am i a criminal?

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NO! I'm not. If i have a 30 year old felony conviction (sell of 1 ounce of marijuana) on my records is it necessary to tell about this on my application for K-1 visa?

Also, i see on one site that i should send my (our) documents to Texas (i'm in Mississippi), and another web site has no mention of Texas, but for me to send documents to Vermont. Which is correct?

Also, is the Government a real pain for every "t" crossed and every "i" dotted? Everything has to be perfect? Cause there's alot of things to prepare for this visa request and it seems impossible to be perfect. I don't want to spend extra time & money because of "my Government's" inability and lack of desire to help and to understand a simple mistake that was made with these documents. Of course, we will do our best to do our best. I have read, from experienced people, that it is not necessary and best not to have this procedure handled by a lawyer.

Also, it was recently reported in the news, that a woman in Florida married, over a period of time, 20 guys from other countries so they could gain entry to America. How the hell does this happen!!

Thanks for replies, Bobby

[*JG* 2]

Are you the US citizen? If so, they never ask for your criminal record. Your fiance is the one who has to provide the police certificate for the embassy.

Do the best you can on the filling out of forms part. Be as careful as you can and you will be fine. They really don't sweat as much of the teeny tiny stuff as we imagine they do.

Visa fraud pisses me off. Don't even get me started on this one!!!!!

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NO! I'm not. If i have a 30 year old felony conviction (sell of 1 ounce of marijuana) on my records is it necessary to tell about this on my application for K-1 visa?

Also, i see on one site that i should send my (our) documents to Texas (i'm in Mississippi), and another web site has no mention of Texas, but for me to send documents to Vermont. Which is correct?

Also, is the Government a real pain for every "t" crossed and every "i" dotted? Everything has to be perfect? Cause there's alot of things to prepare for this visa request and it seems impossible to be perfect. I don't want to spend extra time & money because of "my Government's" inability and lack of desire to help and to understand a simple mistake that was made with these documents. Of course, we will do our best to do our best. I have read, from experienced people, that it is not necessary and best not to have this procedure handled by a lawyer.

Also, it was recently reported in the news, that a woman in Florida married, over a period of time, 20 guys from other countries so they could gain entry to America. How the hell does this happen!!

Thanks for replies, Bobby

I suggest you read and study the K1 Guide here, the instructions on each form and each question on each form. Then answer as truthfully and accurately as possible. The one question directly relevant to your conviction asks if you have ever...

Three or more convictions for crimes relating to a controlled substance or alcohol not arising from a single act.

...so it sounds like your one conviction will not require a yes answer. End of story on that conviction.

T's crossed and i's dotted are not a concern but truth, accuracy and complete are. We're here to help.

File your petition in Vermont, not Texas.

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NO! I'm not. If i have a 30 year old felony conviction (sell of 1 ounce of marijuana) on my records is it necessary to tell about this on my application for K-1 visa?

Also, i see on one site that i should send my (our) documents to Texas (i'm in Mississippi), and another web site has no mention of Texas, but for me to send documents to Vermont. Which is correct?

Also, is the Government a real pain for every "t" crossed and every "i" dotted? Everything has to be perfect? Cause there's alot of things to prepare for this visa request and it seems impossible to be perfect. I don't want to spend extra time & money because of "my Government's" inability and lack of desire to help and to understand a simple mistake that was made with these documents. Of course, we will do our best to do our best. I have read, from experienced people, that it is not necessary and best not to have this procedure handled by a lawyer.

Also, it was recently reported in the news, that a woman in Florida married, over a period of time, 20 guys from other countries so they could gain entry to America. How the hell does this happen!!

Thanks for replies, Bobby

If you're talking about the woman from Hialeah, the men she married were already in the country and most were illegal, so they didn't gain much benefit from it since she was only an LPR. But yeah, marriage fraud sucks. I think she more married them with empty promises of helping them out.