Criminal Law Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct whilst on a J-1 visa

[MattR99]

Hi,

I was recently arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. After spending the night in jail i received a court summons in the new year.
My J-1 visa expires at the end of this year and i have to renew the visa in order to come back for the next semester and also the court appearence.
Will this jeopardise my chance of getting another visa and do i have to declare that i have been arrested on my visa application as i have yet to be charged with anything.

Thanks in advance

 

[Michael Wechsler]

I'm not sure but they don't seem to be "crimes involving moral turpitude" so it would seem that you shouldn't have too much of a problem. Moral turpitude has been defined as "fraud, larceny and intent to harm a person or thing." That doesn't seem to be the case here.