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10 Mar 18, 03:29 PM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
Join Date: Mar 17
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Firstly, what a stressful situation for you. Personally, I would get the ball rolling for a visa application quickly. Your SIL’s criminal record is ambiguous at best and the worrying of whether or not he will be granted entry into the USA is going to spoil the build up for the holiday for all of you. I wish you all the best and hope that whatever route you choose works out well for you x
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10 Mar 18, 03:33 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Feb 13
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10 Mar 18, 04:19 PM |
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Imagineer
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No, not scare mongering, it was a link that stated how ESTA's are done but as it wasn't the official Esta site, I take it a mod removed it. A simple google will bring up the answers
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10 Mar 18, 04:43 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Jun 11
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Sad state of affairs when so many people on this thread are passing away a "few kicks and punches in a pub " as if its nothing.
For many people having something happen like that to them can cause serious mental harm if not physical. |
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10 Mar 18, 04:49 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Can we just remember this guy was 17 when the ABH charge came up - i don't think anyone is belittling the crime but more the fact that at 17 you are still pretty immature and do stupid things that you wouldn't dream of doing as an adult - this is 12 years ago, when he was a teenager. (and the second offence was at 18 - 11 years ago)
Im sorry but saying he was a serial offender is ridiculous, and from what i see from the third offence is that he was trying to protect someone (perhaps a silly thing to do) rather than evade the law. Im not saying that he shouldn't go down the visa route - but in my opinion some of the judgments made about this guy seem to be a little OTT Edited at 04:51 PM. |
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10 Mar 18, 05:16 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Jul 11
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They're not and I'm not, but what are we are saying is that there is a huge difference between a drunken pub punch up and actively leaving the house with the intent of causing serious harm to another person. I have no time for violence but at the same time I'm not living on cloud cuckoo land and realise these things do happen. The law is built on different sentences for different crimes coupled with the severity of each crime. It doesn't matter what your, mine or anyone else's personal opinion is on the matter as it's the law. Equally, the ESTA question is quite clear and has been repeatedly advised throughout this thread that the person in question could honestly and legally answer 'no' providing the victims injuries from the original charge were not serious. Considering he had no real punishment, it suggests the injuries weren't that serious in the eyes of the law - and that is all that matters.
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10 Mar 18, 06:12 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Feb 13
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10 Mar 18, 09:24 PM |
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Imagineer
Join Date: Mar 12
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I've just read the OP again, if you filled it out on his behalf and then do it again with a 'no' which later causes problems, will it have implications for you in the future? At the moment you have done nothing wrong as you answered honestly , but it may be a good time to step away and let him sort it out for himself.
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10 Mar 18, 09:48 PM |
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I would feel happier (in the long run) knowing that I've told the truth even though its going to be stressful waiting for the visa to get sorted.
If he is rejected (which would be a shame), then you know you answered correctly, and it can't backfire on you. If he's granted a visa, then at least you can all go knowing he won't get stopped at the last minute as happened recently. I think you did the right thing.
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10 Mar 18, 09:55 PM |
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Serious Dibber
Join Date: Dec 06
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The advice from the US Embassy is that if you have ever been arrested or convicted for any reason in any country, even if the arrest did not lead to a conviction, you should answer ‘yes’ to this question. The only exception would be an arrest for a minor motoring offence that resulted in a fixed penalty notice or other out of court disposal.
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