musician1959

Dude, seriously, it would be wrong to hide something like that from your significant other. You were young and, I'd hazard a guess, drunk and stupid... explain it to her and express your remorse. It can't be THAT bad surely?

Stupid yes.

Drunk no. That's what makes a really bad thing even worse.

However that's in a sense off topic, what matters to me is that would like to live LEGALLY in the US for a couple of years before it's too late, and I need to know now what will appear on that piece of paper that drops on the letter box that she sees.

Please don't be offended by this: I don't want opinion I need fact.

Yes, I know. I've done this twice.

My husband has been cautioned once in the past. we have requested the police report twice - the correct one, as we have been approved twice - and the caution does not show.

I apologise if I gave offence by implying you didn't have the knowledge, it's just that so many people are confused over the difference. I feel a bit better talking to someone who's

been through the same situation as me.

However please understand that I am in serious inner turmoil over this. The mistake of youth never goes away. The shame of what I did will be with me until my grave. To make

matters so very worse, the crime was of a sexual nature (no I didn't rape anyone, you don't get a caution for rape). It is for this that I can't just get a disclosure since my wife may

see it if it *does* appear because the disclosure must be sent to my home address.

Does that have any bearing?

Thanks for your reply.

Don't forget that the US government don't ask for a CRB, they ask for a report under the Data Protection Act (or is the Freedom of Information Act? I forget which now).

So it will still be on the police file, which is of course why the US authorities prefer that method, more information is disclosed to them.

I am a British citizen considering working in the US under an L1A visa. When I was young (16 or 17, I forget which, it was so long ago) I received a police caution. I am now 48 and have not received any conviction since. Will this prevent me from obtaining an L1A visa?