QUESTION
effect of conditional discharge on green card interview?
Asked on Feb 11th, 2020 on Immigration - New York
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I have applied for eb3 employment based green card ( adjustment of ststus).my interview is coming next week .i recently had a criminal issue last month( Dui case ,no accident ,bac .08).my lawyer could reduce it to dwai with conditional discharge.my question is ( does the conditional discharge delay the decision or make me inadmissible)? thanks in advance for any help
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Generally speaking, a simple one time DUI would not make you inadmissible. Any criminal encounter could cause delays in your case as officers many times review cases involving incidents with their supervisors before making final decisions. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Mar 09th, 2020 at 8:41 PM