My husband was arrested during a traffic accident 3.5 weeks ago. Still no charges filed -- he has called twice and they have nothing to say--just nothing in the system yet. It's possible no charges will be filed. Do we indicate that he was arrested? No fingerprints or anything were taken, but he was taken to jail and then released....I don't want to LIE and not include it, but they say to have a letter from the court if no charges were filed, and I have zero idea how to get that. His GC expires 9/26 so we want to send the i-751 in the week after next (start of the 90 day window). Any advice?
The question is:
Have you ever been arrested, detained, charged, indicted, fined, or imprisoned for breaking or violating any law or ordinance (excluding traffic regulations), or committed any crime which you were not arrested in the United States or abroad?
We would answer yes. But the application instructions say: If you have ever been arrested or detained by any law enforcement officer for any reason, either in the United States or abroad, and no charges were filed, submit an original official statement by the arresting agency or applicable court order confirming that no charges were filed.
Charges may still be filed, so I'm totally confused...