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Yup he knows that now. We are confident now in our understanding of how to navigate the visa process moving forward which is another positive to come out of this in addition to the visa itself! 🙂

Good idea!

Oh there will be NO overstaying. Haha he knows that will absolutely end his chances and the fact that my family and friends are there it would shatter me. So yes we will do normal 2-3 week trips.

Yea so it was expunged from his UK record so he thought he could say “no” to the ESTA question about criminal history. He asked his (useless) solicitor who said he could. Anyways part of the waiver covered the misrepresentation I think. this is all good to know. Thanks. Do you know if he can apply For the next one before this one runs out? Just thinking it took about 3 months in total so would be nice to apply a few months before expiry so there’s not a big time gap.

Multi entry - I see. So if he applied again in a year, would it be likely that he would get a longer validity? I’m also wondering if he would have to go through the waiver process every time And do you know if he applies after it has expired or if he could do it earlier so that there isn’t a big gap of time between one expiring and receiving the other?

Hi all, My husband has something on his criminal record from 13 years ago and overstayed his ESTA by 18 days about 3 years ago so the IO submitted a waiver on his behalf which was granted. We have just received his passport back and the B1/B2 is only valid for 1 year? Is that correct? I thought they were valid for 10 years? If it is correct - what is the renewal process? And will he have to do a waiver each time and only be granted a 1 year visa each time? I hope not..... Thanks in advance.

Just back with an update. My partner went to an appointment in London in mid May and was told that they will have to submit a waiver request to DHS. He had gotten into a fight when he was 19 (now 32). The assault charge was a crime involving moral turpitude so it had to go down waiver route. Additionally, my partner had overstayed his ESTA 3 years ago by 18 days so the officer said that it shows a pattern. My poor husband went with so much supporting documentation and the guy didn’t ask to see any of it haha not even 1 thing! Asked him a few questions but didn’t really care for details or ask specifically about ties to the UK… Anyways, they said it could take 1-6 months to hear back about the waiver and they would be in touch via email. The interviewing officer said that he was optimistic given that it has been 13 years but that it could always go either way. 2 days ago he received an email requesting his passport be sent to them for visa issuance! Hopefully this brings some hope to others who may have similar situations. 🙂

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