Probably_in_trouble

Guys,

I need your help to prepare for my India visit and need to go to
consulate to get my H1 visa.

I have a criminal record for Disorderly Conduct Misdemeanor. Original
charge was COMPLICITY IN THEFT of $90 and was amended to DISORDERLY
CONDUCT MINOR MISDEMEANOR for my NO CONTEST plea bargained by my
lawyer.

Now I am going to India and want to know what documents should I carry
apart from my Certified Court Disposition and FBI Fingerprint Records
(that came with No Records Found)?

Also, does anyone know of a lawyer that can get me a Petty Offence
Exception letter stating that the conviction does not make me
inadmissible (obviously only if it is true).

ANY HELP would be appreciated as I leave soon for India

Regards

-Folinskyinla

> Guys,
>
> I need your help to prepare for my India visit and need to go to
> consulate to get my H1 visa.
>
> I have a criminal record for Disorderly Conduct Misdemeanor. Original
> charge was COMPLICITY IN THEFT of $90 and was amended to DISORDERLY
> CONDUCT MINOR MISDEMEANOR for my NO CONTEST plea bargained by my
> lawyer.
>
> Now I am going to India and want to know what documents should I carry
> apart from my Certified Court Disposition and FBI Fingerprint Records
> (that came with No Records Found)?
>
> Also, does anyone know of a lawyer that can get me a Petty Offence
> Exception letter stating that the conviction does not make me
> inadmissible (obviously only if it is true).
>
> ANY HELP would be appreciated as I leave soon for India
>
> Regards

Hi:

You should contact an immigration lawyer preferably in the STATE of the
conviction. You will need copies of the state statutes in question. I
know I like to provide copies that can be verified on-line.

From the way you describe it, it seems that you probably don't even need
the "petty offense" exception. However, it might be a good idea to show
that even if you had been convicted AS CHARGED, that would have been
subject to "petty offense." Also, "complicity" covers a lot of ground,
some of which may also not be a "crime involving moral turpitude."

Your question is way too general to have a coherent answer in the
context of an NG.