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sheeshkabelle   153

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Ok it's a long drawn out saga that happened over five years ago.

The short of it is I plead guilty to three counts of misdemeanor worthless check warrants in 2006 in the state of West Virginia, that I didn't even know about until the other day.

background:

I was never arrested, never went in front of a magistrate. I had written three checks to pay for utilities, and in the mean time the ex idiot had withdrawn funds out of our joint checking account. The checks bounced and in West Virginia they send a notice to the magistrate of the county. I received a notice from the county magistrate, went in, paid the fines, fees and restitution. I was given a receipt and told to have a nice day. I was later awarded my money back in the divorce settlement because he admitted to the judge he took all of our money. I had absolutely no clue I was pleading guilty to a crime. In the letter of the law I was, the checks were worthless at the time of deposit. Grant it by no fault of my own, but they were worthless.

In order to be registered with the Tennessee state Board of Pharmacy I had to have a 7 year background check done. Imagine my surprise when my check came back 'red'. My college adviser is checking to see if I have to file a waiver with the state BOP in order to do my clinicals and graduate this summer.

I'm not worried about the BOP. They probably don't even care about what happened in West Virginia, and at the worst I will have to file for a waiver. I have the proof that my ex-husband was the cause, and the transcripts of the divorce hearing, plus my copy of the decree stating he withdrew funds causing checks to bounce and that I was awarded the money back.

What I am worried about is if this will effect our CR-1 petition.

Like I said, I never knew this would show up on my record. I've since applied for and received a US passport, and I've crossed the US/Canada border 15-20 times with out a problem. One would think this would have shown up at some point in time if it was such a big deal.

USCIS- 260 Days

6/8/11~ Mailed I-130 Application, withdrew Canadian PR application
6/16/11~ NOA1 email and text message Case routed to CSC (Priority Date)
7/12/11~ The 'Money Order' Incident/Returned to Tennessee
8/03/11~ TOUCHED!
3/2/12~ APPROVED! NOA2!

NVC Electronic Processing- Montreal- 19 Days

3/21/12~ Received case number & IIN 20 Days after NOA2
3/21/12~ Sent in opt-in email
3/22/12~ Opt-in accepted
3/23/12~ DS-261 Submitted, never accepted
3/29/12~ AOS bill invoiced and paid
3/30/12~ AOS shows PAID- AOS Package emailed/received, DS-3032 emailed/accepted
4/2/12~ IV bill invoiced and paid
4/3/12~ AOS Checklist documents emailed(first time)
4/4/12~ IV shows PAID- DS-260 submitted/ IV Package emailed/received
4/4/12~ AOS Checklist documents sent again for CYA (second time)
4/5/12~ IV package accepted! No Checklists!
4/6/12~ AOS Checklist emailed(third time)
4/9/12~ AOS packet accepted (finally)
CASE COMPLETE!!

Interview 354 days from NOA1/ 362 days from initial filing date
5/29/12~ Medical@ Medisys, Montreal
6/4/12~ Interview APPROVED!!!
08/07/2012~ POE Emerson, MB/Pembina, ND by land
08/09/2012~ HOME!! 424 days from initial filing date!
08/14/2012~ SSN Received
09/10/2012~ Received Green Card

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Checks bounced has nothing to do with CR-1.

checks bounced can happen with anyone ( even knowingly or unknowingly ) but ultimately you have cleared all dues, and have no over due on your account.

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Have all your court paperwork just in case, good luck.

In Arizona its hot hot hot.

http://www.uscis.gov/dateCalculator.html

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Ok it's a long drawn out saga that happened over five years ago.

The short of it is I plead guilty to three counts of misdemeanor worthless check warrants in 2006 in the state of West Virginia, that I didn't even know about until the other day.

background:

I was never arrested, never went in front of a magistrate. I had written three checks to pay for utilities, and in the mean time the ex idiot had withdrawn funds out of our joint checking account. The checks bounced and in West Virginia they send a notice to the magistrate of the county. I received a notice from the county magistrate, went in, paid the fines, fees and restitution. I was given a receipt and told to have a nice day. I was later awarded my money back in the divorce settlement because he admitted to the judge he took all of our money. I had absolutely no clue I was pleading guilty to a crime. In the letter of the law I was, the checks were worthless at the time of deposit. Grant it by no fault of my own, but they were worthless.

