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Misdemeanor and Z-Visa
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jds1337



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 1:43 pm    Post subject: Misdemeanor and Z-Visa Reply with quote
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roadwalker



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It may matter if you were charged as a juvenile or as an adult. In a perfect world, I'd say, no, you don't have a record. But the arrest may still show up with a notation of no prosecution. The only way to know is to do a criminal background check. If it comes up flagged for your arrest, you should be able to go to court to have it erased, but it still may show in the database. Here's an article from last year about lingering arrest records in the US. http://www.wsj.com/articles/as-arrest-records-rise-americans-find-consequences-can-last-a-lifetime-1408415402
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Bud Powell



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Does the application ask you if you were convicted or charged? It makes a difference.

If you are in the States, you can go to Crimchek (http://www.crimcheck.com/) and ask for a background check. It'll cost about $50.00, and you MIGHT be able to submit it in response to a prospective employer's request for a background check.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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likwid_777



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If the charges were dropped and you weren't convicted, how can you have a criminal record? I'm not very familiar with the US law if that's where you're from. However, if you are not convicted in a court, and have no other convictions, you shouldn't have a criminal record. Answer NO to that question because NO is the truth.
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Bud Powell



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you live in the same city where the alleged offense occurred? The Chinese consulate has absolutely no idea where you have lived in the past.

Have you been asked to produce a CBC? If not, why worry about it? If you want to cover yourself, go ahead and get the document and be prepared to present it.

You might want to ask for the charges to be expunged if you were never convicted. Have you asked your local legal Aid (U.S.) or a lawyer about expungement?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
My boss says the invitation letter and paperwork has been approved in China and is being shipped to me, and that I can go ahead and book my flight. I'm in a weird spot right now. Do I count on my visa being approved and book my flight or wait to take the documents to the embassy before doing so?

Also, my boss suggested that I use an outside service to obtain my Z-visa, basically ship all my documents to them and they take care of it and ship me back the visa, would this have a higher success chance than doing it myself?
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fpshangzhou



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
In my experiences of renewing the RP, I would not trust any company/school's word when it comes to documents. Until documents are physically in your possession, I would recommend NOT making any flight arrangements until the embassy stamps the visa in your passport. Due to trusting the company's word ab