Court records needed for road tax violation?

[irish1 4]

My husband (beneficiary)'s Irish police certificate came back, and cited an offense for some a couple road tax citations he received in 2014.

Ireland has very strict rules about driving without displaying a road tax tag in the car window. My husband had just bought a car and, literally on his way home, was pulled over for not having the tax tag in his window, and no proof of insurance because he had not yet transferred it from his old car.

He did have to go before a judge in district court and pay a fee, but he was never arrested. Is the NVC going to require a copy of the court record for the IV package?

The state dept site sounds as though court records are required only if a person is arrested?

If you were convicted of a crime, you must obtain a certified copy of each court and prison record, regardless of the fact that you may have been granted amnesty, a pardon, or other act of clemency.

• You must submit a photocopy of each court and prison record to the NVC.
• You must submit a certified copy and one photocopy of each court and prison record to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate at the time of your interview.

I planned to mail the package in this weekend, but if we have to go request that of the court, it's going to set us back another several weeks.

[heyguy 12]

If it was just the traffic ticket you probably would have been ok. But since your husband had a court summons, they will ask for the court record--even if he didn't receive a conviction. My husband had a completely clean record on his police certificate, but when he went to the interview they told him he had a court summons 10 years ago for a traffic ticket and they needed him to reschedule the interview and get the court record. It was the same thing as your husband, appeared before the judge and paid the fee, no issue or conviction. My husband wasn't aware it was an issue for his visa review until that day at his interview. He was able to explain the situation on the day and they let it go (probably largely due to the fact it was not on his police certificate for whatever reason), but I'd only give you that warning because your husband's is a more recent violation that does appear on his police certificate and comes with a court summons attached to it. The embassy will know and they will ask for the court record. So it's not the news you wanted to hear right before you wanted to send your documents, but from our experience of getting documents from Irish agencies for my husband's visa, they were all very good to expedite. Hopefully your husband has the same luck.

[irish1 4]

If it was just the traffic ticket you probably would have been ok. But since your husband had a court summons, they will ask for the court record--even if he didn't receive a conviction. My husband had a completely clean record on his police certificate, but when he went to the interview they told him he had a court summons 10 years ago for a traffic ticket and they needed him to reschedule the interview and get the court record. It was the same thing as your husband, appeared before the judge and paid the fee, no issue or conviction. My husband wasn't aware it was an issue for his visa review until that day at his interview. He was able to explain the situation on the day and they let it go (probably largely due to the fact it was not on his police certificate for whatever reason), but I'd only give you that warning because your husband's is a more recent violation that does appear on his police certificate and comes with a court summons attached to it. The embassy will know and they will ask for the court record. So it's not the news you wanted to hear right before you wanted to send your documents, but from our experience of getting documents from Irish agencies for my husband's visa, they were all very good to expedite. Hopefully your husband has the same luck.

Thank you so much!