Can I travel to the Us with a suspended sentence

[Fru124]

Will i be able to travel to the US in the summer for 3 days with a suspended sentence? I was recenlty involved in an arguement outside a bar and i hot a bloke and broke his nose i am at present charged with a section 18 and i on the advice of my solictor will have that knocked down to hopefully a section 20 or even an ABH charge gowever will i be able to go on my honeymoon in july I am going to cancun first but we connect in New york the back to new york for 3 days after 9 in cancun will i be refused entry? I will be travelling from Northern Ireland however i will be travelling on an Irish passport?

[dzug]

Your crime (even the more serious version) is not 'moral turpitude' and does not need to be declared.

If you want to be on the safe side, then apply to the US Embassy for a visa. I can't see they would have any reason to refuse it.

The other question is whether the UK court will impose travel restrictions on you - no idea on that one

[Fru124]

they wont put any restrictionc on the travel as I am not on bail or anything like that so I wouldn't be too worried about that at all anyway cheers for the reply my head is going overtime with the whole thing just in total!

[Fru124]

Could someone please give me some more advice on this I have contacted the embassy and i have been informed I will need a visa I know it could take weeks, I have also contacted various immigration lawyers with regards to this and they have all stated that my crime (now changed to section 47 ABH) is a crime of moral turpitude though I have checked the website and it states that there must be a depraved motive and not an clear intetnt also as the case is being heard in the magistrates the most i can receive is 6 months as I have pleaded it out already, Finally i merely want advice as to should I listen to the immigration lawyaers and use there service? (£600 plus VAT) has anyone on here went through the same process for an ABH charge? I know I have to get an ACPO or whatever it is though as I am being sentenced on 23 April it could be two weeks after that before I get that and providing i get an appointment for teh emabassy sharpish i will be cutting it fine for the cut off point of 10 may when i will have to change my honeymoon at great financial cost to me though i would prefer to change it than 'chance it' go on ahead get stopped and turned away and then banned for life!