Please help! I overstayed in USA on B2 tourist visa for 3 1/2 months after I ran out of money and was unable to buy tickets to return to my home country from USA until mid-December 2001. I remember applying for an extension but did not remember getting a response. Due to sudden change of home in my home country when I returned back there, I had not received the cancellation of my visa at all thus I had no knowledge of my overstay's repercussions. When I visited USA in April 2004, I used the Visa Waiver Program and had no problems with immigration officials, perhaps due to now having a return ticket and my intention of staying in the USA for only a few days this time. Now I have been told that my overstay prohibited me from using the VWP. I have not been to USA since April 2004 at all. I understand that my 2006 UK police caution f0r common assault (a minor incident) is not a criminal conviction and may not block me from getting another USA visa. I already got F-1 student visa for my MSc degree studies in IT in late 1990s, plus optional practical training and grace period before I got the B-2 visa so you see I already got two visas from the London US Embassy without any problems, though at that time I did not go through an interview. Will I be penalised for using Visa Waiver Program in April 2004 (before I got my police caution) after the possible cancellation of my visa? I wish I was aware of this problem.What are my chances of getting an US visa in 2015? I will doubly make sure that I do everything legal regarding US visa application. Must I mention my last visit to USA on VWP in 2004 if I file DS 160 form as I initially decided to keep quiet but now changed my mind in case they have 2001 and 2004 records of my US visits.

