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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:21 pm    Post subject: Re: FBI check question Reply with quote

bowra wrote:
Korean Immigration requires a clear criminal background check. The FBI will keep records of all of your convictions. In addition, they will keep track of any time you've been arrested. Does an arrest record preclude an E-2 visa?


short answer = YES, it does preclude approval for an E2.

Your visa application will be denied out of hand with ANY positive finding or comment on it.

Kimmi will NOT take circumstances into account. They are not able or willing to figure out the nuances of the US judicial system and take them into account.

To them it is black and white - Clear or NOT clear and the policy is NO ACCEPTANCE of any positive finding.

Pick another country.

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yahoo



Joined: 07 Feb 2011

PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:47 pm    Post subject: FBI Criminal Background Check Reply with quote

So here is my issue:

I applied for an FBI CBC in mid Oct 2010 because I was planning on extending my E-2 visa, but work for a different school. I finally received it 1 day before Christmas and noticed something f*cked up on it; I was falsely arrested in 2007, however I was finger printed and the city sent this information to the FBI and it showed up on the FBI CBC, even though it does says 'dismissed' on the FBI document. It didn't even cross my mind that this would show up because 1.) I was innocent of the crime and it was dismissed 2.) It didn't show up on my state background check.

The FBI CBC states this:
1-ARRESTED OR RECEIVED 2007/10/12
AGENCY-POLICE DEPARTMENT SEATTLE
AGENCY CASE A637894
CHARGE 1-MUNICIPALITIES CODE VIOLATION

COURT-POLICE DEPARTMENT SEATTLE
CHARGE-MUNICIPALITIES CODE VIOLATION
SENTENCED-
DISMISSED

So, since I found out that this was on my record, I later learned that I could have had it off of my FBI CBC if i would have requested the Washington State Patrol's office to request to the FBI to take it off my record. So I did this the first week of January and it is now off of my FBI CBC. I also immediately ordered a new FBI CBC, just in case...

The only problem now is that
my E-2 Visa ends Feb 18th and I will be transferring to a new school (if everything works out with Korean Immigration) Starting the First of March.

The Director of my new school wants to take all of my documents to the Korean Immigration next week (Feb 15). Do you think I should just give all my documents to her and just see how it goes at Korean Immigration? Or do you think that I should just give her everything except for the FBI CBC and say it is in the process of being sent (the second one is)?

I really do not know what I should do.... any GOOD advice would help
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murmanjake



Joined: 21 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well according to marsavalanche you should probably go take a hike cause criminals are not wanted and don't deserve nothin

but maybe you could look into getting it expunged. That seems to be the only way to go through this at this moment.
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northway



Joined: 05 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My understanding is that they'll let you switch schools if you can prove that you have your FBI check underway.
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yahoo



Joined: 07 Feb 2011

PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

bro - next time, you should read the whole effing post, before you post your own comments... I did get it erased from my fbi record, only after i recieved the initial one. it will take several months to get it, but i went ahead and ordered a new one, with the false arrest OFF MY RECORD. However, i will not receive it for several months after my e-2 visa expires.

Wow. I thought I said I only wanted GOOD feedback, but thanks anways.

If you are going to post meaningless sh*t, please don't bother. Thanks.
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northway



Joined: 05 Jul 2010

PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yahoo wrote:
bro - next time, you should read the whole effing post, before you post your own comments... I did get it erased from my fbi record, only after i recieved the initial one. it will take several months to get it, but i went ahead and ordered a new one, with the false arrest OFF MY RECORD. However, i will not receive it for several months after my e-2 visa expires.

Wow. I thought I said I only wanted GOOD feedback, but thanks anways.

If you are going to post meaningless sh*t, please don't bother. Thanks.


Relax, he's just ripping on marsavalanche.
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murmanjake



Joined: 21 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yah man, wasn't you i'd meant to inflame...

but you do bring up a good point, my post was pretty useless.

Your situations shitty and I guess I just wanted to comment on the shittiness. You are and example of a blame-free casualty of the system and your case should be considered by those raging anti-criminal types that always seem to pop up on these threads...
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murmanjake



Joined: 21 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

marsavalanche wrote:
bowra wrote:
So being arrested for something makes you a criminal now? Not in the US, from whom they are requesting we get the records. Being arrested does not make you a criminal. You sound dreadfully naive and ignorant.


If you were referring to me, being arrested and being convicted of a crime are two completely different things. Who is the ignorant one again?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/criminal

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arrest

It's not that difficult guys.


The point is non-criminals can have a criminal record. You jumped into this thread about people being arrested but not convicted with a rant about criminals teaching children.

This thread had nothing to do with criminals until you posted this:

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I really don't have sympathy for these people. If you EVER committed a crime you should NOT be teaching in another country.

Hell I'd go as far to say it's debatable whether I'd want someone with a criminal record teaching my OWN children.

It makes no sense how people advocate for that.
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