Criminal convictions

[Mayi & MiMi 172]

Not sure if this topic is allowed her but please feel frr to move to correct forum.

 

So I have a question.  A friend of mine is in the K1 initial filing.  She has received her NOA1.  She works in a law office.  She has a criminal past.  She used to be an addict and got clean (over 20 years now).  She was labeled a "potential 3 striker" She was busted for possession 3 times.  First 2 times she was arrested, violated probation and sent to prison on a 90 day ob, then she screwed up and got 2 years (she did 7 months and got out).  She was busted the last time (a little over 20 years ago now) and sentenced to Drug Court (its a program that was monitored by the courts and the felony is "removed" from your record.  Since that time she has never gone back to jail, cleaned up her life and is doing well.  Her fiance knows of her past.  Will she have to get any paperwork on this? 

 

 

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

It may be worth her while to go to Wherever (clerk of court,  police dept, whoever does criminal background checks for her area ) and get one done

here they are cheap at $15

then ask a new question here stating exactly what the report states

others here may have a better answer

i know if it showed  up on report that you need to marry in Morocco,  you would not be given a marriage license so K1 may be only way she can go

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

19 minutes ago, Mayi & MiMi said:

Not sure if this topic is allowed her but please feel frr to move to correct forum.

 

So I have a question.  A friend of mine is in the K1 initial filing.  She has received her NOA1.  She works in a law office.  She has a criminal past.  She used to be an addict and got clean (over 20 years now).  She was labeled a "potential 3 striker" She was busted for possession 3 times.  First 2 times she was arrested, violated probation and sent to prison on a 90 day ob, then she screwed up and got 2 years (she did 7 months and got out).  She was busted the last time (a little over 20 years ago now) and sentenced to Drug Court (its a program that was monitored by the courts and the felony is "removed" from your record.  Since that time she has never gone back to jail, cleaned up her life and is doing well.  Her fiance knows of her past.  Will she have to get any paperwork on this? 

 

 

She will of course have to disclose everything when applying for the K1 to both the USCIS and to him. That will be one question later on at the embassy about if he knew about all this stuff in her past, if he says no then it will look bad. But don't let her be discouraged because if the timeline is as you say it is she shouldn't have a problem at all in reality because it was so long ago and she has kept her nose clean since then. So she more than likely will be fine because it was so long ago and it wasn't anything having to deal with AWA offenses. 

[Hypnos 6,576]

Drug-related convictions can render someone permanently inadmissible. 

[kris&me 572]

it is Morocco as u can see

they deny for the sake of denying and don't give reasons

read that many times on here

[Mayi & MiMi 172]

34 minutes ago, Hypnos said:

Drug-related convictions can render someone permanently inadmissible. 

Seeing this isnt my first go around with USCIS and the visa journey, I too have a past that never has that been brought up nor questioned.  I know that everything I say and do is under the penalty of prejury.  Why lie about it, the past is the past and we all have made mistakes.  Im sure she wont hide who she is and what shes done.  But seeing that I asked this question, Im wondering if I need to get the DOJ to do my background as well.  I did answer the question on the forms but now Im wondering

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

it may sound calous but before i even agreed to marry I made him go for a complete medical including the chest xray as there is lot of TB in Morocco 

His uncle had TB 

i also made him produce the 1 criminal background check ( morocco has 2 and i didn't know of the 2nd one at the time but it only covers driving history)

and i showed him the same for me

if he had been in the US i would have done a credit report on him but morocco doesn't have this

sounds terrible but in these days there is so much we don't know of people and i don't like surprises

i love but love is blind 

i had lost a husband to cancer and emotionally would not want to go thru it again

the other thing that many of these loved starved young women find out that the use of smoking pot is a main reason a lot of moroccan young men do not pass the medical exam /  what is wrong with checking before you agree to pay out to immigration and/or marriage and go thru a lot of heartbreak

ok, so now i vented / enough said

 

[JFH 12,189]

Doesn't three or more convictions for drugs mean a waiver is required?

 

Is it the USC with the convictions or the beneficiary?

[Mayi & MiMi 172]

It was the USC who had the convictions.  

[Villanelle 4,121]

As long as she disclosed her background on the application she will be fine. Most likely nothing will ever be asked for. She should read this link though. It explains the worst that can happen- they deny it because they dont believe she is genuine based on her past. (unlikely since it was so long ago__)
https://www.visatutor.com/129f-k1-fiance-visa-criminal-records-petitioners/

[distancebetweenus 1]

On 11/4/2017 at 11:11 PM, JFH said:

Doesn't three or more convictions for drugs mean a waiver is required?

 

Is it the USC with the convictions or the beneficiary?

I hope someone can answer this? 

[TBoneTX 43,058]

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