Toursit Visa CMT Disclosure

[DreamWithinADream 1]

Ok, I've interviewed successfully for a B2 visitor visa a couple of years ago in my home country.  I brought all police records available to me.  Both the one issue I had in my home country that was punished as a "disturbance of the peace".  However, the other crime is a CMT and from the U.S.  I did speak to a lawyer prior to the visa interview where they told me that it is important to fully disclose this while setting up the appointment and during the appointment.

The interviewer (extremely nice guy) asked me the standard questions, then asked me about my criminal past.  I handed over everything I brought with me, both what I had happened in the U.S. and in my own country.  After a few very nervous moments he asked me with the papers in hand, "Is this it?" which I replied "Yes".  I was expecting a denial based on this but was granted a visitor visa.

However, in a year or two I'm going to get married to a U.S. citizen and relocate to the U.S., but me being my nervous self I have googled and googled about my single CMT and have come across all visa types, including the visitor visa.  I read that a CMT would basically be an automatic denial to my visitors visa, so now I'm worried if he ever even looked at both or just glanced over them.

So now, I'm afraid the eventual green card interviewer will ask me how I got a visitors visa with a CMT?  And then think I withheld information from my interview, which I did not. I knew they'd finger print me (which they did) and would find out and I didn't want to misrepresent myself as the lawyer said it could lead to a permanent bar from the U.S.

Does anyone think this could be an issue?  I mean, I brought all my documents with me knowing full well they'd run my fingerprints.  Yet somehow, I got a visitors visa without hassle in spite of having a CMT offense (non aggravated burglary) and this is worrying me to no end.

Thank you all for your time.

 

Edited 16 hours ago by DreamWithinADream

[Dashinka 26,255]

Not sure about an automatic denial of a B2 application with a CMT record, but that would seem to make sense.  Hopefully you documented what you showed that officer.  I think you will certainly have some hurdles with respect to a future IV application.  I would definitely consult with a good attorney before proceeding.

 

Good Luck!

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10 hours ago, DreamWithinADream said:

Ok, I've interviewed successfully for a B2 visitor visa a couple of years ago in my home country.  I brought all police records available to me.  Both the one issue I had in my home country that was punished as a "disturbance of the peace".  However, the other crime is a CMT and from the U.S.  I did speak to a lawyer prior to the visa interview where they told me that it is important to fully disclose this while setting up the appointment and during the appointment.

The interviewer (extremely nice guy) asked me the standard questions, then asked me about my criminal past.  I handed over everything I brought with me, both what I had happened in the U.S. and in my own country.  After a few very nervous moments he asked me with the papers in hand, "Is this it?" which I replied "Yes".  I was expecting a denial based on this but was granted a visitor visa.

However, in a year or two I'm going to get married to a U.S. citizen and relocate to the U.S., but me being my nervous self I have googled and googled about my single CMT and have come across all visa types, including the visitor visa.  I read that a CMT would basically be an automatic denial to my visitors visa, so now I'm worried if he ever even looked at both or just glanced over them.

So now, I'm afraid the eventual green card interviewer will ask me how I got a visitors visa with a CMT?  And then think I withheld information from my interview, which I did not. I knew they'd finger print me (which they did) and would find out and I didn't want to misrepresent myself as the lawyer said it could lead to a permanent bar from the U.S.

Does anyone think this could be an issue?  I mean, I brought all my documents with me knowing full well they'd run my fingerprints.  Yet somehow, I got a visitors visa without hassle in spite of having a CMT offense (non aggravated burglary) and this is worrying me to no end.

Thank you all for your time.

 

Presumably you declared it on the DS-160? Not just in the interview? 

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There is a waiver available for most crimes assuming you are otherwise inadmissable 

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5 hours ago, appleblossom said:

Presumably you declared it on the DS-160? Not just in the interview? 

 

Absolutely I did, I was as transparent as I could have been. I brought all my documents collected a few weeks prior to the interview.  I knew they'd fingerprint me beforehand, and the lawyer also drove it home that I MUSTN'T try to hide anything so I knew trying to keep it hidden was futile.

 

Thank you everyone for your taking your time to reply.