Going to Vegas with a recent criminal conviction...what do i need to do?

[holbrook99]

Hi guys,

i have recently been convicted of GBH. It was my first ever brush with the law, but i got a curfew and a fine. My dad has booked vegas for my 30th birthday and im not sure what i need to do?

Ive done some reading up and looks like the general consensus is that they wont know about this conviction so best to just tick the "no" box on the form you fill in on the plane?

Would this be correct or bad advice?

Thanks in advance for any help i get...please dont judge about the conviction, im just after some sound experienced advice.

Thanks again

[dzug2]

You no longer fill in a form on the plane - you fill it in online at least 72 hours prior to departure. Google ESTA and make sure you apply on the official US government site rather than an agent's - at best a rip off and at worst a scam

Maybe do some homework on 'moral turpitude' - the wiki article is good if over simplified. GBH is not necessarily moral turpitude - depends on what the court thought your intentions were more than on what you actually did.

As to whether the general consensus is right - no idea.

[rosie1965]

entry into the US depends on if your conviction was at a court.however saying that the Us have no access to our criminal records system so they would not automatically know of your conviction. its just a matter of if you are prepared to take they chance.. i have a motoring conviction and ticked no on the form and got away with it. you probably got more chance of getting in than not..

[DTCwordfan]

this has been asked before in the last week - suspect you are the same person so you know the answer from ABers....if you don't, just run through the threads and find it....Las Vegas sould do it.

[holbrook99]

no ive not aksed before dtcrosswordfan. I think we did the online thing yeah. so just a case of hoping for the best i suppose, i dont think i had the conviction when we filled the thing in online so i ticked no.