What are my chances? Prostitution charge and used a alias.

[sunandmoon 450]

the OP could be facing serious criminal charges. not being judgemental, but it doesn't look good.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

the OP could be facing serious criminal charges. not being judgemental, but it doesn't look good.

Husband too, if he knew all about this before the interview. He needs a lawyer as well, in case this gets referred to the Justice Department. That is why I anticipate a Stokes interview to get this all on record.

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[trillium13 84]

Husband too, if he knew all about this before the interview. He needs a lawyer as well, in case this gets referred to the Justice Department.

Why? I'm asking this genuinely.

OP has obviously screwed up here, but I do believe that some of the judgmental comments would be best left to OT. She's in a mess and she knows it, she doesn't need kicking while she's down.

[Ban Hammer 12,848]

one post removed for diverting from the topic. please stay on topic and address the concerns of the op.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Why? I'm asking this genuinely.

OP asked:

What are my chances?

I am giving the worst case based on her question. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. I don't see anywhere where the OP is asking for support and sympathy.

[Justine+David 218]

If I were you, I would seriously look into moving back to Belgium. You're lucky that it's a European country that's fairly wealthy as compared to the rest of the world. There are many more social programs over there if you need the help and immigration is less complicated (I have a friend who recently married a Belgian who told me about it).

It may not be a desirable move, after all, we have extraordinarily expensive health care, mediocre chocolate (comparably), and TV shows that don't show all their episodes each week (DH really hates this about America). But hey, it's not so bad in Belgium...

All kidding aside, I'm sorry that this happened to you, but all actions have their consequences and you made some poor decisions. Moving back to Belgium (with hubby in tow) is your best option, IMO.

Edited January 11, 2012 by Justine+David

[GnBnL 50]

Hey this sounds tough. Was the charge recent? perhaps they'll be forgiving? I don't know if they will, but stranger things have happened. good luck to you. I hope it works out ok.

[AMP 54]

It has been my experience that even if your criminal case is dropped, sealed, or expunged, your fingerprints will remain forever in the FBI's database. They just don't go away. In the 1970's I was busted for " sleeping on private property" in the Florida Keys. It was only a $50 fine. But they took my fingerprints and to this day when a company does a background check on me they show up. It becomes a bit funny explaining that situation but I do have to explain, every time. You cannot hide this stuff.

Where you a bum or a hobo?

[AMP 54]

Best of luck

[Enigma11561 336]

Where you a bum or a hobo?

Actually I was working as a systems engineer at IBM at the time. Just happened to meet a few guys while taking a few days off in Key West,and stayed at their place. Unknown to me their landlady did not like guests without her permission and called the cops.

[Justine+David 218]

Hey this sounds tough. Was the charge recent? perhaps they'll be forgiving? I don't know if they will, but stranger things have happened. good luck to you. I hope it works out ok.

C'mon Gabbi, really? Stranger things have happened?

Have you heard of a case that's worse than a) Misrepresenting yourself as a US citizen b) Being charged with prostitution c) Lying to an immigration officer ... and gotten approved? Any one of them is extraordinarily serious and all three combined? I think it's a snowball chance in hell and all that will happen is that the OP will lose lots of $$ to the lawyers, better spent on moving herself and hubby to Europe. America is a dead end for them, if they want to be together. What she did comes with serious consequences. Lesser mishaps have caused people to be banned...

Edited January 11, 2012 by Justine+David

[ceadsearc 515]

I agree the chances are slim but we don't know for sure she misrepresented herself as a USC, do we?

I agree with the immigration lawyer's advice that a good criminal attorney is needed as well.

[belinda63 2,981]

I think I have a grasp of this. You were arrested and charged with prostitution (which is a crime of moral turpitude and will result in a denial of AOS if convicted), lied to the police about who you were, and never followed up on the charges. Then, knowing you were fingerprinted when you were arrested and you were fingerprinted when you applied for AOS you thought you could get away with lying on your application about the arrest.

Now, if I understand correctly, you are being told you need to take care of the criminal charges before they will adjudicate your AOS application.

Time to pay the piper. Worst case. You will return to where you were arrested and be held until the charges can be heard. Since you lied to the police and skipped out I doubt they will grant you bail. If you are convicted of prostitution very small chance you will be granted a green card. Even if you have the charges reduced lying to immigration, the police, failing to meet your obligations by not appearing in court, and all the other things give you a slim to no chance of obtaining residency in the US.

[Justine+David 218]

When I got arrested I freaked out and used my friends name because I didnt know what my rights were, I was scared of getting deported. I never went back to take care of this situation.

My friend is working on getting this case expunged since it wasn't her.

Cead, assuming that the "friend" was a USC, she did so. Perhaps the "friend" was a permanent resident or a foreigner on a tourist visa (which, if the case, would be way worse for the "friend"). But you're right. The OP did not mention whether or not the "friend" was a USC, so perhaps she could be off of that charge.

[Boiler 43,543]

Did you declare your past when you applied for the B2?