Crimes of "moral turpitude" and USC petitioning for k1

[Shiobhan 235]

Just make sure you tell her about everything regarding this case, it will

not stop the application from being approved but she must be able to tell

and know about it if the CO ask, if she has no knowledge then bonafide

relationship comes into question

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

Why not file petition to have these crimes esponged?

this and the other you mentioned in past post

Why not file petition to have these crimes esponged?

this and the other you mentioned in past post

[Love To Teach 161]

Even if crimes are expunged, they show up for immigration checks. I know of actual cases.

[jstryker 41]

Even if crimes are expunged, they show up for immigration checks. I know of actual cases.

That is correct. Expungement only helps if you are applying for a public sector position (retail etc). If you are applying for a medical, PCI (financial/banking), law enforcement, or a government job, everything is visible expunged or not. The same type of background checks for immigration is run.... Everything shows.

Thanks all for the advice.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Why not file petition to have these crimes esponged?

this and the other you mentioned in past post

If someone had a conviction for any of the crimes specified in the I-129F instructions, how would getting their record expunged help? The instructions were already posted in this thread, but here again is the part pertaining to this >

a. If you have ever been convicted of any of the following crimes, submit certified copies of all court and police

records showing the charges and dispositions for every conviction. You must do so even if your records were sealed or otherwise cleared or if anyone, including a judge, law enforcement officer, or attorney, told you that you no longer have a record.

Edited October 28, 2016 by KayDeeCee

[PRC Rabbit 40]

My 129f Petition was submitted January 2017 and I made this same mistake. The  words that confused me  concerning IMBRA was the paragraph at the bottom of page 5, Part 3 stating: "These questions must be answered even if your records were sealed...........Using a separate sheet(s) of paper, provide information relating to the conviction(s), such as the crime involved, date of conviction and sentence."   The  "separate sheet of paper" is so confusing because  what they really want, is the Certificate of Conviction ("COC") or Transcript of Judgment for each conviction.

 

It's ambiguous.  Yes, the supplemental Instructions set forth more detailed steps but the USCIS form  encourages this mistake which causes  extra work and stress for Petitioners (USCIS too). The 129f Petition itself should  plainly state that COC's are needed for every conviction(s) set forth in Part 3, page 5 of the 129f Petition.

 

I got an RFE for this situation and at 30 days waiting for NOA2 from CSC.  This process is so stressful.