Best route to find out if i am allowed

Voyager2002

NotRichAtAll wrote: »

well as others have pointed out how do you know what i can and cannot handle? apart from that the holiday is america is for a specific reason, my son want's to go to the wwe wrestling, yes i know it comes to the uk and we have been to that, now he wants to do the usa.

thanks

oh i forgot to add stress is not something that really bothers me, i tend not to get stressed at all really.

Seems I touched a raw nerve here!

While not really relevant to your situation, I have had a couple of experiences of the US visa process on behalf of relatives who were visa nationals. Each involved waiting for 4-6 hours in extremely uncomfortable circumstances, and the incidental costs were fairly high. That is something that I would be willing to go through for a really spectacular holiday (somewhere like Angkor Wat in Cambodia or the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, or to experience something as great as the Indie music scene in Hull or the Inca trail in the Andes) but in my three visits and 9 months in the USA I never found anything that even came close to this standard. At least you have a very clear idea of what you want from the USA so are unlikely to be surprised: there is a powerful industry promoting the vague idea that it is somehow fantastic, and people who rely on that impression without forming a specific expectation are likely to be disappointed.

NotRichAtAll

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Seems I touched a raw nerve here!

While not really relevant to your situation, I have had a couple of experiences of the US visa process on behalf of relatives who were visa nationals. Each involved waiting for 4-6 hours in extremely uncomfortable circumstances, and the incidental costs were fairly high. That is something that I would be willing to go through for a really spectacular holiday (somewhere like Angkor Wat in Cambodia or the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, or to experience something as great as the Indie music scene in Hull or the Inca trail in the Andes) but in my three visits and 9 months in the USA I never found anything that even came close to this standard. At least you have a very clear idea of what you want from the USA so are unlikely to be surprised: there is a powerful industry promoting the vague idea that it is somehow fantastic, and people who rely on that impression without forming a specific expectation are likely to be disappointed.

certainly not my nerve, i guess we all have our limits. 4-6 hrs in uncomfortable circumstances cannot really be as bad as 4yrs in a prison cell :beer:

Blue264

NotRichAtAll wrote: »

certainly not my nerve, i guess we all have our limits. 4-6 hrs in uncomfortable circumstances cannot really be as bad as 4yrs in a prison cell :beer:

Congratulations on having the right attitude to this.

Last year, I did some of the leg work for an aquaintance who wanted to go Vegas for his mate's 40th but had an ABH conviction on his record from 2yrs ago. What I found that if the conviction if for fraud, you can pretty much forget ever gaining entry, but if you're happy to go through the application process, you'll could well end up with a 10yr visa stamp in your passport.

There's a good deal of info on the following site, and it might be worth dropping them an email to ask the question.

https://www.nacro.org.uk/resettlement-advice-service/support-for-individuals/travelling-abroad-and-immigration-to-the-uk/declaring-your-criminal-record-when-travelling-to-specific-countries/the-united-states/

NotRichAtAll

Blue264 wrote: »

Congratulations on having the right attitude to this.

Last year, I did some of the leg work for an aquaintance who wanted to go Vegas for his mate's 40th but had an ABH conviction on his record from 2yrs ago. What I found that if the conviction if for fraud, you can pretty much forget ever gaining entry, but if you're happy to go through the application process, you'll could well end up with a 10yr visa stamp in your passport.

There's a good deal of info on the following site, and it might be worth dropping them an email to ask the question.

https://www.nacro.org.uk/resettlement-advice-service/support-for-individuals/travelling-abroad-and-immigration-to-the-uk/declaring-your-criminal-record-when-travelling-to-specific-countries/the-united-states/

cheers buddy

wazza99

4-6 hours....? rubbish, i was in and out of the embassy within 2 hours, sat in a warm comfortable waiting room, browsing on my phone/listening to music. Everyone was polite and efficient, interview over and done with inside 5 mins.

Oh and i had a great break in London to boot.

I'd be more worried about the ESTA process with Trump than the visa process.

If it help i posted a while back over cost and timeline, below is my experience

If it helps anyone, I just checked back.....timeline and costs for a b2 visa


Visa photos £7
Acro application £45 18/12/2015
Visa application £108.80 4/1/2016, after ACRO back.
Appointment at Embassy 01/02/2016
Visa/passport back via courier, no cost as DX have office in my town 06/02/2016


So just over 7 weeks start to finish, £160 for a 10 year Visa, excluding travel costs ofc, I think I paid £60 rail fare and £80 hotel.
Bear in mind atm all appointments are pre 12:00 so unless you live down South travel costs are inevitable.

OFC that makes the assumption the officer will grant you a visa, if you get refused and have to go down the waiver route...well thats a whole new ball game, not in cost but time, 6-12 months for a decision from what i read.