QUESTION
Will bio-metrics/FBI flag that I received a juvenile caution in UK 23 years ago?
Asked on Jul 25th, 2013 on Immigration - Texas
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I have submitted adjustment of status. I did not declare a juvenile caution that I received in the United Kingdom 23 years ago. Enhanced police checks I have received for work stated "none" so I always considered the issue a 'non-issue'. However I have realized this is not the case.
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Adebola O. Asekun
Your CIS biometrics is limited only to record of arrest or lack thereof within the United States. But any applicant for a green card is required to submit results of a criminal background check in any country where the applicant has resided for at least 6 months since reaching the age of 14 years. With respect to your arrest, you must honestly disclose that information. It is likely that arrest will not bar you from obtaining a green card. But failure to disclose that arrest will cause you problems later.
Answered on Jul 29th, 2013 at 8:28 PM
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If you were ever arrested, charged, or convicted of a crime, you must reveal this information to USCIS even if the incident occurred when you were still considered a juvenile. You will have another chance to correct your answers to the application during the adjustment of status interview.
Answered on Jul 26th, 2013 at 9:35 AM