Vwp, denied or granted entry ??

[kcjcfamily]

Is there anyone that as been granted or denied entry at us port for havin simlair convictions as i have( see my last post) when you have used the visa waiver form on the plane...... Have looked at other posts on this subject (god so many)!!! and some all so confusing Thanks to all for your advice on my last post, but as you can tell i'm still bricking it.... lol Kind Regards The Family

[kcjcfamily]

(II) the maximum penalty possible for the crime of which the alien was convicted (or which the alien admits having committed or of which the acts that the alien admits having committed constituted the essential elements) did not exceed imprisonment for one year and, if the alien was convicted of such crime, the alien was not sentenced to a term of imprisonment in excess of 6 months (regardless of the extent to which the sentence was ultimately executed).


(B) Multiple criminal convictions.-Any alien convicted of 2 or more offenses (other than purely political offenses), regardless of whether the conviction was in a single trial or whether the offenses arose from a single scheme of misconduct and regardless of whether the offenses involved moral turpitude, for which the aggregate sentences to confinement were 5 years or more is inadmissible.

Just found these statements on the US department of states web page....

Do i fall into these statments??

The family

Sorry for being a pain in the rear...

[jno]

I don't know how much imprisonment you were technically liable to but I assume you didn't actually serve more than five years. Anyway, US immigration won't know about it. They don't have access to UK criminal records, though I wouldn't be surprised if information about terror suspects is shared.

So what I would do is tick No on the form.

If you're feeling nervous about this, take a tranquiliser or some Rescue Remedy or something. (If you're all atwitter and sweating like a hog they may well decide to investigate you further.) Just act like thousands of other tourists every day. Yes, I'm having a holiday in your country, I've heard so much about it. No, it's just for two weeks, I've got my return flight booked. Have accommodation reserved for the first night, you'll need the address available. I've never found US authorities as rude or officious as some people say, but they will automatically take your fingerprints (electronically) and photograph your eyes for future reference.

When you leave make sure you hand back the remaining bit of entry form they'll have stapled in your passport.

Have a great time.

[kcjcfamily]

thanks, if the worse was to happen and i get pulled up, do i still denie i have a criminal record, even if they say they know about it?

[jno]

they won't know about it unless you tell them. They don't have access to UK court records. Honest, this question gets asked a lot on AB and the answer's always the same - scroll down through this topic and see!