QUESTION
Why is on pettition form I-129F the question in Part C question #2 if a criminal record of the american citizen is not relevant for filing?
Asked on Aug 15th, 2012 on Immigration - Kansas
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The question is asking whether the american citizen ever has been convicted by a court of law (...)for any of the following crimes:
Domestic violence ...
Homicide, murder...
Three or more convictions of crimes...
To me these questions only make sense if the INS will be doing a background check on the american citizen as well as on the foreigner
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This is part of the Adam Walsh act - basically need to conduct a check whether the U.S. citizen petitioner has been convicted in domestic violence or related crimes - which is relevant when trying to bring a foreign national spouse or fiancee.
Answered on Aug 15th, 2012 at 5:19 PM