Question bout VWP to USA

[Frostyfire22]

So um..... When i was 17 i got charged with basic assult and i got a no conviction as the result, is this a case of moral turpitude? does this make me ineligible to travel? How long does a visa generaly take to process if i have to go that option?

 

[Dave Noble]

Whether there was a conviction or not is irrelevent.

What matters is whether the crime committed comes under the banner of Moral Turpitude

Assault can be ok or not ok depending on the case in question

Moral turpitude - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia may be a good place to have a look

Dave

 

[straitman]

Frostyfire22,

Welcome to AFF.

This thread may also be useful.

http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/comm...bie-20158.html (Visa Waiver Programme - Newbie)

 

[Sprucegoose]

So um..... When i was 17 i got charged with basic assult and i got a no conviction as the result, is this a case of moral turpitude? does this make me ineligible to travel? How long does a visa generaly take to process if i have to go that option?

what jursidiction FF? what you need to determine is if this information is shared with foreign powers for the purposes of determining visa eligibility?

If you get stuck write to your local member to enquire on your behalf, if the authorities are not forthcoming.

SPUCE

 

[stevemilo]

Simple answer- just email the US embassy, they will let you know. I think that as you were a minor you shouldn't have any problems, but I would definitely still apply for a visa. Better to be safe than sorry as you don't want to get there and get turned away. However, assault would 100% be classed as moral turpitude.

 

[Sprucegoose]

Simple answer- just email the US embassy, they will let you know. I think that as you were a minor you shouldn't have any problems, but I would definitely still apply for a visa. Better to be safe than sorry as you don't want to get there and get turned away. However, assault would 100% be classed as moral turpitude.

i wouldnt disclose email address. I would call from public phone box..................just in case. we know they can trace and hack everything. :shock:

SPRUCE

 

[Dave Noble]

Simple answer- just email the US embassy, they will let you know. I think that as you were a minor you shouldn't have any problems, but I would definitely still apply for a visa. Better to be safe than sorry as you don't want to get there and get turned away. However, assault would 100% be classed as moral turpitude.

Assault isn't necessarily an offence which is counted under moral turpitude I believe

Regardless, indeed, contacting the US Consulate is the best approach and verifying whether it is an offence which would need to be reported and apply for a visa if necessary

Questions about whether the details are likely to be disclosed by the local goverment ( as suggested by another poster) are irrelevent. The USA has rules governing eligability to enter and playing games of hoping that they won't find out are ones that can lead to a permanent bar of entering the USA

Dave

 

[stevemilo]

i wouldnt disclose email address. I would call from public phone box..................just in case. we know they can trace and hack everything. :shock:

SPRUCE

They can't ban you just be sending them a query. You have to go through the right channels for them to say "yay" or "nay". But pretty sure they will say "yay" in your case, being only 17.

 

[NM]

What matters is whether the crime committed comes under the banner of Moral Turpitude

More correctly, "committed" is not a requirement in that statement. Just being arrested and/or charged for a crime involving moral turpitude is sufficient for one to be ineligible for entry to the USA under the Visa Waiver program

 

[Dave Noble]

More correctly, "committed" is not a requirement in that statement. Just being arrested and/or charged for a crime involving moral turpitude is sufficient for one to be ineligible for entry to the USA under the Visa Waiver program

Indeed true, but the OPs post read to me that it had been committed

Dave

 

[Sprucegoose]

They can't ban you just be sending them a query. You have to go through the right channels for them to say "yay" or "nay". But pretty sure they will say "yay" in your case, being only 17.

the intel community works in mysterious ways my friend..........all for now.

SPRUCE

 

[Hvr]

So um..... When i was 17

I guess one question is; how long ago were you 17? If it was last year that would cause the US authorities to view it differently than if it was 20 years ago.


I have no knowledge of the procedure but reckon my question above may be relevant.

 

[odysseus]

I guess one question is; how long ago were you 17? If it was last year that would cause the US authorities to view it differently than if it was 20 years ago.

I have no knowledge of the procedure but reckon my question above may be relevant.

Not necessarily. Border Security showed Australia turning away a guy whose conviction was 20 years ago. Judgement would suggest so, but their statement was that it didn't matter when the conviction happened, just that it had.