If the petitioner has multiple DUI, will it affect the K1 visa?

[bankduchess 6]

i saw some blogs saying it doesnt but has anyone here experienced this 1st hand? Like they had a DUI but their case was approved? We dont want to hire annimmigration atty... what r the chances we'll get approved? he cleared all his papers...

[VOL 425]

They don't care about a DUI.

They only care if it gets to be 3 or more, I think there is a question about it on I-129

[bankduchess 6]

it is... he'll declare everything. he cleared them all too

[bankduchess 6]

he has 3 to be exact

[VOL 425]

You will probably get more response if you post in in this section

K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

Not a lot of activity in this section

[bankduchess 6]

weird... i thought that's where i posted it...

[craig5977 58]

It probably wont matter much unless one of them is a felony. Some states having a third one is a felony. All depends on the time in between them And what or how he was charged out as.

Good luck

[Ilovemyman 147]

All the petitioner needs is send his court records for every diu,

[bankduchess 6]

oh, i see. i dont need an immigration atty as long as we have all the documents?

[bankduchess 6]

i read that there should be some waiver? im not sure what that is...

[yaizz 5]

Multiple DUI? Three, four or more?

[Boiler 45,497]

Can you drive?

[carton025 38]

I have had experience with DUIs and it was not an issue for me. If you would like specific info. send me a pm.

[raven52 233]

IF you have 3.,,.,or more, it must be disclosed on the K-1 app. It asks specifically, on 3 or more.

Get your documents to show no felonies, the fines were paid, and nothing is pending, and you should be fine, it is all about documentation!

[CowBoE 429]

I'm not sure how much this will impact the visa processing,

but if you were my family member, I would think

the more important question is are you OK with his recurring DUIs?

If he's caught 3 times, likely he's been driving many times more drunk.

Alcoholism is a hard to break dependency

and can seriously challenge happy marriage.

Talk to him about how much and how often he drinks,

and find out how far back he's had these issues.

Recurring DUI is a pretty serious issue to the entire family.

He can lose his driver's license, impact his drive to work

and worse yet seriously hurt or kill people.

If you still want to go through with the visa processing,

then at least try to encourage him to get some treatment

and perhaps participate in local AA (alcoholics anonymous) group

Edited March 14, 2015 by DualityOneness