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p.s - Do you know of any immigration lawyers who specialist in US visas because all the ones I am searching for on yellow pages are for australian immigration etc.

Thx for writing back, it's prob better to just wait the 5 years and then take it from there or see a immigration lawyer which would probably be more costly than anything. I'm not sure though that Wayne Carey was actually ever charged anything before the Miami incident. Obviously now the only...

Marina Pryor at Melbourne Airport and Bevin Addinsall (from young talent time) on a flight from Melbourne to Hamilton Island.

To cut a long story short, I am not allowed to fly to the USA on the VWP and was told I will have to wait 5 years before I can fly to the USA but I thought there would be no harm sending in all my paperwork to the American Embassy of Melbourne to try again. 1. Does anyone know if your passport...

Yes :) That is very true

You would make a great lawyer Dave, you certainly talk or should I say type like one. Yes, I agree with you of crimes not all the same but I know what I did was petty and while I do not condone it, they need to look at their rules and change it because as I have previously said, before you know...

Get over yourself Dave Noble and stop being a goodie two shoes. Your comments make no sense whatsoever. JohnK said it perfectly, "In my opinion I do not think it is logical to lump all "so called" crimes in the one basket". Face it Dave, your the odd one out here, no1 agrees with you.

Yes I agree but as I have previously mentioned in this thread even the consulate officer thought that I should be allowed in considering my circumstances but because rules are rules he couldn't grant me a visa. Personally I think it's a nonsensicle rule they have inplace which doesn't really...

No, I decided not to risk it, why would I even waste my time and money. After this whole incident I no longer even have the want to go to the States, I am happier travelling where I don't have to feel like a criminal on the run. Oh, Dave Noble, if the USA wants to have a rule like this that's...

Hi JohnK. Just wanted to let you know that I did the Comos Central Europe tour ages ago but just forgot to tell you about it. It's almost 6 months since my tour and I had a great time. Of course there were the obvious problems with a tour, hotels were pretty ****ty and far out but the main gripe...

p.s - Canada is exactlty the same as the USA in relation to criminal convictions or charges/arrests.

I can tell you that I have to wait 5 years to enter the USA following a stupid petty crime and even though I was placed on the diversion program and no conviction was recorded that doesn't matter according to the embassy. You still are classed as a criminal and have to wait 5 years before you...

Thanks for writing and letting me know. I tried to email the Thailand embassy but the email address they have came back as "delivery failure" so there goes that idea. I'm sure though that lots of people who have had visas refused in certain countries have gone to other countries without any...

Hi there, I will be travelling to Thailand this year sometime and I was recently refused a visa to the USA due to a petty crime even though no criminal conviction was recorded. Can this have any impact when I go to Thailand ? If anyone has been in similar circumstances, please let me know as...

Well said Hawkeye. Couldn't have put it any better actually.

I am starting to feel I should have just risked it and gone to the US. But I guess knowing my luck I might have been sent back so it's probably better the process I went through.

Thanks all for your help and advice. After the last couple of months I will need a holiday. All I can think of right now is being banned from the States. I hope this won't follow me on my holiday lol. Thanks again, Steve.

Oh, I'm taking about $3000 AUD with me. Would that be enough money for food, optional tours and a little shopping ?

No, don't have my travel documents yet but I will be sure to let you know the hotels I am staying at. I'm just taking my savings card with me to use @ ATM's and I'll carry my passport and wallet on me at all times. Do you know if I will encounter any problems when I get to the UK immigration...

Can I ask how long ago your drink driving charge was ? Oh well......there's not much I can do about it now except wait. The imm. officer told me I can try in a couple of years and see how I go. I guess there's heaps of other countries to travel to in the interim. I just feel like a prisoner and...