Esta---what will stop me being approved???

[carly123]

Hi....im applying for an esta form to go and do some charity work...
back in 2000,my friend left a supermarket with unpaid items....although i didnt have any...but i did leave the shop with this person...we were both taken to the police station but not charged or arrested.........would this stop me being approved for the esta form?

it was a very long time ago and i never on the wrong side of the law...i hope this wont afect me

[MarkRae]

It won't. Don't mention it on the form, though... ;-)

[carly123]

ah great!!! i just wanna make sure im doin it all correct so that nothing can come back on me.....if i dont mention it,will they decline me or anything? there was never any arrest or charge for it tho??

[MarkRae]

I don't know how else to phrase it...

[carly123]

sorry im prob just bein over cautious,lol....never been outta UK to have to check it out before.....so basically,i'll be fine,just dont note anything if asked for convictions etc?

[cathfromsaron]

keep schtum?

[boxtops]

If you haven't got any convictions, you can't mention them, can you?

[MarkRae]

The ESTA will ask about any criminal record. You say you don't have a criminal record. What precisely are you concerned about?

[MarkRae]

I'm beginning to think this is another wind-up, Boxy - it is Saturday...

[carly123]

thanks so much for your help ;-) as u can see im pretty clueless,lol
and yes thats very true,there was no convictions r that,just bascially a telling off,but wuda been on record that we were in...so alls good ;-)

[boxtops]

It might be on record that you had a telling-off at the police station, but you've no convictions!

[dzug2]

You do need to make sure though that the 'charity work' you are going to do doesn't require you to have a visa. The US are very strict about visitors not working.

[carly123]

ok thanks a mill..sorry for being so thick on it....i really am just bein over cautious....i wont anooy ya's anymore...tanx again ;-)

[carly123]

ok.i'll check that out as well....as far as im told its just an esta form needed...just for voulteener work... thanks again ;-) ;-)