> Yea but she didnt have a conviction, that shouldnt count right?
>
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> TAI FU
> "conisby" wrote in message
> news:34$439175$4591817$1175511096@britishexpats.com...
> >
> >> I just found this on Google.
> >>
> >> "The myth of the 'registered addict'
> >> In the past, doctors were required to notify the Chief Medical
> >> Officer
> >> at the Home Office if they saw people addicted to certain
> >> controlled
> >> drugs, including heroin and methadone. The Chief Medical Officer
> >> kept
> >> details of those people who had been notified on what was known as
> >> the
> >> Addicts Index. People who had been notified to the Addicts Index
> >> often
> >> called themselves �¢?¬��registered
> >> addicts.�¢?¬â�¢
> >>
> >> The Addicts Index now no longer exists. It was a victim of
> >> government
> >> spending cuts in 1997.
> >>
> >> The Addicts Index was confidential and no information from it was
> >> ever
> >> given to the police, other countries, employers or anyone else. Now
> >> that the Addicts Index has gone, the information has been stored
> >> securely.
> >>
> >> Information about how many people are asking for help with drug
> >> problems is now collected regionally. This information is held in
> >> strict confidence too. Usually the only personal information that
> >> is
> >> put on the forms that go from your GP or drug service to the
> >> �¢?¬��regional database�¢?¬â�¢ is your
> >> initials, date of birth and
> >> general area where you live."
> >>
> >> From what I can see, this is good news for us.
> >>
> >> J
> >
> > The biggest problem you have, not including the visa issue, is your
> > spouses criminal record, especially the drugs part of it. Drug
> > offences
> > are a big no no, the only drug offence which is waiverable is a
> > single
> > offence of possession of cannabis under 30 grams. All other drug
> > offences = no admittance
> >
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It does count. Whether or not it *should* count doesn't matter.
Ian
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