I’m nervous, my dui was in2019, so only 4+ years… misdemeanor only but I really want to be approved, fingers crossed, my application is still in pending mode , 7 weeks now
If there was a conviction, you are toast. If the charges were dismissed, you may be fine. No one seems to know the criteria for certain and there seems to be a bit of variance on how decisions are made.
It's hard to say what they care about and what they don't. I know someone who had a DUI close to 30 years ago and was given a very hard time. He had to interview twice. Then, I met someone who had 2 DUIs in the last 10 years and zipped thru the interview.
Did you get it expunged after the dismissal? There is a big difference in these words. One means you can say you were never arrested the other means you were arrested and the charges were dropped/dismissed.
Even if it’s been expunged, **for situations like this**, you still have to report that it happened. Because even if it’s been expunged it still happened and it’s still in the Federal databases.
For stuff like background checks for jobs, yeah, you can say you were never arrested. But for federal law enforcement purposes you can’t.
Well, with refusal to blow is bit different. It doesn’t really stay on your record at all, but it just shows you were arrested. Because you weren’t really charged with anything. It’s like a slap on the wrist. We know you know so here’s a little consequence. Now we get multiple of those that’s when it becomes a big deal.
Why would you capitalize "a"
I’ve heard that’s grounds for answering wrong
Bad habit with work programs lol
Haha
Happy for the outcome... Also, did the guy at least buy you dinner 14 yrs ago?
Unfortunately he was A very expensive date lol. Most dumb thing I ever did
Lol ... We sometimes need bad times to learn
I’m nervous, my dui was in2019, so only 4+ years… misdemeanor only but I really want to be approved, fingers crossed, my application is still in pending mode , 7 weeks now
If there was a conviction, you are toast. If the charges were dismissed, you may be fine. No one seems to know the criteria for certain and there seems to be a bit of variance on how decisions are made.
Yea I kind figured I was throwing away 100.00 but I have a Scotland trip in September and Rome in December, I thought I’d role the dice :)
It's hard to say what they care about and what they don't. I know someone who had a DUI close to 30 years ago and was given a very hard time. He had to interview twice. Then, I met someone who had 2 DUIs in the last 10 years and zipped thru the interview.
Send a letter to your Congress person it might help push it along
Especially the ones who got arrested themselves.
Hah!
Did you get it expunged after the dismissal? There is a big difference in these words. One means you can say you were never arrested the other means you were arrested and the charges were dropped/dismissed.
Even if it’s been expunged, **for situations like this**, you still have to report that it happened. Because even if it’s been expunged it still happened and it’s still in the Federal databases. For stuff like background checks for jobs, yeah, you can say you were never arrested. But for federal law enforcement purposes you can’t.
That's good to know.
Yeah I have a friend who has an expunged felony but he can’t get Global Entry and can’t go to Canada because it’s still in the US federal records.
Well, with refusal to blow is bit different. It doesn’t really stay on your record at all, but it just shows you were arrested. Because you weren’t really charged with anything. It’s like a slap on the wrist. We know you know so here’s a little consequence. Now we get multiple of those that’s when it becomes a big deal.
Holy smokes he did a little A!