Hello,
I have a tricky situation. I was arrested for domestic violence, following which, the case was dismissed and the records expunged.
The application for an entry visa through an embassy outside the US asks a question "have you ever been arrested"? . I got MIXED OPINIONS from all of the lawyers I consulted, roughly half of them saying that you cannot use the expungement to answer "NO" to that question if the Government or Immigration is asking that question. The other half of the lawyers I contacted say that I can answer "NO", since all my public records have been deleted.
Does any of you have any prior experience in this regard (or know of someone who has been through this sort of situation)? Advice would be greatly appreciated!
I have a tricky situation. I was arrested for domestic violence, following which, the case was dismissed and the records expunged.
The application for an entry visa through an embassy outside the US asks a question "have you ever been arrested"? . I got MIXED OPINIONS from all of the lawyers I consulted, roughly half of them saying that you cannot use the expungement to answer "NO" to that question if the Government or Immigration is asking that question. The other half of the lawyers I contacted say that I can answer "NO", since all my public records have been deleted.
Does any of you have any prior experience in this regard (or know of someone who has been through this sort of situation)? Advice would be greatly appreciated!