F-1 Visa with Juvenile Adjudications (in the US) Merged

[SteveInBostonI130 3,471]

23 hours ago, Exxylado said:

@Crazy Cat No it was in the juvenile system, so it doesn’t count as a conviction (not just in an immigration, but also generally). 

 

Were you arrested?  Were you charged?  Was the charges dismissed?  Did you go to court?  Were the charges not dismissed and were you found innocent?  Were the charges not dismissed and were you found guilty or plead guilty?

 

This is a consideration under the USCIS's immigration handbook.  F-1 is not an immigration visa.  It is a non-immigrant visa handled by the State dept.

 

https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/ineligibilities-and-waivers-2/arrest-caution-conviction/#:~:text=Arrest%2C Caution%2C Conviction&text=In cases where an arrest,to United States visa law.

 

UK's DOS website doesn't distinguish between juvenile and adult convictions, so the website above may or may not apply to you.

[Exxylado 0]

@SteveInBostonI130 Arrested, yes; put on trial, yes; adjudicated guilty, yes; convicted, no. 
 

I was also never fingerprinted, everything was handled in the juvenile court, and no offenses or law enforcement involvement before or since. I’ve been told that these juvenile adjudications are not convictions for immigration purposes

[jan22 3,056]

In the US justice system, if you were adjudicated guilty, you were convicted.  It likely doesn't rise to an inadmissibility for a visa, but a conviction, non-the-less.

[Exxylado 0]

@jan22 I talked with my criminal defense attorney (not immigration) and she said that it isn’t a conviction, and that I don’t have a criminal record. But she said that I do need to declare it on the DS-160. 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,471]

17 hours ago, Exxylado said:

@SteveInBostonI130 Arrested, yes; put on trial, yes; adjudicated guilty, yes; convicted, no. 
 

I was also never fingerprinted, everything was handled in the juvenile court, and no offenses or law enforcement involvement before or since. I’ve been told that these juvenile adjudications are not convictions for immigration purposes

 

You are applying for a student visa.  You are not applying for immigration.

[Boiler 45,744]

1 minute ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

You are applying for a student visa.  You are not applying for immigration.

This has been mentioned many times.

[Exxylado 0]

@SteveInBostonI130 @Boiler what would be the difference if I was applying for an immigrant visa with this? (Which maybe one day in the future I will). 

[Boiler 45,744]

Worst case with an immigrant visa there is a waiver.

[SteveInBostonI130 3,471]

You are putting the cart before the horse.

 

Your current aim is for a student visa.  You need to check with someone who specializes in that. 

 

The various references you posted was about USCIS not considering your juvenile event as convictions in regard to immigration.

 

Your challenge it to find out if the US State Department also has the same policy or guideline about ignoring/forgiving juvenile offences.  From what I have read, it doesn't seem so.  But that is just an educated guess on my part.