I have a question and I'm not sure where to post this so I do sincerely apologize if it was posted incorrectly. At any rate, I have submitted an I-129F petition for my fiancee overseas in Southeast Asia. Now I am worried that my past may significantly impact my petition in having it possibly denied. I made some very poor choices about 2-3 years ago. Sadly, I am ashamed to admit that I have 2 DUI's and a careless driving misdemeanor on my criminal record. I've gotten counseling and completed alcohol classes to reinstate my driving privileges. On the application, I marked "no" to the question of whether there were 3 incidents relating to drugs or alcohol because technically the careless driving misdemeanor was not a DUI. Therefore my personal interpretation was that I only had 2. I also did not submit any written statements or certified court/police reports of the three incidents. I've consulted an immigration attorney and was advised that I should have admitted and submitted the documents with the petition. I wanted to get someone's opinion who's been in a similar situation as I am with this K-1 process. With this said, will my petition be denied?
This is something I am especially not proud of and I have not drank at all ever since 2010. I know that some members may criticize me and insult me; I deserve it, but please try to help answer my question to give me some peace of mind. My fiancee knows about these incidents and she understands that those were very wrongful mistakes. She loves me dearly and is willing to look past that, to accept that I am a changed person for the better. She is prepared for the immigration interview if the CO asks her about it. Thank you in advance for all of your advices.
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I have a question and I'm not sure where to post this so I do sincerely apologize if it was posted incorrectly. At any rate, I have submitted an I-129F petition for my fiancee overseas in Southeast Asia. Now I am worried that my past may significantly impact my petition in having it possibly denied. I made some very poor choices about 2-3 years ago. Sadly, I am ashamed to admit that I have 2 DUI's and a careless driving misdemeanor on my criminal record. I've gotten counseling and completed alcohol classes to reinstate my driving privileges. On the application, I marked "no" to the question of whether there were 3 incidents relating to drugs or alcohol because technically the careless driving misdemeanor was not a DUI. Therefore my personal interpretation was that I only had 2. I also did not submit any written statements or certified court/police reports of the three incidents. I've consulted an immigration attorney and was advised that I should have admitted and submitted the documents with the petition. I wanted to get someone's opinion who's been in a similar situation as I am with this K-1 process. With this said, will my petition be denied?
This is something I am especially not proud of and I have not drank at all ever since 2010. I know that some members may criticize me and insult me; I deserve it, but please try to help answer my question to give me some peace of mind. My fiancee knows about these incidents and she understands that those were very wrongful mistakes. She loves me dearly and is willing to look past that, to accept that I am a changed person for the better. She is prepared for the immigration interview if the CO asks her about it. Thank you in advance for all of your advices.