Criminal Record IN CHINA! What should I put under Criminal record?

Criminal Record IN CHINA! What should I put under Criminal record?
Feb 26, 2012 20:13
OBSTANTE Points: Join Date: Feb 26, 2012 Status: offline	Hi there and thanks for reading. About 3 years back I got jailed for running a game in China for about 6 months. I was never deported. During trial judge mention he would not ask for my deportation due to good behavior and repentance. I was told by the cops there I was not deported because I was married to a Chinese citizen and usually they forgive you if you have family there. However, long story short, I got divorced recently. All of these years I have been getting my L VISA (relative visa is also named L) without even having left China. However, now that I am divorced, I went back to my home country to get it. My last L visa has still not expired, but will expire in April. I would like to know the following: Should i tik YES for criminal record or should I tik NO? I been repeatedly told that I should tik NO because they are unlikely to check on that. I know if you have commited a crime abroad, they have no way to check it, but in my case it happened in China. Things to consider: I have never been deported - I have been getting my Visas for the past 3 years normally - My crime was for gambling, which is one of the minor crime cases in China. What is your take? I will be applying for the VISA very soon and would like your opinion. BTW, the reason I am applying is because I got a job back home that will send me to China on a regular basis. This will bring my life back to normalcy. Any good insight and opinion is welcome. Many thanks.

Feb 26, 2012 20:13

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Hi there and thanks for reading.

About 3 years back I got jailed for running a game in China for about 6 months. I was never deported. During trial judge mention he would not ask for my deportation due to good behavior and repentance.

I was told by the cops there I was not deported because I was married to a Chinese citizen and usually they forgive you if you have family there.

However, long story short, I got divorced recently.

All of these years I have been getting my L VISA (relative visa is also named L) without even having left China.

However, now that I am divorced, I went back to my home country to get it. My last L visa has still not expired, but will expire in April.

I would like to know the following:

Should i tik YES for criminal record or should I tik NO? I been repeatedly told that I should tik NO because they are unlikely to check on that. I know if you have commited a crime abroad, they have no way to check it, but in my case it happened in China.

Things to consider: I have never been deported - I have been getting my Visas for the past 3 years normally - My crime was for gambling, which is one of the minor crime cases in China.

What is your take? I will be applying for the VISA very soon and would like your opinion.

BTW, the reason I am applying is because I got a job back home that will send me to China on a regular basis. This will bring my life back to normalcy.

Any good insight and opinion is welcome.

Many thanks.

Feb 26, 2012 20:38	#1
BBQQ Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	You will apply for the China visa from the overseas Chinese mission this time, and you don't have any crinimal records in your home country, right? The NBI clearance should from your government, so I think you should choose No.

Feb 26, 2012 20:46	#2
OBSTANTE Points: Join Date: Feb 26, 2012 Status: Offline	Correct, I have checked my criminal record in my own country and it is clean. Like I said, in fact, I have been getting my visas for the past 3 years with no problems, but I was applying for Relative Visa (through my ex-wife). Furthermore, I currently have the remains of my previous Relative Visa till this April. I am very anxious, will post results once I get it.

Feb 29, 2012 18:06

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Hi Guys,

I got the VISA, yay. These are my afterthoughts: They don't really check your background unless you tell them something is wrong.

I asked the lady if I should had put that I had the Z visa denied in HK but never had L visa denied, and the lady was like..."nah, if you never had L visa denied, just put that you never had any problems, it will be better".

So had I tik YES to any of the questions, including on the criminal one, they probably would check it out.

Anyways, feels good. Got a 1 year multiple entrance.

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