Trouble with visa?

[Funky_dino]

The problem is that even if you are wrongfully arrested you need to go through this which does seem a little harsh

I totally agree I was wrongfully arrested due to a out of sync atm camera.

We had to cancel a holiday and lost half of the money due to it, and then it cost me roughly £200 in total to get my 10 year.

we lost almost £2500 because of a mistake, and when I had to explain why I had a Visa to immigration at Orlando, the officer said it was better to be safe than sorry.

I didn't want to risk anything so went through with it all, but everyone is different

 

[Funky_dino]

I get that you are a law abiding citizen and don't want to lie and are now stuck in the system, but my point is around the bolded part - does the US even KNOW about arrests without charge or minor convictions in the UK? Because they're not going to refuse entry if they're not even aware of it.

I just wonder how many people fret and spend so much money on something that, at the end of the day, doesn't even really matter.

I guess the biggest problem is if you say no to being arrested on the waiver and then when they scan you etc at the desk and it comes up. Lying will probably seem just as bad.

But at the same time I contemplated just saying no and hoping nothign would happen lol

 

[jen_uk]

On previous discussions about this people have posted that they have criminal records and have travelled without a visa with no problems. I can also remember someone posting who said they were very high up in the police and they said that the USA do not have access to our records. For my job I have to have a CRB check done which takes 6 weeks to do, if it was so easy to check someones record that it could flash up an arrest at immigration then it wouldn't take so long to do a CRB. I'm not saying that people with serious criminal records should travel without a visa but I do think its pointless for people with minor records or wrongful arrests to get a visa.

 

[epcot.girl]

I guess the biggest problem is if you say no to being arrested on the waiver and then when they scan you etc at the desk and it comes up.

On which desks? America has no access to our criminal records, and it's unlikely to come up even in the UK (well, maybe if you're a suspected terrorist or someone on the run). I believe CRB checks have to be agreed to with signature by the person being checked up on.

On previous discussions about this people have posted that they have criminal records and have travelled without a visa with no problems. I can also remember someone posting who said they were very high up in the police and they said that the USA do not have access to our records. For my job I have to have a CRB check done which takes 6 weeks to do, if it was so easy to check someones record that it could flash up an arrest at immigration then it wouldn't take so long to do a CRB. I'm not saying that people with serious criminal records should travel without a visa but I do think its pointless for people with minor records or wrongful arrests to get a visa.

Agreed.

Speaking of all this, there's that stupid 'have you ever been involved in espionage' question on one of the forms (and the ESTA) - even if you have been involved in espionage you're hardly likely to tick 'yes' on the form! Always makes me laugh when I see it.