What criminal convictions stop you from obtaining a holiday visa from the USA?

This certainly is not the place for this question. You MUST contact your nearest USA consulate or embassy for totally correct information. I can tell you if you just come and do not take the necessary precautions, it is very possible that you will be returned immediately and you will lose completely the cost of your plane tickets and any other expenses you might have made.

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You and your children can easily apply for the VWP (Visa Waiver Program where you can visit the US for up to 90 days at a time without a visa). Your husband will be ineligible for the VWP and should just apply for a B2 visa.

Applying for the visa will mean that he needs to attend an interview at the London embassy, and he will have to do a blood test too which you will have to pay for (it will be quite expensive, as it has to be the doctor the embassy uses in Knightsbridge). He'll have to explain the situation ie, how much he was found with, reasons etc. You will need the police certificate related to his conviction.

The visa will take longer to process that normal visas, so I suggest you get it out of the way asap.

Finally, I WOULDN'T SUGGEST for you not to declare the convictions. Because he is ineligible for the VWP, if tried entering anyway, he would be refused, and that would be at your expense.

Even worse, if he tried to apply for the B2 visa without declaring, when they go and do the background checks, he would be denied the visa and from applying for any further visas, meaning it would be impossible for him to gain entry to the United States.

Here are some useful links regarding applying for the B2 visa, applying with a criminal record and a link to the London US Embassy.

http://www.usembassy.org.uk/ukaddres.html

http://london.usembassy.gov/b2.html

http://london.usembassy.gov/add_crime.html

All should be fine and he should hopefully be able to get a visa to gain access to the US. I'm not going to guarantee it, because it really depends on the severity of the crimes and how long ago they were.

Good luck!!

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Yes you will. They now go back to 5 years down the line. Same thing with visa waiver system. Sorry to tell you this but that's how they do it

Before you do anything why don't you call the American Embassy and ask that question. You do not have to give them your name or anything but you will at least have the correct answer so you can know what your course of action will be.

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