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[Duke]

I have DWI on my record along with a few other traffic violations. Will I be denied when going through immigration due to these violations?

I have read posts that go both ways on this topic but have not found a definite answer. Thanks

[TheChickenLover]

A dui here is considered reason for a visa refusal. The fact that you put other people's lives at risk to save on cab fare shows an immense lack of judgement on your part.

Sorry

Chicken

[The_Conservative]

It depends on the Immigration officer. It seems (given my experiences and those of others who have posted) that each office is a law unto itself.


I don't think you'll be denied ENTRY. You may however be denied issuance of a E-2 visa. You don't have to submit a CBC to enter Korea, just to get the visa.

[makemischief]

Also depends on when it happened/where.

If you are from the USA and got a DWI when young in one state, and then moved to another state- then a CBC from the second state will likely not show the charge (correct me if I am wrong please).

If it actually shows up on you record, I couldn't say what the result would be. Do we have any cases to go by yet, beyond hearsay?

[Bibbitybop]

I've asked this before and no one can give a credible (cited) answers:

What kind of infractions will bar people from getting an E-2 visa?

Are there any set rules?

Furthermore, there was a discussion in another thread an someone said arrests show up on FBI background checks (which often do according to the FBI website). But will arrests bar people from getting an E-2? If so, think about that for a minute. A man is arrested, but innocent, and found to be innocent by a judge or jury. Yet he has an arrest on his record.

I fear for those people as Korean immigration has no idea what it is doing and what the US embassy does (see: Korea saying US embassy provides BGCs and fingerprinting). I have no faith that Korea will know the difference between "arrest" and "conviction."