In order to be registered with the Tennessee state Board of Pharmacy I had to have a 7 year background check done. Imagine my surprise when my check came back 'red'. My college adviser is checking to see if I have to file a waiver with the state BOP in order to do my clinicals and graduate this summer.

I'm not worried about the BOP. They probably don't even care about what happened in West Virginia, and at the worst I will have to file for a waiver. I have the proof that my ex-husband was the cause, and the transcripts of the divorce hearing, plus my copy of the decree stating he withdrew funds causing checks to bounce and that I was awarded the money back.

What I am worried about is if this will effect our CR-1 petition.

Like I said, I never knew this would show up on my record. I've since applied for and received a US passport, and I've crossed the US/Canada border 15-20 times with out a problem. One would think this would have shown up at some point in time if it was such a big deal.

much ado about nothing

YMMV

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sheeshkabelle   153

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So get this.

USCIS doesn't care I have a conviction.

The Department of State doesn't care I have a conviction, they gave me a passport AND a NEXUS card.

The State Board of Pharmacy doesn't care, they will allow me to register as a pharmacy technician in my state.

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board doesn't care, they will let me take my certification exam.

You know who does care?

My college. Because I have a conviction, I can not do clinical rotations in a hospital, per their guidelines. Therefore, I'll never graduate.

USCIS- 260 Days

6/8/11~ Mailed I-130 Application, withdrew Canadian PR application
6/16/11~ NOA1 email and text message Case routed to CSC (Priority Date)
7/12/11~ The 'Money Order' Incident/Returned to Tennessee
8/03/11~ TOUCHED!
3/2/12~ APPROVED! NOA2!

NVC Electronic Processing- Montreal- 19 Days

3/21/12~ Received case number & IIN 20 Days after NOA2
3/21/12~ Sent in opt-in email
3/22/12~ Opt-in accepted
3/23/12~ DS-261 Submitted, never accepted
3/29/12~ AOS bill invoiced and paid
3/30/12~ AOS shows PAID- AOS Package emailed/received, DS-3032 emailed/accepted
4/2/12~ IV bill invoiced and paid
4/3/12~ AOS Checklist documents emailed(first time)
4/4/12~ IV shows PAID- DS-260 submitted/ IV Package emailed/received
4/4/12~ AOS Checklist documents sent again for CYA (second time)
4/5/12~ IV package accepted! No Checklists!
4/6/12~ AOS Checklist emailed(third time)
4/9/12~ AOS packet accepted (finally)
CASE COMPLETE!!

Interview 354 days from NOA1/ 362 days from initial filing date
5/29/12~ Medical@ Medisys, Montreal
6/4/12~ Interview APPROVED!!!
08/07/2012~ POE Emerson, MB/Pembina, ND by land
08/09/2012~ HOME!! 424 days from initial filing date!
08/14/2012~ SSN Received
09/10/2012~ Received Green Card

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I suggest you petition HR at the hospital. I had a classmate who had a conviction list as long as my arm. He went to the individual hospitals in the area which allowed clinical and he was able to get it worked out. In fact, he was offered a position at the "toughest" of the hospitals from which to get clearance.

It's certainly worth a shot, if the hospital allows you to do clinicals, the school should also.

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So get this.

USCIS doesn't care I have a conviction.

The Department of State doesn't care I have a conviction, they gave me a passport AND a NEXUS card.

The State Board of Pharmacy doesn't care, they will allow me to register as a pharmacy technician in my state.

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board doesn't care, they will let me take my certification exam.

You know who does care?

My college. Because I have a conviction, I can not do clinical rotations in a hospital, per their guidelines. Therefore, I'll never graduate.

Anyway to get it off your record? like a pardon?

~~~Marriage : 2009-07-10~~~

~~~I-130 Sent : 2009-11-24~~~

~~~ Medical : 2010-09-28~~~ ~~~ MTL Interview : 2010-10-20~~~ ~~~ APPROVED~~~

~~~POE Date :2010-10-31~~~ ~~~Received SSN's 2010-11-08~~

~~~Welcome Letter/Notice Receipt :2010-11-30~~~ ~~~Received Our Green Cards 2010-12-06~~~

~~~ ROC :2012-08-20~~~ ~~~NOA1 :2012-08-28~~~ ~~~BIO :2012-09-25~~~~

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