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by VR » Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:13 pm
Madi,
How do you know until the Case is heard whether it is Sec 39?
They could invoke other sections and sentencing can vary depending on the mood of the Judge on the the day.
The Magistrates Courts are Quixotic and You can be lucky if you escape with a Fine or Community Sentence and worst case a suspended sentence if its your only conviction.
It is unlikely that the Border Agency will look favorably and if its a fine or community sentence or a suspended sentence which is not activated (you will need to make sure you comply with all requirements and ensure the sentence is not activated), you will have to re-apply after 3 years from the end of the sentence.
Is there a possibility for the case to be dropped? Hope you have not done anything so as to seriously spoil this chance and relationship.
Now coming to your question, Yes you will need to inform the Border Agency and do it immediately (this will prove handy for your case in case the charges are dropped later). So Worst case you will loose the fees paid and have to wait a further 3 years. If you are lucky to have the charges dropped then you will get credit for being honest upfront and it should not affect you. The world war scenario is if you are slapped with a suspended sentence and you get docked for another offence during the operational period say a traffic offence which lands you in the court. In this case your wait will more than double. You can update them later depending on what happens.Hope this helps. Whats done is done! No point fretting about it. Just inform them and hope things pan out favorably for you and the case gets dropped.
cheers
VR
