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Thread: DUI Arrest '05, No official conviction, must this be disclosed?

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[quote=GUEST59201,456463]On the application for the Visa (I'm applying for an L tourist Visa, single entrance) there is the question to indicate Yes/No if you have a criminal record, and then if so to explain further down. Back in 2005 I had a first offense DUI. I plead no contest, and wasn't convicted so to speak as the official record states. For a year I was court supervision/classes/fines to pay and it was done and over with in 2006, thought he arrest is on my record. No legal issues since.

The first time I walked in, I wanted to be honest on the application and put "Yes", briefly explaining the situation on the same application. At the window however, they simply wouldn't take it to be further reviewed or submitted (so I didn't really get an official 'rejection' I believe?) The folks were very difficult to understand behind the glass, and said roughly I 'needed more paperwork' I guess to prove I wasn't on probation or maybe a fugitive? The website and contact information is atrocious. When asking other available consulate staff around they simply were no help.

I'm hoping someone has advice on my next step. Do I go to the courthouse where the incident occurred, get a copy of it, and re-apply with the same application? Or, do I simply select "No" to a prior criminal record as there isn't a Felony or even a conviction dealing with the event on my record...[/quote]

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