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Subject: Re: US visa: travelling to the US after receiving a UK police caution Posted on: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:28:12 +0000


> Hi,
>
> My work want to send me to the USA in just under 2 months. My problem
> is that whilst at university in 1998 i was caught with drugs (class A)
> and received a UK police caution. i've looked at the visa application
> process and it states that if i declare this it will take 14-16 weeks
> to complete, in other words i can't go. i phoned hampshire police and
> they stated that cautions are only held for 5 years so if i applied
> for
> a subject access request (required for the visa application) it would
> state nothing of the incident.
>
> my question is about the visa waiver program. i wondered if anyone
> has
> any experience of the visa waiver program not picking up old cautions.
> i don't know how well the US systems work and if they'd have any
> record
> of it. i've read that other people have gone though ok with cautions
> but specifically not drug cautions.
>
> i'm desperate to go and will be really gutted if this mistake 8 years
> ago would prevent it!
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Alex

Looks like an SOL to me!

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