ACRO no live trace

[Oleg92 8]

At the time of completing the ds-260 I answered "no" to the question if I have been arrested or convicted. My acro certificate came back with "no live trace". After doing research about what that means it says that I have a record which is not relevant anymore. Anyway would this effect my green card chances or can I tell the consular during the interview about the misunderstanding?

[Boiler 45,501]

It means there is a record of something.

 

Misunderstanding? What do you mean by that?

[Oleg92 8]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

It means there is a record of something.

 

Misunderstanding? What do you mean by that?

Misunderstanding to the arrest or conviction question. Or having something o n the record doesn't apply to the question on the ds-260

[Boiler 45,501]

The only thing you can do is update the DS260 at the interview with details of the record.

[Oleg92 8]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

The only thing you can do is update the DS260 at the interview with details of the record.

Is a youth caution considered as a conviction tho?

[Boiler 45,501]

A caution is an admission of guilt.

[Oleg92 8]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

A caution is an admission of guilt.

So did I answer the question right or wrong? Because I wasn't arrested nor was I convicted or am I interpreting it all wrong?

 

Besides I been to usa on esta many times since.

[Boiler 45,501]

It is an issue, I assume you have to be arrested before you can be cautioned.

 

So you did not disclose this completing ESTA? 

[Oleg92 8]

3 minutes ago, Boiler said:

It is an issue, I assume you have to be arrested before you can be cautioned.

 

So you did not disclose this completing ESTA? 

I was around 16 when this happened its been 13 years since. The police told me I would have a record for certain amount of years then it would expire. I never thought that I would have to report stepped down records especially one that happened in my youth. Its not that I went out of my way trying to lie, I just thought it was irrelevant.

[Boiler 45,501]

I think there are some exception but generally it is not a problem in the UK. US is different.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

5 hours ago, Oleg92 said:

At the time of completing the ds-260 I answered "no" to the question if I have been arrested or convicted. My acro certificate came back with "no live trace". After doing research about what that means it says that I have a record which is not relevant anymore. Anyway would this effect my green card chances or can I tell the consular during the interview about the misunderstanding?

Order a Subject Access Report which will reveal details of the conviction. You order from the same place you got the police certificate.  Take both to your interview. The US government wants to know about everything, even the things you can get hidden or expunged in the UK. 
 

You will need it again in the US in some of your further immigration processes, so don’t discard it or lose it.

Edited February 6, 2022 by Wuozopo

[Oleg92 8]

9 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

Order a Subject Access Report which will reveal details of the conviction. You order from the same place you got the police certificate.  Take both to your interview. The US government wants to know about everything, even the things you can get hidden or expunged in the UK. 
 

You will need it again in the US in some of your further immigration processes, so don’t discard it or lose it.

Yh I did but I asked them to send it to my email or do I need the one they send by post?

[Wuozopo 4,293]

2 hours ago, Oleg92 said:

Yh I did but I asked them to send it to my email or do I need the one they send by post?

I believe the embassy requires your civil documents to be originals. I have never known anyone in these forums  to mention using an emailed copy. 

[Oleg92 8]

So I found out that I got a reprimand for common assault. Is that something I should be worried about my visa acceptance? 

[Boiler 45,501]

Common assault is not a CIMT