Certified copies.... help

[fritz123 1]

Long story I wish I could shorten it but I cant. In 2004 I harried a Filipina and I was in Iraq 90% of the time we were married. I came home 2/08 she came here 3/08 on the visa I finished in 2007 for her a K-3. I want to interject this, all of these were between 1976-1984 "LONG" ago. In that visa application I let it be known that I "had" 4 DUI in my past. At that time they only wanted close ideas of dates to each. We divorced in 2010, she was with me less than 1 year here. Now I have found a perfectly amazing Filipina that ii need to get here and marry. The new 129f has in part 3, question 2.C. that I am having a big problem with. Yes in my 130 application years ago DHLS has my 4 DUI on record "I THINK". My problem is the time I spent in Iraq, the government entity that I was closely associated with told me they would clear all my past if I "did things" for them. Well I filed to get my criminal history here in Texas last month, it came back "0". I thought great they cleared it. Today I called my county records office and had long conversations about my county records that I knew they had. Again a "0". 

 

So, what can I do? do I say NO to the question of do I have 3 or more arrests and hope they don't check back to see that I actually did in the "past"? There are no records at all at any level for me to get certified copies from. Not state, county or city. I cant give then what just isn't there anymore. I hate to be dishonest and if I am them my future will get the visa at least stopped till I can explain. Or how can I even explain something that has no proof of ever happening? 

Edited May 11, 2018 by fritz123

[Mark_712 126]

5 hours ago, fritz123 said:

Long story I wish I could shorten it but I cant. In 2004 I harried a Filipina and I was in Iraq 90% of the time we were married. I came home 2/08 she came here 3/08 on the visa I finished in 2007 for her a K-3. I want to interject this, all of these were between 1976-1984 "LONG" ago. In that visa application I let it be known that I "had" 4 DUI in my past. At that time they only wanted close ideas of dates to each. We divorced in 2010, she was with me less than 1 year here. Now I have found a perfectly amazing Filipina that ii need to get here and marry. The new 129f has in part 3, question 2.C. that I am having a big problem with. Yes in my 130 application years ago DHLS has my 4 DUI on record "I THINK". My problem is the time I spent in Iraq, the government entity that I was closely associated with told me they would clear all my past if I "did things" for them. Well I filed to get my criminal history here in Texas last month, it came back "0". I thought great they cleared it. Today I called my county records office and had long conversations about my county records that I knew they had. Again a "0". 

 

So, what can I do? do I say NO to the question of do I have 3 or more arrests and hope they don't check back to see that I actually did in the "past"? There are no records at all at any level for me to get certified copies from. Not state, county or city. I cant give then what just isn't there anymore. I hate to be dishonest and if I am them my future will get the visa at least stopped till I can explain. Or how can I even explain something that has no proof of ever happening? 

you need to disclose the information. yeah have to keep in mind that it may not be on state records but it could be on the federal records when they do the FBI background checks. So what you need to do is go to the county where the arrest happened and get a copy of those records from the court. If you don’t have those copies or they don’t exist anymore than you need to get some sort of statement from them that reflects that does arrest records no longer exist. Otherwise if you do not disclose you will potentially be “refused” just read this that happened recently 

 

 

[fritz123 1]

That's just what I felt too. I do my best to be deathly honest because in life that stands us in a better light. I just didn't know what direction to go in to get something in writhing. Monday I will go to county to attempt getting something to clear me of my cleared past. Getting totally cleared is good and bad it seems. I paid dearly for my 5 years in Iraq but I wouldn't have had it any other way. Thank you. 

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

Most past convictions or arrest never need to be disclosed, only the ones the specifically ask for on the 129-F

 

In your case you do need to disclose them

 

Good Luck on your second go around............

[Mark_712 126]

5 hours ago, fritz123 said:

That's just what I felt too. I do my best to be deathly honest because in life that stands us in a better light. I just didn't know what direction to go in to get something in writhing. Monday I will go to county to attempt getting something to clear me of my cleared past. Getting totally cleared is good and bad it seems. I paid dearly for my 5 years in Iraq but I wouldn't have had it any other way. Thank you. 

Don’t let it discourage you. I had to get documents and records that needed to be disclosed and it never was an issue. The length of time that had passed (in my case was 2003) made it a non issue. So what I did was I included at five notarized character reference letters and honestly whether they were necessary not it made me feel good knowing that there are some good people to testify on my behalf and my character and I felt confident. In your case since it was so long ago I wouldn’t consider it an issue either. Hang in there be strong you’ve got a great support group here on visa journey and let me know if you need anything or have questions as I just finished getting the process done and now me and my fiancé are Visa on hand now. 

53 minutes ago, Chris Duffy said:

Most past convictions or arrest never need to be disclosed, only the ones the specifically ask for on the 129-F

 

In your case you do need to disclose them

 

Good Luck on your second go around............

Yes same with me 

[fritz123 1]

Thank you both Mark and Chris. My first Filipina wife I was about 4 years into our marriage and it just didn't feel right. Later I found out why, but brought her here for a better future anyway. My new one, I have no doubt she is perfection in every cense of the word. We met totally by accident online. 

 

Thanks guys and God bless you both.

[Mark_712 126]

1 hour ago, fritz123 said:

Thank you both Mark and Chris. My first Filipina wife I was about 4 years into our marriage and it just didn't feel right. Later I found out why, but brought her here for a better future anyway. My new one, I have no doubt she is perfection in every cense of the word. We met totally by accident online. 

 

Thanks guys and God bless you both.

All in God’s perfect timing and plans. I know how you feel. My fiancé and I stumbled upon each other by chance and I have not look back since. We’re all in this journey together! God bless you and your future wife also.