Help with usa visa waiver please

cubegame

It is not a question of whether an offence is moral turpitude or not. This is a very often confused stance taken on these forums.

If you have been arrested (and not necessarily convicted) for ANY crime the US state department advices you SHOULD not travel without a visa.

The ESTA is definitely not (and I cannot state this more) indication of your eligability for the visa waiver program.

Details are here:- http://travel.state.gov/pdf/VWP-QuickReferenceGuide.pdf

jackieblack

ESTA is irrelevant as OP is flying into/out of Canada and crossing into USA at a land border.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1132/kw/uk%20citizen%20entering%20usa%20from%20canada/sno/1

scottishperson2

thetope wrote: »

A colleague at my work was declined a visa after admitting a drink driving conviction on the visa waiver form, he had to have an embassy interview and a medical at great expense and they still did not allow him to travel for three weeks to a wedding. It *is* a crime of "moral turpitude" apparently.

Its not a CiMT. It comes under the mental disorder part of ESTA.

Its a pretty mute point though, as the person concerned is barred from Canada for 5 years after the end of the driving ban. This assumes that Canada applies the UK rehabilitation of Offenders act, which although previous case laws have set a precidence, they, Canada, still do not have to adhere to it in every case, but there is "No solid rationale for refusing to recognize law of U.K"

keycamp-reveller

Do the US, or any other country for that matter, have access to UK police records?
No, they dont

Voyager2002

keycamp-reveller wrote: »

Do the US, or any other country for that matter, have access to UK police records?
No, they dont

If they decide, for any reason, to take an interest in someone, they can ask the authorities in Britain and will usually be told what the records say, often within minutes.

scottishperson2

keycamp-reveller wrote: »

Do the US, or any other country for that matter, have access to UK police records?
No, they dont

Yes, they do. They do not (as far as I'm aware) have direct access to the system though, they have indirect access. (Usually through phone calls to police officers working in secondment for the immigration service at heathrow airport)

If you can be bothered with proof of data sharing, have a read,

http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/2008/ce08085.htm

x_missymoo_x

I'm sure they would have to have a very good reason for actually wanting to look into your file further, for example you look like a terrorist Other than that, I doubt they would check or have access to your UK records.

keycamp-reveller

scottishperson2 wrote: »

Yes, they do. They do not (as far as I'm aware) have direct access to the system though, they have indirect access. (Usually through phone calls to police officers working in secondment for the immigration service at heathrow airport)

If you can be bothered with proof of data sharing, have a read,

http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/2008/ce08085.htm

That was for someone who was wanted and flagged up for arrest for sex offences not your general run of the mill stealing offence
Completely different set of circs the OP was asking about

keycamp-reveller

Voyager2002 wrote: »

If they decide, for any reason, to take an interest in someone, they can ask the authorities in Britain and will usually be told what the records say, often within minutes.

Proof please - I would definitely be interested to read it

scottishperson2

keycamp-reveller wrote: »

That was for someone who was wanted and flagged up for arrest for sex offences not your general run of the mill stealing offence
Completely different set of circs the OP was asking about

As you are well aware I was responding to your "statement" here

keycamp-reveller wrote: »

Do the US, or any other country for that matter, have access to UK police records?
No, they dont

Which even you now know is incorrect.