Evening
Evening
Has the General been on today ?
Aug 2nd 2005, 4:59 am
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Re: Holiday to the US, criminal conviction
Originally Posted by Eskimo
Evening
Has the General been on today ?
Has the General been on today ?
Aug 2nd 2005, 5:00 am
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Re: Holiday to the US, criminal conviction
Originally Posted by evoal2003
BOO....
Aug 2nd 2005, 5:06 am
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Re: Holiday to the US, criminal conviction
Originally Posted by Eskimo
YA KA SHA ?
Won't be long now hey, you better get the house clean
and get used to picking your clothes up again.
mmmm think of the curries she'll be smuggling back through.....
Aug 2nd 2005, 7:42 am
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Re: Holiday to the US, criminal conviction
Originally Posted by curson82
My family are going to the US in November for a 2 week holiday and were wondering if my girlfriend needed to arrange a Visa. She was convicted of Assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm, it was in Jan 2004, she received a fine and community service. How serious is this and would she need to apply for a Visa?
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I would love to here how you are getting on with this, I have the same problem as I am wanting to go in January and have the same conviction from 1994 but am told I have to apply for this Visa and it might take ages - its a nightmare really but my own fault I realise, feel free to PM me if you want.
I dont really want to try and wing it and tick the no box cos if you get busted it will be straight back home I suspect and never allowed in again :scared:
Good Luck
Aug 2nd 2005, 4:44 pm
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Re: Holiday to the US, criminal conviction
Originally Posted by Dan725
If you are coming for a holiday and have no intent of ever living here, tick no to box B and you'll have no trouble, and she won't need a visa. If there is a chance she might move here permanently later in life, go and try to get a visa.
The VWP is ONLY for visiting purposes, anyway -- by default it is for people who "have no intent of living here". Notice that there is no question asking, "Do you ever intend to live in the US permanently, either now or in the future?" Instead, you'll see it clearly states that the VWP only authorizes visits of 90 days or fewer. It also says that if you can answer "yes" to
any of the questions that they need to contact the US Embassy before their trip as they may not be admitted under the VWP.
What is so hard to understand about that?
~ Jenney
Aug 2nd 2005, 10:48 pm
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Re: Holiday to the US, criminal conviction
Originally Posted by Jenney & Mark
That's a very retarded suggestion, not to mention careless.
The VWP is ONLY for visiting purposes, anyway -- by default it is for people who "have no intent of living here". Notice that there is no question asking, "Do you ever intend to live in the US permanently, either now or in the future?" Instead, you'll see it clearly states that the VWP only authorizes visits of 90 days or fewer. It also says that if you can answer "yes" to
any of the questions that they need to contact the US Embassy before their trip as they may not be admitted under the VWP.
What is so hard to understand about that?
~ Jenney
The VWP is ONLY for visiting purposes, anyway -- by default it is for people who "have no intent of living here". Notice that there is no question asking, "Do you ever intend to live in the US permanently, either now or in the future?" Instead, you'll see it clearly states that the VWP only authorizes visits of 90 days or fewer. It also says that if you can answer "yes" to
any of the questions that they need to contact the US Embassy before their trip as they may not be admitted under the VWP.
What is so hard to understand about that?
~ Jenney
Now I know the poster has read it here, but the fact remains, you would be fine. So while everyone is right not endorsing, or to not criticise the non endorsement of that advice or even seconding it, it's not likely that you will be stopped at entry.
