No worries, fellow fillers. My petition had that same box checked. All we did was submit a full records of all, and we are good! We've received our NOA2.
I believe you are the beneficiary and your fiancee is the USC correct? So Im gathering you are not all that familiar with the terms used in US criminal court. Typically you get arrested and one or more charges are brought against you. You then go to court. A conviction can be the final outcome of a criminal case. You can plead not guilty and be found guilty and hence have a conviction. Or you can plead guilty from the start and have a conviction. If you are found innocent there is no conviction. The act is referring to the incident. You can have more then one charge stemming from an incident.
Heres some examples:
Arrested Jan 1 for marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy possession. Goes to court and is convicted of all three charges. This is 3 charges in one incident. (one arrest/one date). This does not qualify under IMBRA.
Arrested Jan 1 for marijuana and cocaine. Found guilty of both. This is 2 charges one incident. Arrested again Feb1 for marijuana again. Found guilty. This is now 3 charges in 2 incidents so it qualifies.
So we are looking for 3 separate guilty or found guilty in court causing a conviction that happened on 2 or more different times.
Please remember you can not be denied for this. They just need to make sure the beneficiary is aware of everything and still wants to go forward. Getting into a relationship with someone who actively does drugs is risky. As is getting involved with someone who does not respect the laws where they live. No judgement here, just explaining the reasoning behind the law. I mean imagine if you didnt know. Your fiancee doesnt tell you hes been arrested multiple times for that and then you come and find out.
But anyway this is just general info. You would have to post the specifics or speak to an attny for more detailed advice.
distancebetweenus got a reaction from carinap in August 2018 I-129F Filers