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willsk22
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Post by willsk22 » Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:11 pm

Thinking of going to US for Christmas, possibly even stay with (extended) family there.....

I am British citizen
Wife is Russian with UK ILR......

which tourism visas do we require?

Am i correct to say tha I still get visa waiver? (went years ago but have had a minor police caution here since...)

Thanks in advance

Will S-K
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sakura
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Re: Visa

Post by sakura » Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:43 pm

willsk22 wrote:Thinking of going to US for Christmas, possibly even stay with (extended) family there.....

I am British citizen
Wife is Russian with UK ILR......

which tourism visas do we require?

Am i correct to say tha I still get visa waiver? (went years ago but have had a minor police caution here since...)

Thanks in advance

Will S-K
Apply for a tourist visafor your wife. She needs to meet other requirements. As for yourself...
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Marco 72
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Re: Visa

Post by Marco 72 » Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:22 pm

willsk22 wrote:Am i correct to say tha I still get visa waiver? (went years ago but have had a minor police caution here since...)
Depends. What was the "minor police caution" for?
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willsk22
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Post by willsk22 » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:17 pm

bit of a scuffle in a random town about a year ago.

But speaking to my brother who`s been in similar situation etc, he went with visa waiver and produced his army id card as well and whizzed through... maybe i`ll do the same...
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Marco 72
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Post by Marco 72 » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:21 pm

willsk22 wrote:bit of a scuffle in a random town about a year ago.
That doesn't really answer the question... What offence was the caution for? It's likely that you are not eligible for the VWP.
willsk22 wrote:But speaking to my brother who`s been in similar situation etc, he went with visa waiver and produced his army id card as well and whizzed through... maybe i`ll do the same...
Sure, they will let you through... but you will have lied at the point of entry. If one day you want to emigrate to the US this can cause you a lot of grief.
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Post by darko » Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:22 pm

willsk22 wrote:bit of a scuffle in a random town about a year ago.

But speaking to my brother who`s been in similar situation etc, he went with visa waiver and produced his army id card as well and whizzed through... maybe i`ll do the same...
Were you arrested?
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willsk22
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Post by willsk22 » Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:59 pm

no, but i accompanied them to the station...
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Post by Marco 72 » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:33 am

As far as US immigration law is concerned a caution counts as a conviction. See here

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=531883

From the Visa Waiver Wizard on the US Embassy website it would seem that you do need a visa

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new/vi ... izard.html
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