visa help, TFL prosecution

I am about to apply IFR by Feb 2015 but I did silly things this year, using other's student oyster card on tfl journey. I was prosecuted by TFL and I think I am very likely to get a criminal record before next Feb. I dont think I can apply for IFR if I have such criminal record in past 2 years but can I still extend my visa for another 2/3 years?

Really appreciate if anyone can help on this!

if it was fixed price penalty and there is no court involved than there is no criminal conviction.
But if convicted by court, then depending on the offence you may have an unspent conviction. If you wish to, you can check for unspent convictions here.
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/accessni
http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk/

Malik44 wrote:if it was fixed price penalty and there is no court involved than there is no criminal conviction.
But if convicted by court, then depending on the offence you may have an unspent conviction. If you wish to, you can check for unspent convictions here.
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/accessni
http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk/

Thanks for your reply. I have not gone to the court yet so won't have criminal record now. Let's assume I have gone to court and got criminal record of 'attempted to travel on the Railway without having previously paid the fare and with intend to avoid payment thereof'. How will it affect my visa extension? I would wish I can at least extend my visa if I can not apply for ILR within 2 years.

Extension is not an issue. ILR is issue in that case.

Sticky on Tier-1 mentions it
http://www.immigrationboards.com/uk-tie ... 88652.html

t1s2010 wrote:Extension is not an issue. ILR is issue in that case.

Sticky on Tier-1 mentions it
http://www.immigrationboards.com/uk-tie ... 88652.html

The post is in 2011, has anything been changed now? If not, at least I will still be ok to extend my visa. Also for such case, would it be better to seek some professional help when prepare for the visa extension? I usually apply on my own before and dont have problem but I never have any criminal record before

I would suggest spend some time on the forum and you should find the answer for more latest update.
Professional help won't be much good for extension. It is a yes/no based on rules.

On other hand, sticky I mentioned is from S.Mehta and knowing this forum, I would say he (or other mod) would have updated the post if there was any change in recent year.

Until you search and discover otherwise, I would 'stick with sticky'