K1 visa domestic violence

[Ylengt 0]

Can anybody enlighten me?? 

 

If u have an incident of domestic violence from 10 years ago when u were 18, would that affect your petition in any way.

 

The domestic violence case was misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor disorderly conduct both same incident 

 

Thanks in advance 

[SalishSea 17,928]

Yes.  Any criminal background can affect it.  

[Ryan H 3,813]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[H.Angy 51]

I say it should not.  It would be absurd to deny your right to get married because of a domestic violence incident. Many are a hoax...

[Chancy 6,241]

On 12/2/2020 at 12:47 PM, Ylengt said:

If u have an incident of domestic violence from 10 years ago when u were 18, would that affect your petition in any way.

 

Yes, your petition will get much more scrutiny, which could mean much longer wait time at best.  It does not matter how long ago the incident occurred.  The question on the petition form is: "Have you EVER been arrested or convicted of any of the following crimes: Domestic violence, [...]?"

 

[yvonme 124]

Hi l've asked my lawyer this as I have the arrest but it was completely dropped and the courts also have no agenda/minutes due to it never getting to that point.

 

My lawyer said its mostly important that your fiance knows. It can be brought up in the interview and if the fiance says they arent aware of the arrest - that is more likely to raise scrutiny than the misdeamor itself.

 

Yvonne

[Chancy 6,241]

21 minutes ago, yvonme said:

l've asked my lawyer this as I have the arrest but it was completely dropped and the courts also have no agenda/minutes due to it never getting to that point.

 

I hope your lawyer advised you to disclose the arrest anyway.  Arrests must be disclosed on the petition form even if the charges were later dropped.

 

[yvonme 124]

I disclosed everything.. Even a court document (form california courts) indicating no record. no case. I've included it all (which was a lot of no records found, domestic violence lawyer statement, my ex's statement of falsifying AND my arrest report).  

[Chancy 6,241]

4 minutes ago, yvonme said:

I disclosed everything.. Even a court document (form california courts) indicating no record. no case. I've included it all (which was a lot of no records found, domestic violence lawyer statement, my ex's statement of falsifying AND my arrest report).  

 

Sounds like you got your bases covered

 

[Greenbaum 12,259]

14 hours ago, yvonme said:

I disclosed everything. Even a court document (form California courts) indicating no record. no case. I've included it all (which was a lot of no records found, domestic violence lawyer statement, my ex's statement of falsifying AND my arrest report).  

You are doing all the right things to continue forward without abatement with your case. We have heard from others who have come under intense scrutiny for not revealing an arrest and not providing the proper court documents. Even if it has been expunged the FBI knows as ALL cases are on file. Good luck and stay engaged in the process.