US Visa and moral turpitude

pug_in_a_bed

Hello all
I'm just trying to get some clarification for a client I work for. She wishes to travel to the usa for a hol in November. She has 22 convictions, mostl for drunk and disorderly, the last one being in 2001, no prison sentences. From the etsa site, I think that the drunk and disorderly doesn't come under the moral turp. category, but she has two counts for prostitution, the last being 17 years ago.

I'm just trying to clarify once and for all, will she need to apply for a visa or are these so far in the past/not counted under moral turp. that she can safely go the way of the waiver programme?

All very confusing!

Quentin

Soliciting has been defined as a mt crime.

The question asked is "have you ever been arrested..."

There is a "wizard" to see if you qualify on the us embassy website:

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/visa/visa_wizard.html

Quentin

The wizard may or may not be incorrect, (that would be something to take up with the embassy), but the question asked on the visa waiver form is exactly as I posted the quote from it!

Here it is in full:

Character - Have you ever been arrested or convicted for an offense or crime involving moral turpitude or a violation related to a controlled substance

Quentin

Why you shooting the messenger over this?

I posted correctly what the waiver form question asks!

As already responded, if the wizard is wrong, then the embassy need to be informed, but don't take this unnecessary attitude because I posted it was available!

You are wrong in suggesting that I am giving "really bad, really incorrect advice" - where did I give any advice? Or are you just trying to cause trouble?

Quentin

Everyone is warned to take caution on what is posted here.

But you are just as likely to be as wrong as the US embassy, for all we know!

I repeat, I didn't advise anyone to "go through the wizard", I posted it was there - in order to help the OP who wanted "once and for all" clarification.

Going to the horses mouth would seem to be the way to get once and for all clarification, but maybe even that is incorrect. Who knows?

No need to get so personal.

pug_in_a_bed

Thanks all, jsut to clarify, 20 counts of drunk and disorderly, 2 of prostitution. She's clean as a whistle now and has been for a good few years, but it sounds like the best idea is to go ahead and apply for the visa by the sounds of things!

Pee

Although there is a very strong query as to whether the US have access to British criminal records. There was a charity, I think called RELEASE, saying that they do not. See another thread. i think the poster was Lynzpower.