Results 1 to 3 of 3

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Posts
    2

    Default Misdemeanor of Filing a False Police Report and H4 Visa

    Hi everyone,

    I really need some advice. Thank you for reading my post.
    I came to California to visit my boyfriend in Dec of 2010. I am a Canadian Citizen who entered on a 6 month B2 Tourist Visa. In March of 2011, I found out I was pregnant and also that my boyfriend was with another women in downtown SF. I was very sick and kept calling him to come home. But he wouldn't. So I called him and I told him our house got robbed and that I was raped. So he would come home. I didn't think he would call the police. I thought that he would come home first. But he called the police and I was too scared to tell the police that I had lied about it. So I told them the same story and then confessed after 5 hours of interrogation. The reason why I didn't tell the police right away the truth was because I was very scared as I was involved in a domestic violence situation with my boyfriend requiring me to go to the hospital 3 times. My case is currently in court now. My public defender has told the prosecuter my situation and the prosecuter has agreed to see my hosptial records and photos of domestic violence this Monday. My prosecuter says that he will try to plea bargain to have me do community service in exchange for dismissal of my charges. But he has no guarantees.

    My boyfriend and I have also recently gotten married and he's applying me for H4 status as he's on an H1-B visa. If I am charged and convicted with this misdemeanor of filing a false police report which I know is a Crime of Moral Turpitude, what effect will it have on my H4 application? I know I can use the petty offense expection. If so, how do I go about doing so? What do I tell the Immigration officer during my H4 interview? What documents do I need? Can my visa be denied?

    Thank you again so much for your help.

    Much appreciation.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Behind a Desk
    Posts
    98,846

    Default Re: Misdemeanor of Filing a False Police Report and H4 Visa

    You should be working with a criminal defense lawyer who is familiar with immigration issues. Nobody here can promise you that you'll still get an H1B visa if you have a conviction for filing a false police report.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Posts
    2

    Default Re: Misdemeanor of Filing a False Police Report and H4 Visa

    Thank you so much for your help. I am so grateful.

    I've gone to court and have reached a resolution. The DA has agreed that I do 40 hours of community service and pay a fine in exchange for a dismissal. I have explained this in my letter attached to my I539. I am in the US currnetly , there fore will I still be required to go to an H4 interview?

    Yes my boyfriend and I had incidents of DV but now we are much better and happy both having learned a lesson from my arrest. Does USCIS have any grounds to deny my H4 based on this?

    I am also on a tourist visa which had expired on June 23rd and4 we had gotten married on June 18 and i had sent in my applicaton on June 21st. Do they have any grounds to deny my H4 based on this?



    Thank you again sir.

    1. Sponsored Links
       

Similar Threads

  1. Defamation: Can I Sue Someone for Filing a False Police Report
    By topmerc in forum Defamation, Slander And Libel
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 03-10-2010, 10:42 AM
  2. Criminal Investigations: Filing A False Police Report
    By jenks60 in forum Police Investigations
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 05-30-2008, 02:43 PM
  3. Defamation: Filing A False Police Report
    By karcol1 in forum Defamation, Slander And Libel
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 05-02-2008, 04:06 AM
  4. Obstruction of Justice: Filing A False Police Report
    By legalwisdom4va in forum Criminal Charges
    Replies: 20
    Last Post: 03-31-2008, 12:36 PM
  5. Obstruction of Justice: Filing a False Police Report
    By MercedezBlue in forum Criminal Charges
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 03-22-2006, 01:12 PM
 
 
Sponsored Links

Legal Help, Information and Resources