Legal Question in DUI Law in Pennsylvania
ARD program and visa to the US
Hello, I am russian student. In 2007 I
studied in the university in
Pennsylvania and I was pulled over
when I was drunk. I successfully
completed ARD program and came
back to Russia. My attorney told me
that the record of arrest would go out.
But I read that the record of arrest is
usually transmitted to nine or ten local
and state agencies.
My question is: when I go to get a visa
to the United States what should I
answer to the question ''have you ever
been arrested?''. I am afraid that the
record of my arrest is somewhere in
one of that agencies which contact
with organization which gives visa to
Russian citiezens.
Thank You for Your attention!
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: ARD program and visa to the US
I just read the other attorney response and I must sya that I disagree with his assessment that you can say you were "never arrested"...the right answer is you were NEVER CONVICTED. I am an attorney that practices in Philadelphia County, and have helped people with criminal and immigration questions for more than 17 years.
You should make a formal expungement petition to clean out the case history from all reporting agencies. I can help...
Mike
Re: ARD program and visa to the US
You should be safe to say you have not been arrested. They are concerned about criminal activity, and at worst, DUI is quasi-criminal, and after ARD, the arrest should not count at all.
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