QUESTION
Can my application for a student visa be denied if I was arrested for shoplifting?
Asked on Feb 27th, 2014 on Immigration - California
More details to this question:
I'm an international student and while away in Florida I was arrested for shoplifting (Petite theft retail 2nd or subsequent offense), well I wasn't taken in to any police station they just gave me a citation to appear in court. However I plead no contest and I got adjudication withheld. I graduated from the college which I attended but now I want to return to another university in another state. I want to know would my visa application be denied. Also the court spelled my name incorrectly is that a good thing or bad?
2 ANSWERS
Adebola O. Asekun
The fact of your arrest will be of a subject of inquiry to DHS if you wish to obtain an immigration benefit and by pleading to no contest, if functionally an admission of guilt. Before filing anything with DHS, please speak to an immigration attorney.
Answered on Mar 04th, 2014 at 7:55 PM
It does not matter how they spelled your name. You need to disclose the fact of arrest and conviction. Consult with an Immigration attorney as to the immigration consequences of your charge. It all depends on what was sad on the record.
Answered on Mar 03rd, 2014 at 4:55 PM