can this be cause of Denial on interview

[honeylet04 0]

hello! Is there a difference between unlawful restraint and unlawful criminal restraint? Does it cause denial for the K1 beneficiary during the interview? TIA.

[JE57 243]

First the disclaimer.... I am not a lawyer and I don't play one on TV. So hopefully someone else can provide more solid advice.. However, based on what I've researched on the web Criminal Restraint is a crime and as such a conviction for the same would be required to be listed on the 129-F form. To not list such would be inadvisable. The circumstances would need to be explained. It is likely that you may be denied of get an RFE at the initial phase so you would not have to wait long. It seems unlikely to me if you made if thru the first phases that your fiance would be denied at the interview since at interview time they would be looking at the beneficary not the petitioner. HOWEVER, since you posted this in the Philippines forum if you financee is from the Philippines he/she has an additional requirement to pass in terms of the CFO. The CFO will potentially have issues with a criminal conviction and may take exception to allowing a Filipina/Filipino from leaving the country to go to what they might consider a potentially abusive situation. It is, afterall, what CFO is SUPPOSED to be there for. For all the veterns on here please do correct me if I'm wrong here. Since OP had not gotten any responses at the time of my reply I hoped to offer something in the interium

[Hank_ 9,174]

The I-129F and instructions for same are pretty clear; page 5, PART2, section 2, 2a,b,c ... thus the answer is obvious. HAVE YOU BEEN CONVICTED...

The rest is best answered by an attorney