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Voyager2002

jay459 wrote: »

I did answer no because I wasn't actually arrested. The assault was basically knocking the officers hat off. The police left me home that night and 6 months later I got a letter stating they were prosecuting me.

I really don't want to get to American end up on a plane back home. This is my honeymoon and I've always wanted to visit America.

I don't know whether to ask the Embassy then if they chase it up and outcome is negative then I will never get in.

Or if I speak to someone who knows the system and get impartial advice as to what to do then I'd be willing to go on.

Strictly speaking the visa waiver program is available to British people so long as they have not committed "a crime involving moral turpitude". If you do some Googling you should be able to find out whether or not your activities fall under this category. If they do, you will need to apply for a visa, something that involves gathering various papers and visiting the US embassy.

Murphy_The_Cat

Hello Jay

The bottom line is that you've not told the truth to get your ESTA.
You'll probably get it without a hitch.

But if you do get refused entry, the fault/blame will lie entirely with yourself.

Given that you're not going until next year, I'd give very careful consideration to getting a 'proper visa' and knowing once and for all if you'll be allowed entry.

p.s. You haven't said if you're travelling alone or in a group. If you are in a group/with your family, you have their plans to consider as well, if you get refused entry, when you could have done something about it.

Caz3121

Murphy_The_Cat wrote: »

p.s. You haven't said if you're travelling alone or in a group. If you are in a group/with your family, you have their plans to consider as well, if you get refused entry, when you could have done something about it.

jay459 wrote: »

I really don't want to get to American end up on a plane back home. This is my honeymoon and I've always wanted to visit America.

what would your new spouse do if you were turned away?

Murphy_The_Cat

Caz3121 wrote: »

what would your new spouse do if you were turned away?

I missed the honeymmon part.
Jay, contact the Embassy - the soon to be Mrs Jay would look to castrate you if you didn't do something that could have prevented your honeymoon potentially being destroyed.

PeteDoff

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Transfer it to an MP3 and email it to yourself, they'll never know.

Voyager2002

Murphy_The_Cat wrote: »

I missed the honeymmon part.
Jay, contact the Embassy - the soon to be Mrs Jay would look to castrate you if you didn't do something that could have prevented your honeymoon potentially being destroyed.

Sounds sensible but in fact not a good idea. The Embassy ALWAYS answers this kind of enquiry by telling you to get a visa: perhaps they get to keep the application fees? The only way to find out is to look up the exact definition of CIMT and work out whether this fits the acts you committed. Of course, you could find a lawyer to do this for you.

A better option would be to choose another country rather than the USA: there are plenty of countries on the American continent, all of them more interest and enjoyable than the USA. Cuba would be great as a honeymoon destination.

Murphy_The_Cat

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Sounds sensible but in fact not a good idea. The Embassy ALWAYS answers this kind of enquiry by telling you to get a visa: perhaps they get to keep the application fees? The only way to find out is to look up the exact definition of CIMT and work out whether this fits the acts you committed. Of course, you could find a lawyer to do this for you.

The ESTA help page gives quite a good guide as to what is/isn't relevant

With the OP having a conviction for assaulting a policeman, its upto him and his conscience as to whether he'd need to go the Embassy route

shaun_from_Africa

Voyager2002 wrote: »

The only way to find out is to look up the exact definition of CIMT and work out whether this fits the acts you committed. Of course, you could find a lawyer to do this for you.

This is the best site that I've seen so far with regards as to how Moral Turpitude is actually defined when considering US visa applications:
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86942.pdf