K1 visa criminal issues

[Peter_Pan 661]

I thought that you couldnt get a passport if you had problems with the law.

[ConGau1981 56]

You can get denied a passport for drug crimes and certain sex crimes but the OP said her fiance has a passport already

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Visiting/meeting--

A US citizen does not need a visitor visa to enter the UK. He should be prepared to show he has a return ticket, enough funds to support his trip, proof of a job or ties that will assure the officer that he will not stay or work. There is no pre-clearance asking questions to travel from the US to the UK.

The UK person may apply for ESTA. Often after a period of time after denial of a B2 visa, the ESTA will go through. B2 visas are hard to get in the UK because it is a visa waiver country. I hear of many saying they were denied.

Moving on to immigrating to the US on a fiancé visa--

As far as his crimes, those would be addressed in the petition. See the instructions #7 and #8 http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf

The UK person's caution would be discussed at the visa interview London. A subject access report would be ordered in addition to the regular police certificate. Minor cautions do not keep people from Immigrating.

[livindadream 156]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but as far as I know, British Citizens do not need a Visa to come to the USA and USC's do not need a Visa to travel to the UK. I'm sure there are restrictions (length of stay, etc) but it seems you're making this more difficult than it is.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but as far as I know, British Citizens do not need a Visa to come to the USA and USC's do not need a Visa to travel to the UK. I'm sure there are restrictions (length of stay, etc) but it seems you're making this more difficult than it is.

She, the UK citizen would have to fill out the ESTA pre-clearance. It asks if you have been arrested or convicted. She has. So she figured her ESTA would be denied and thus she could not board a plane to the US without it. So she applied for a visa, thinking her crime would preclude her from travelling visa waiver. The hitch now is ESTA also asks if you have ever been denied a visa to the US. She has. She burned her visa waiver bridge before she tried to cross it.

I agree the US citizen does not need a visa and they don't ask about crimes.

Edited June 3, 2013 by Nich-Nick

[julitathomas0810 30]

Where are you from originally ?

[Jawaree 717]

hey will not get an us passport becasue he has a recorder move on

Totally Incorrect

If a USC has convictions they are'nt allowed into Canada,

as to travelling to UK for a visit I don't know if the same policies

do apply...all these systems are now connected, but meet him

face to face, that's required

Edited June 3, 2013 by Jawaree

[andy ngeci 18]

can u guys meet in another country? maybe u can visit africa both of you.

[Hypnos 6,576]

Since the US citizen was recently imprisoned for domestic violence he may be ineligible to enter the UK due to that conviction.

Meeting in a third country may be the way to go.

[Boiler 45,399]

He should check to see if he can enter the UK without a visa, apply for a visa otherwise.

She does not specify what the criminal issue is, but sounds like it is not serious, not a CIMT and therefore she should apply for ESTA. With a recent B2 waiver it might be some time before ESTA would be reinstated. All depends on the nature of the caution.

I have seen a case where both parties had serious criminal issues and could not visit each other, bad enough that no other country would want them either.

[Serenity1 0]

hes just applied for the passport for 10 years its in date thats not the issue, we are worried about him coming over here now because of his criminal record we're looking into meeting in another country but i thought it would make more sense to go to the us so maybe canada

[Serenity1 0]

"He should check to see if he can enter the UK without a visa, apply for a visa otherwise.

She does not specify what the criminal issue is, but sounds like it is not serious, not a CIMT and therefore she should apply for ESTA. With a recent B2 waiver it might be some time before ESTA would be reinstated. All depends on the nature of the caution.

I have seen a case where both parties had serious criminal issues and could not visit each other, bad enough that no other country would want them either."

the criminal thing isnt a problem on my end it was a caution for a small about of marijuana less than a gram first and last offence, I wasn't arrested but i was detained for 6 hours and this is 5 years ago i was 16/17 im 22 almost i believe i was a minor then under 18. Now I'm more worried about his convictions stated in my first post.

Edited June 3, 2013 by Serenity1

[Serenity1 0]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but as far as I know, British Citizens do not need a Visa to come to the USA and USC's do not need a Visa to travel to the UK. I'm sure there are restrictions (length of stay, etc) but it seems you're making this more difficult than it is.

yes i probably am because i dont know the right way to go about it or the easiest ive never done anything like this so any information will be helpful we're gonna take a look into it today so we'll need all the help we can get really i dont know weather he should come here or we both go to canada or something but it has to be 1 or the other

[Serenity1 0]

She, the UK citizen would have to fill out the ESTA pre-clearance. It asks if you have been arrested or convicted. She has. So she figured her ESTA would be denied and thus she could not board a plane to the US without it. So she applied for a visa, thinking her crime would preclude her from travelling visa waiver. The hitch now is ESTA also asks if you have ever been denied a visa to the US. She has. She burned her visa waiver bridge before she tried to cross it.

I agree the US citizen does not need a visa and they don't ask about crimes.

thank you this helps we'll get onto getting that plane ticket and looking into visa stuff weather he needs one or not. but its looking like it'd be cool if he didnt get one and just brought proof of work income, lease on his apartment to show ties to his country he only wants to come over here for 2 weeks or something so we can get the paperwork started once he's come back from his visit to the US

it seems this is the most hopeful way for me to immigrate there with the k1

Edited June 3, 2013 by Serenity1

[Boiler 45,399]

You have plenty of info, seems like you need to digest it and learn how things work.