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Should you apply for a visa if you do not need one?

Even if you do not need a visa, you may want to obtain one before you travel as it could save you time when you arrive at the UK border.

And we strongly advise you to apply for a visa before travelling to the UK if:

  • you have any unspent criminal convictions in any country, including the UK;
  • you have previously been refused entry, deported or otherwise removed from the UK;
  • you have breached the terms of any previous entry to the UK (for example, by working illegally or staying here after your permission to stay expired);
  • you have previously applied for a visa and been refused; or
  • you have been warned by a UK official that you should obtain a visa before you travel to the UK.

You may not be allowed to enter the UK if you do not have a visa.

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Nope.

Lots of Americans get turned away.

Admittedly the UK has a reputation for being a soft touch.

And you can always claim asylum if things get tricky.

I have seen many VWP entrants to the US forget about their criminal history and then when they try and immigrate it bites them. I am sure it works the other way around as well.

hes just visiting here not living.

im going to live in the US

Should you apply for a visa if you do not need one?

Even if you do not need a visa, you may want to obtain one before you travel as it could save you time when you arrive at the UK border.

And we strongly advise you to apply for a visa before travelling to the UK if:

  • you have any unspent criminal convictions in any country, including the UK;
  • you have previously been refused entry, deported or otherwise removed from the UK;
  • you have breached the terms of any previous entry to the UK (for example, by working illegally or staying here after your permission to stay expired);
  • you have previously applied for a visa and been refused; or
  • you have been warned by a UK official that you should obtain a visa before you travel to the UK.

You may not be allowed to enter the UK if you do not have a visa.

which site did you get this from?

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http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/visiting/general/visa/

"Should you apply for a visa if you do not need one?"

You should also read http://www.yourrights.org.uk/yourrights/privacy/spent-convictions-and-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders/how-a-conviction-becomes-spent.html which details how a conviction becomes "spent" under British law.

In the first post you indicated that your boyfriend was sentenced to 18 months in jail. Under the link above his conviction will not be considered "spent" in the UK for ten years.

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