Hi guys,
I won the green card lottery and have applied for the DV visa. I'm just wondering if anyone has some guidance on to whether I may have a problem with my criminal history.
I have two offences from over 15 years ago when i was around 18-20 years old. One is for getting caught by police with a joint of marijuana and the second is for shoplifting some shaving razors. I was arrested and discharged without conviction for both, so i have a clean criminal record.
The US government requested a full arrest record from police, so even though i have no criminal convictions I needed to disclose these two offences.
I hope because the offences are minor and carried no conviction, and they happened so long ago they won't be an issue, but reading about reasons for denial I saw drug offences and offences that relate to morals, so I'm a little nervous it could be an issue.
Has anyone gone through the process with similar criminal history as this?
I won the green card lottery and have applied for the DV visa. I'm just wondering if anyone has some guidance on to whether I may have a problem with my criminal history.
I have two offences from over 15 years ago when i was around 18-20 years old. One is for getting caught by police with a joint of marijuana and the second is for shoplifting some shaving razors. I was arrested and discharged without conviction for both, so i have a clean criminal record.
The US government requested a full arrest record from police, so even though i have no criminal convictions I needed to disclose these two offences.
I hope because the offences are minor and carried no conviction, and they happened so long ago they won't be an issue, but reading about reasons for denial I saw drug offences and offences that relate to morals, so I'm a little nervous it could be an issue.
Has anyone gone through the process with similar criminal history as this?