visa

[michelle1]

got in trouble 15 years ago im applying for a visa got too much to loose if i dont do you think i will get one. also what questions will they ask i have every thing they ask to bring if not more advise please would be very greatful

[bednobs]

more information would be REALLY helpful. Ie a visa for where? What did you do?

[mirela]

true, where you are going?and which type visa you are applying for?

[michelle1]

going florida. had a fight 15 years ago

[jno]

The normal thing is for people to fill out a visa waiver form on the plane saying they don't have any convictions relating to drugs or crimes of moral turpitude - why not do that? The USA won't have any knowledge of stuff you got up to in the 1990s. About the only question they usually ask at immigration is 'how long are you staying?'

[dzug]

Simple assault - like getting inadvertently into a fight - is not a crime of moral turpitude in the US, so you can legitimately use the visa waiver scheme if this is the case. It's only if you set out intending doing serious harm that there is a problem.

After 15 years you would probably get the visa anyway (possibly after a delay) though there's no guarantee.

[michelle1]

im driving my family and friends away. im stressing so much it will devestate my children if i do not get it. please all who answer my plight please direct me what to expect im gutted and i do not know the out come yet. i know im going on but i dont know who to ask

[dzug]

If you look here: http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewforum.php?f =2&sid=850e0254ea8b1b656d3163f326cb5a52

there are some accounts by people who have had interviews.

Hope you've allowed plenty of time - doubtful cases can take months to resolve AFTER the interview though normally you know on the date of the interview whether you have been successful or not.

[bednobs]

for goodness sake pull yourself together. In the grand scheme of life it is a HOLIDAY, it's not like the world is ending!

[michelle1]

thanks for your replys and it is not just a holiday its a first holiday ever for me and my daughters. but thanks for the reality check!

[bednobs]

lol i know it sounded harsh, but it is just a holiday. When i was growing up there was no such thing as holidays to disneyland, and i was very very happy with a holiday in a caravan in devon. I have loads of fond memories of spending time with my mum and dad,, it's not a bout the where but the who in my opinion