New Visa Reqts for USA

New Visa Reqts for USA

"Stef"	9/19/2004 7:21:57 AM
In 1997, during an argument with my then boyfriend I was arrested for ABH. When this went to court, the case was dismissed due to extenuating circumstances (I was defending ,myself). Therefore I have no criminal record. I haven't even had a parking offence However, I have to go to the US on company business and it appears I am no longer able to travel under the Visa Waiver Scheme because I have been arrested, regardless of the outcome of the case. This now means I am going to have to admit this to my employers (and it also means I am going to have to tell them I cannot do the business trip since there is no way of getting a visa in the time scale). I also now have to explain the whole sorry mess to my husband. I have no paperwork relating to the case, - I can't even remember what court it was in- never thinking I'd need it so now I have to apparently contact New Scotland yard to try to find some record. Exactly how, or how long this will take, I have yet to find out Surely this is an offence against Civil Liberties? If I'd been found guilty then maybe I could have understood it but in these circumstance this seems totally unfair, especially as I've previously travelled to the US many times without problems. -- "Support bacteria, they're the only culture some people have



"crofter"	9/19/2004 11:56:08 AM
x-no-archive: yes surprised your current employers werent told when you applied for that job- most forms have a disclosure section asking about any trouble you may have had, or was this before the case went to court?



Frank Lodge	9/19/2004 7:27:29 AM
Stef wrote: In 1997, during an argument with my then boyfriend I was arrested for ABH. When this went to court, the case was dismissed due to extenuating circumstances (I was defending ,myself). Therefore I have no criminal record. I haven't even had a parking offence However, I have to go to the US on company business and it appears I am no longer able to travel under the Visa Waiver Scheme because I have been arrested, regardless of the outcome of the case. This now means I am going to have to admit this to my employers (and it also means I am going to have to tell them I cannot do the business trip since there is no way of getting a visa in the time scale). I also now have to explain the whole sorry mess to my husband. I have no paperwork relating to the case, - I can't even remember what court it was in- never thinking I'd need it so now I have to apparently contact New Scotland yard to try to find some record. Exactly how, or how long this will take, I have yet to find out Surely this is an offence against Civil Liberties? If I'd been found guilty then maybe I could have understood it but in these circumstance this seems totally unfair, especially as I've previously travelled to the US many times without problems. The United States has,just as the United Kingdom has,the right to refuse admission to any foreigner.You have no more right to enter my country than I do to enter yours. My guess is that,given the circumstances,you'd have little or no trouble getting a visa to ener the US.The fact that this has happened is unfortunate but....such is life. Oh...and P.S.,how difficult might it be for me to enter the UK if I were deemed by your government to be an IRA sympatizer? Given that there are many people in your country (Muslims and others) who cheered on 9/11,I think you can catch my drift.



Mike Z. Helm	9/19/2004 10:37:58 AM
On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 07:21:57 +0100, "Stef" <djh4555@spamtrapgmail.com> In 1997, during an argument with my then boyfriend I was arrested for ABH. Aggravated Bodily Harm? When this went to court, the case was dismissed due to extenuating circumstances (I was defending ,myself). Therefore I have no criminal record. I haven't even had a parking offence However, I have to go to the US on company business and it appears I am no longer able to travel under the Visa Waiver Scheme because I have been arrested, regardless of the outcome of the case. This now means I am going to have to admit this to my employers (and it also means I am going to have to tell them I cannot do the business trip since there is no way of getting a visa in the time scale). I also now have to explain the whole sorry mess to my husband. I have no paperwork relating to the case, - I can't even remember what court it was in- never thinking I'd need it so now I have to apparently contact New Scotland yard to try to find some record. Exactly how, or how long this will take, I have yet to find out I'm not sure how stringent the process is, but what makes you think that anyone would find out about it since it is going to apparently so difficult to track down any record of it? Surely this is an offence against Civil Liberties? Why? We reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone. You might have an argument for that if you were a US citizen - I'm not really sure though. If I'd been found guilty then maybe I could have understood it but in these circumstance this seems totally unfair, It may seem unfair, but legally it's not. We've long had a policy that refuses entry to anyone who has ever done illegal drugs, but how well do you think that's enforced? especially as I've previously travelled to the US many times without problems. -- There's no way to delay that trouble comin' everyday

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