K1 Visa with pending charges in UK

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I'm filling a K1 for my fiance, and he was arrested in 2017 but released within 2hrs. Anyways, when he ordered his ACRO UK police certificate in late 2018, it was discovered that he still had a case under investigation. Now the US consulate is asking for the court disposition for the arrest but the UK police is stating they dont have time to review the case at this time due to manpower shortage but also stated the issue is minor.

 

We are definately in limbo and I'm not sure how to go about this. Every Lawyer we contacted in the UK said theres nothing they can do about expeditng the police. That we just need to wait.....and this is 2yrs later.

 

Has anyone seen anything similar here and how can we go about this dilemma please?

 

Thanks for your help

[EK97 4]

Hello,

 

I work within the justice system in the U.K and I have to agree with the lawyers here, the police can release you under investigation for an indefinite period of time and they even might discontinue the case. I believe you’ve done the right thing by contacting your local police force, I recommend keeping them informed of what’s happening and the urgency involved, in the hopes that it may shed some information.

 

Keep determined!

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13 minutes ago, EK97 said:

Hello,

 

I work within the justice system in the U.K and I have to agree with the lawyers here, the police can release you under investigation for an indefinite period of time and they even might discontinue the case. I believe you’ve done the right thing by contacting your local police force, I recommend keeping them informed of what’s happening and the urgency involved, in the hopes that it may shed some information.

 

Keep determined!

Hi EK97, thanks for your prompt response. My fiance had his interview on Jan 29th and he was put on AP since then, all efforts to communicate status of the issue we are facing with the UK police force has fell on deaf ears. This morning, the embassy finally emailed us asking for the court disposition even though we told them we dont have it.

 

Do you think reaching out to the chief constable for that station will help or hurt? Sorry for all the questions, I just dont know the UK process. All the US lawyers I have reached out to here states that the case has to be closed before the US will make a decision. We are on our sixth month now.

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[EK97 4]

No problem, it’s a pain I can imagine. I can’t see where I mentioned agency however I do believe you should reach out to your fiancés police force (where the arrest took place) and reach out explaining the urgency and importance, perhaps attaching the email from the embassy to perhaps get them to prioritise your case.

 

As you stated it’s a minor matter, they have more serious crime cases to present which is probably the reason why it’s taken this long. 

 

I reccomend emailing and if you hear nothing contact your police force headquarters directly using the usual 101 number. 

 

 

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Any more suggestions or ideas from VJ'ers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!