pham4358

Thank you all for the replies, and I really appreciate all of those who help me with my questions! To answer some of your questions: I am a U.S. citizen since 1975, and I was automatically became a U.S. citizen when my parents was sworn in (I was eight at the time). I did some research on my own as well and I have came to the same conclusion as some of the replies here and that is my felony conviction has no bearing on IMBRA, but more of a moral turpitude. I was young in my twenties at the time and I had a temper. My employer at the time did not treat me right, and so out of my anger I tried to steal a laptop, which I ended up getting caught. Well the old saying, "...an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!" applies here! Because the nature of my crime, I was pardon and my records was expunged. Lucky me, I was able to get a well paying job at a public community college, which as you all know is next to impossible for anyone to get a job with a criminal record to begin with!

So despite the fact that I don't have to disclosed my criminal record, because it does not fall under IMBRA's jurisdiction, I will, however mention it in my letter of intent to marriage. My father who is one of the rare breed of honest lawyers have taught me that "...honesty is always the best policy!" It is better to disclose everything rather than trying to explain it all because of failure to disclose. Plus it brings more credibility to the petitioner. I think one of the factors here is that immigration wants to know that the marriage is out of love and caring for one another, and not just economic gain, that is, it is of true intention. Yes my disclosure will delay my petition, but my financee is worth the wait!

Once again, thank you all for your replies to my question! You guys really help me a lot, and I'm sure I will have many questions to come but his was the most important one.

I have committed a burglary crime when I was in my 20s and my case was eventually expunged. I have never committed any violent, sexuaI abuse, drug, or human trafficking crime whatsoever! I tried to obtained my criminal and arrest records, but was unsuccessful due to my records being expunged. I do have the letter of my record being expunged, but I need to find it. Meanwhile, how do I go about finding such records without a case number? Will this have a negative impact on my K-1 Visa petition? I do honestly love my fiancee and I do want her to come and live with me, which she is very much want the same. However, I am very much concerned with my prior indiscretion will have a negative impact on my case. Since then I have remain a good citizen and I have had no criminal record(s) since my last one was expunged. Any thoughts?