Arrested on Felony charges..l8r..charged with Class A misdem..Felony dismissed n exp.

[sunshinerony]

i was Arrested on Felony charges 2 years back on a stupid mistake for using an unauthorized credit card less then $300..
Later, the felony charges was dismissed and I was convicted for Class A misdemeanor..and 24 months of court supervision on conditions...
Felony dismissed n expunged. this year only in August...
During the arrested they photographed me and took my finger prints. No Jail time .my lawyer filed expungement and i was approved last month for that.I received a letter from the State police saying that the record has been expunged. But I can still check myself on freepublicrecordfinder.com
Now i have to go back to my country for my H1 B visa stamping..

What are my chances of getting it stamped and re-entry to US..?

Please advice

~RJ

 

[titu1972]

Be careful...

1. Make sure to mention "Arrest " Question to Yes in DS-156.
2. Take the certified "Duplicate Copy" of your court order.
3. Copy of your Police arrest record.
4. You may land up 2-3 month delay of your stampping, because Consualte will send your information for FBI Clearance which will take time.
5. Carry all your court paper, probation officer release record, all fee/ fine receipt, etc.
6. Don't lie in the interview.
7. Keep your plan accordingly ...basically maintaining status here.
8. Don't make appointment during festival time also keep the consulate number handy, you may need to call them many times to follow up.

I have been gone through same situation earlier even though I have Misdeamnour B, failure to give info.

Best of Luck...

 

[sunshinerony]

hi,
thanks for your response..
So did u get ur H1B stamped after that?
wht problem did u face during your interview and visa stamping procedure.
My 24 months of conditional court supervision started in Aug'2007 just few months back as the case went thru 2 years and it was pending from OCT 2005 till the decision came out in Aug 2007.

The credit card company compromised for Misdemeanor A instead of Class 2 Felony as I was new in USA that time and the damage was a small amount of $14.

I haven't been to India since Oct 2005 as my Lawyer advised me not to go coz the INS wont allow me to come back. My court supervision started in August 2007 and it will be till Aug 2009..So, it mean , its not safe to leave this country before the end of court supervision or what?? Please clear this doubt.

Yesterday( 10/31/2007) only I received a letter from the State police that my Felony arrest has been expunged. Is that mean all the records including Felony(dismissed) and Misdemeanor or just the Felony..???

One more thing..is the Misdemeanor A is more worse then Misdemeanor B..I may sound stupid in asking this question but wud u pls clear my doubt?