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[curlygirl]

An American acquaintance of mine wants to come and teach in Korea. A few years back she was arrested for marijuana possession. The charges were dropped and not recorded, so she was not prosecuted.

However, she is worried that the arrest will show up on her criminal background check. IF this happens will immigration automatically throw out her application for an E2 or is it at their discretion?

Is there any background check available from America which will not show up arrests when the charges are dropped?

Thanks in advance for your input.

[ChilgokBlackHole]

The only way to find out for sure is for her to get a background check on herself, open it up, and read it.

[ttompatz]

[hagwonnewbie]

In the US, a CBC is a record of convictions, not arrests. I think it's different in Canada and other countries.

No worries.

[ChilgokBlackHole]

[hellofaniceguy]

You're asking the wrong folks...only immigration can answer that....and it's 50/50 depending on who interviews you and what your story is. Some have been approved and some have not.

[hockeyguy109]

To answer your question, if they are from the USA then they are fine. My "friend" had something similar happen to them (but not with drugs) and it was never put on his record. Relax, all is well.

[slothrop]

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[air76]

Just get a background check from the State Patrol, it's like 10 bucks, and then see what it says. There is no special background check you can get that omits information that you don't want to see.

My guess is that it won't be on there.

[curlygirl]

Thanks for all the responses. My pal is going to take the "wait till the cbc arrives, read it then weep" approach. Fingers crossed that nothing shows up.

[stoopidfan14]

[jcm87]

Be sure and post what happened, some of us may have the same question.

[Tigerstyleone]