entry into the United States

[paulraul]

I was arrested in the US for obstruct police and wanted to know if this would pose problems trying to re-enter on holiday in the future. The case was dismissed and there was no criminal conviction. I was concerned about the moral turpitude question on the visa waiver form and whether US Border Control officers would prevent my entry based on the fact that I had been arrested in the US.

[dzug]

As the alleged crime was committed in the US they might know about it, though it's by no means certain.

If they do it depends on whether it was moral turpitude or not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_turpitude

might help, though obstruction is not specfically mentioned. What were you obstructing them from?

[paulraul]

good website thx, a Police Officer wanted the name of the driver driving a car I was in ....the driver happened to be over the limit and left the scene.....I was a drunk passenger and according to the officer by not providing the name of the driver was obstructing him ...even though I was too incoherent at the time to give a proper answer...

[dzug]

Well as drink driving is not a crime of moral turpitude, neither is attempting to shield someone doing it.

So you can truthfully answer NO to the question about moral turpitude on the visa waiver form.