- Jurisdiction
- New York
Dear all,
Back in 2011 I was arrested for shoplifting in a mistaken circumstances in NYC, fingerprints and photos were taken after arrest.
I stayed there for a few hours, then got a notice telling to appear on court.
However, my flight was before the issued date, and my visa would have been expired, so I had a kind attorney who helped me showing on court. He told me my case recieved ACD so will be dismissed and sealed automatically.
Now I need to reapply visa for businees trip to enter the U.S., surely ESTA waiver program does not apply, but if I ever go to interview, how should I answer to the question"have you ever been arrested?"
Unfortunately I contacted the lawyer through school email, which the account was deleted after so many years, so I have lost my contact with him. I saw on the Internet that I should be giving a certificate of disposition to explain if i answered yes to the above question. But how should I request it? from whom? and can they mail overseas?
Thank you all for the help. This business trip is really important to me, and to say in fact, i couldn't remember much details about the incident, can I just go to visa interview being honest with no documentation, and telling the interviewer what happened(a lawyer handled it for me and i couldn't really get in touch him, i didn't receive any documentation of record or the case number ... ... )
Back in 2011 I was arrested for shoplifting in a mistaken circumstances in NYC, fingerprints and photos were taken after arrest.
I stayed there for a few hours, then got a notice telling to appear on court.
However, my flight was before the issued date, and my visa would have been expired, so I had a kind attorney who helped me showing on court. He told me my case recieved ACD so will be dismissed and sealed automatically.
Now I need to reapply visa for businees trip to enter the U.S., surely ESTA waiver program does not apply, but if I ever go to interview, how should I answer to the question"have you ever been arrested?"
Unfortunately I contacted the lawyer through school email, which the account was deleted after so many years, so I have lost my contact with him. I saw on the Internet that I should be giving a certificate of disposition to explain if i answered yes to the above question. But how should I request it? from whom? and can they mail overseas?
Thank you all for the help. This business trip is really important to me, and to say in fact, i couldn't remember much details about the incident, can I just go to visa interview being honest with no documentation, and telling the interviewer what happened(a lawyer handled it for me and i couldn't really get in touch him, i didn't receive any documentation of record or the case number ... ... )