At our interview today... could a caution get in the way?

[KelleyAndRichie 0]

So my love had his interview today... and i didn't experience the relief and joy I had hoped to feel today

My fiance has a caution for criminal damage (an arrest that he was brought in on, no charges were ever made) from exactly 5 years ago. Basically, he was an 18 yr old guy in Belfast, and there was a spree of graffiti that night so when they saw a kid in skate/artsy clothes walking up the street they pulled him in for questioning.

From what I can gather, they said to him today that they had to followup with the police, and that we would know in 3-5 days what the decision would be. He was pretty exhausted and disappointed so I didnt get a whole lot of info out of him...

Anyone have any experience with not getting an immediate approval/similar benign criminal cautions? i'm even more stressed now than I was last night :-\

[amykathleen2005 441]

Well I don't have any experience in this, but I don't think that this will be a problem. They probably just want to affirm his story and make sure no such charges were filed. I hope you hear something soon. Did they ask him to leave his passport?

[KelleyAndRichie 0]

Well I don't have any experience in this, but I don't think that this will be a problem. They probably just want to affirm his story and make sure no such charges were filed. I hope you hear something soon. Did they ask him to leave his passport?

Yeah, he left his passport... so i am trying to force myself into a wee bit of optimism there. I was quite surprised when they said we would hear in 3-5 days... For some reason i thought i remembered reading an entry from someone else who wasn't given the OK right off the bat due to a caution... but i cant find the post on my searching. guess all i can do is hope for the best. the idea that something from 5 years ago that was nothing but a case of wrong place wrong time (in belfast no less, which means most times and places are the wrong times and places) could postpone our life together is terrifying.

[amykathleen2005 441]

Most likely if he was asked to leave his passport he will hear back pretty soon and they'll send his visa in a few days.

[KelleyAndRichie 0]

Most likely if he was asked to leave his passport he will hear back pretty soon and they'll send his visa in a few days.

Gosh i hope so! Even if you are simply calming my fears (one clevelander to another haha), ya did make me feel a good bit better ;-)

if this snow is going to keep up i need my boy here to keep me warm!

[Lisa and Ian 7]

Gosh i hope so! Even if you are simply calming my fears (one clevelander to another haha), ya did make me feel a good bit better ;-)

if this snow is going to keep up i need my boy here to keep me warm!

I agree this won't be an issue, especially if the police certificate came back "no trace". Keep us posted!

[SRS77 4]

is the caution on the police record or is that what the embassy told him? if it didn't come up on the police record did they do some other background check to find it?

[KelleyAndRichie 0]

no, the caution came up on his police record... the bummer is that they are good for 5 years, and his caution is from 5 years ago decemeber 12. sigh. these are the longest three days ever