| Visa Application with Criminal Background | |
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| Jul 30, 2013 01:04 | #391   |
| GUEST4554 | GUEST14190, Someone one this site said that non-criminal record is needed when applying for Z and X (long term). If you are not required to provide a non-criminal record, you will be safe. If the embassy requires you to provide it, I don't know what will happen to you. |
| Aug 3, 2013 22:43 | #392 |
 | The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security has announced that employment license applicants will need to submit a “certificate of no criminal conviction” (also known as a police clearance letter) from their country of residence, effective July 1, 2013. Here’s a translation of the announcement and an FAQ: http://lawandborder.com/ |
| Sep 22, 2013 22:08 | #393 |
| GUEST42144 | I am Appling for a visa to china, and I have a felony drug charge from about 7 years ago. I was NOT selling drugs and it was NOT a violent crime either. I want to leave for china in October 2013 and stay for about 28 days. I am going there to visit my girlfriend who is living there currently, and I will be staying with her for the whole time period. I am very worried I will be denied my visa. I have been planning this trip for about 6 months now, and I did not know I needed a visa until a month ago. then I found out that you can be denied for certain things, but I did not see anywhere on the list about drug charges, unless it is drug trafficking or something like that, which it was not. Anyone with experience or knowledge know anything about this? please help with any information you can. thank you |
| Sep 25, 2013 17:17 | #394 |
| GUEST42144 | this is an update from my last post. I asked about my criminal record in my last post, I said that I was arrested in 2006 and I was on probation for 1 year. I went to the embassy today, and gave them my paper work for my visa. I printed out a 2 copy's of page 3. I think I screwed up a little though. I made an honest mistake and I hope it does not cost me my visa. for the question that ask if I have a criminal record in china or any other country, I had one copy that said yes and another that said no. when I got to the visa office today, I made my mind up and wanted to give them the one that said I was in trouble with the law. I think I might have gave them the wrong copy though, errr. I just hope that I did not screw up and they deny me my visa because I gave them the paper that said I was not in trouble with the law. I am hoping it does not matter since I also gave them a long detailed message about what happened when I was arrested, and then another real long paragraph about how I felt ashamed with what happened. I was completely honest about what happened to me, and about how I felt about it now. The lady looked over my paper work very fast, and skimmed through my letter I wrote. then she asked for my photo, and passport. then she skimmed over the letter again, and ask the lady behind her that was walking around something in Chinese. then the lady asked my if this happened to me and if I was telling the truth, I said yes. then she filled out the form and said I could pick up my visa on Friday October 4th. So I am hoping that everything goes well with my visa, and I can get my visa Friday like the lady said. I was not trying to hide anything, and I think being honest was the best choice since they do a finger print and sometimes do a background check. the background checks are random also BTW, so sometimes they do them and sometimes they do not. Does anyone know if this will be a problem when I go get my visa on Friday? If so can I say that I misunderstood the question, or say that I accidently marked the wrong box, since I really was being honest with them in my letter, and I was not hiding anything from them? Also someone said that on the plane you have to fill out another card or something, and that might be an issue, and since they gave me the paper that said I was approved, what should I write when I fill out this paper on the plane? I mean, if there is a paper you fill out on the plane. Does this mean that I will get my visa now, or can they still deny me when I go back to get my visa? I am now worried since I screw up errr. I hope this helps with anyone who is nerves about the same thing, I would just be honest with them, and tell them what happened, and if you really do feel bad about what you did, then tell them how you feel about it. This is a safer way to go about it I think, because if you lie, then they can deny you forever. then if you tell them the truth, you can always work out something later on, and might find a way to go. |
| Oct 26, 2013 16:20 | #395 |
| GUEST13975 | I have two felonies that were both sex offenses. The last one being 7 yrs ago. |
| Oct 29, 2013 04:30 | #396 |
| GUEST79166 | 13975..... People like you are the reason...the main reason why Criminal Background Checks are required in China and Asia. You should not even be allowed to have a passport to travel. The reason things are the way they are was because sex offenders were working here and either molesting children or in Neil Robinson's case, hiding from law enforcement back in the UK for sex offenses. |
| Dec 15, 2013 23:55 | #397 |
| GUEST23883 | Listen people. I had extensive criminal activities in the late 80s. I checked 'No' with Visas to Taiwan and China in 2005. I was back and forth from Taiwan and China in 2005 without any problems. In 2007 I went to Singapore checking, 'No' This is the simple of it: check 'No'. |
| Jan 20, 2014 10:53 | #398 |
| I guess the big question here is: Is a criminal record an arrest record or a conviction record? I was arrested, almost 40 years ago, in 1975 for simple possession of pot. No conviction, records sealed by court. Tick yes or no????? |
| Jan 26, 2014 22:47 | #399 |
| GUEST29208 | I am applying for a Z visa for a multi-year position within my company's branch in China. I have a misdemeanor DWI from 7 years ago. My company does not know about my record. They will process my application for me with 'No' if I do not speak up now. Should I go with the flow and allow them to submit the application or do I speak up and put 'Yes' with the an explanation? Though I would prefer to keep my company in the dark, I am leaning toward fessing up so that I could submit the application in person. I have several other work visas (short-term business visas) to several other country's including Russia and Saudi Arabia. I did not disclose my record for any of those. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. |
| May 17, 2014 09:49 | #400 |
| GUEST91211 | This is an old thread but i thought i would post my experience as the topic is probably still relevant for many. I have a felony vehicular manslaughter conviction from about 15 years ago, which is old but also a class 3/C felony which is pretty serious. I debated whether to disclose this on the visa application and ultimately decided to do it. I wrote a simple 100-word explanation of the incident and also said that i had no legal troubles since that time. They asked me a few questions and made me write "i promise to obey all laws while in China" on the visa application. They approved it with no delay or issues... dropped off on a Friday, picked up on a Monday. There were no restrictions on the duration of the visa either. If you're in my situation, i would recommend that you be honest, based on my experience. |
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