My wife has a conviction and is applying for settlement visa

[C4L23]

My wife is stuck in New York at the moment and is awaiting her settlement visa. She is stressed and lonely and last week she was asked to submit another document in addition to the one she submitted, which meant flying down to Dallas and back and submitting it in a day. It's now been five working days since that and we have paid for a priority service. Does the delay mean it could be rejected? She was convicted for a DWI, a misdemeanor, served a few days in jail and no fine. I have been told that this could take 15 days, maybe more to hear the outcome. What is the process and what is the likelihood that this could lead to a rejection?

[The Station Agent]

They may take the decision at the post or may send it back to the UK for review. If the conviction was within the last 7 years they could choose to be difficult but I would think it should not be a barrier to her eventual success as long as it wasn't like last month or something.

[C4L23]

They may take the decision at the post or may send it back to the UK for review. If the conviction was within the last 7 years they could choose to be difficult but I would think it should not be a barrier to her eventual success as long as it wasn't like last month or something.

Thanks for that. The arrest was in October 2009 and the sentence was completed in April 2010. This is very nerve wracking.