| Visa Application with Criminal Background | |
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| Jan 11, 2009 11:21 | #81   |
 | DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON WHO TO CONTACT IN HONG KONG TO HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK DONE |
| Jan 11, 2009 14:57 | #82 |
| GUEST36182 | hi i received a police caution (UK) over a years ago, this is not a conviction. It is kept on my record however and only accessible by completing a crb check, i am traveling to china in June for 4 weeks and am not sure how i should answer this question! do you guys think they will check this information out? or just worry about checking for convictions? thanks a lot |
| Jan 12, 2009 05:32 | #83 |
| Guest356182. If you received a caution you have not been convicted. In NSW in Aus we have a 'no conviction recorded', this is also not a conviction which needs to be declared (eg it need not be declared). I ws wondering about all these US posts which mention 'misdemeanor'.... do these come into a similar category? |
| Jan 12, 2009 20:28 | #84 |
| GUEST87220 | If US customs know you lied to the Chinese about your criminal record will you get in trouble in America? |
| Jan 26, 2009 06:05 | #85 |
| GUEST89181 | Hi sorry to be a pain but can anybody please help me I have been commissioned to do a video shoot in China but I have a criminal record for Fraud with a nine-month jail sentence suspended for 15 months what are my chances of getting a visa? plus how do you get a visa & what do you need to supply? have not done any research yet as this was the first site i have visited via Google & are very impressed. Many Thanks |
| Jan 27, 2009 16:31 | #86 |
| GUEST87220 | According to American law a misdemeanor is any crime in which a person can not be sent to jail for more than 12 months. A misdemeanor is considered less serious than a felony. Misdemeanors can range from traffic tickets all the way up to simple assault and petty theft. many jobs in America bar people with felonies and allow people with misdemeanors. |
| Jan 30, 2009 02:14 | #87 |
| GUEST77130 | Hi there, I have been working for a company in Australia that also has an office in Shanghai. Last May our work travel agent organised all of the airline tickets, accommodation and then sent the visa application to the employees who were travelling to Shanghai for 4 days of work so they could fill it out. The company I work for (I have been there since early 2006) do not know I have a criminal record in Australia (in my early 20s back in 1997 I stole $69 from the retailer I worked for by doing a refund (with a receipt) but I signed another persons signature as doing the refund (it was classed as fraud under $2000) and I kept the cash. I am completely remorseful for what I did and I have not reoffended since (the court hearing was February 1998). I do not wish to be punished for the rest of my life because of a big mistake I made when I was young and stupid. I pleaded guilty and a conviction was recorded against me. Fast forward to 1998 and I come across the question on the China Visa application " do you have a criminal record in China or other country" I answered "no"-thinking honestly that after a 10 year period your record is wiped/classed as spent and you do not need to declare it-I was obviously mislead by people who advised me of this incorrect information. My Visa was approved. Also as my place of employment was organising this work trip, I did not want them to find out that I have a criminal record-because I am classed as a great employee and do not want the stigma attached that a record can give especially after 11 years of not reoffending. I am currently in the process of gathering information for my application for a tourist visa to the USA-they require court records, Name, DOB and fingerprint check-hopefully they will see in an interview that I am genuinely remorseful for what I did and that I have been morally responsible ever since my conviction. Now I am worried that I should have declared my criminal record to the Chinese Embassy-it was an honest mistake that I didn't as I thought you didn't have to declare it after a certain period of time. I have since learnt that criminal records are recorded against your name forever. So my question is-next time I have to visit China for work I wish to be honest and declare that I do have a record-and advise them that I said no on the previous application because I believed it was wiped/and that I didn't have to declare a record from over 10 years ago. But even though I am advising them of this honest mistake, I am worried that they will refuse my next Visa based on this-and I do not want to lose my job/damage my relationship with my employer of nearly 3 years based on this. Any advice would be appreciated on best way to handle this sensitive situation. |
| Feb 7, 2009 01:19 | #88 |
| GUEST53184 | I am planning to travel to China, and have a extremely minor middemeanor (driving while suspended, lowest degree).Ｉ refuse to lie on the form. Is the general consensus here that my visa will be granted? |
| Feb 7, 2009 15:39 | #89 |
| GUEST87220 | It's better not to admit it. Just check "no" . This is what many a lawyer familiar with China have told me. |
| Feb 9, 2009 13:13 | #90 |
| GUESTLOGAN | HI THRERE I AM GOING TOO FLORIDA IN JULY AND HAVE A UN FIT TOO DRIVE CHARGE AND GOT A YEARS BAN . DOS ANY ONE KNOW IF I WILL GET KNOKED BACK FOR MY VISA . |
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