I 485, Initial evidence: 1. Criminal history, D: 1 and 2.

[Brigantia]

If you have ever had any arrest or conviction vacated, set aside, sealed, expunged, or otherwise removed from your record, submit:
1. An original or court-certified copy of the court order vacating, setting aside, sealing, expunging, or otherwise removing the arrest or conviction; or
2. An original statement from the court that no record exists of your arrest or conviction

Hello guys can you explain the point 1 and 2. Does it refers to any kind of crime/s that have been removed from a background record ? (In some country is possibile to clean it up like you never did anything, after a certain years of good moral conduct).
Any clarification would be really helpful in preparing my next interview.

[Brigantia]

Anyone ?

[rayb]

How you respond depends on what criminal history information from your country (or in the U.S.) might be readily available to the interviewer.

Some countries will not provide criminal history or police reports, or such reports or not reliable. For other countries, offense information dating back beyond a few years are not available, unlike the U.S., where such criminal history is available to government agencies here forever.

How you respond to the criminal history-type questions on the I-485 depends on your comfort level in what you care to share with USCIS or what you believe they might have access to already.

--Ray B

If you have ever had any arrest or conviction vacated, set aside, sealed, expunged, or otherwise removed from your record, submit:
1. An original or court-certified copy of the court order vacating, setting aside, sealing, expunging, or otherwise removing the arrest or conviction; or
2. An original statement from the court that no record exists of your arrest or conviction

Hello guys can you explain the point 1 and 2. Does it refers to any kind of crime/s that have been removed from a background record ? (In some country is possibile to clean it up like you never did anything, after a certain years of good moral conduct).
Any clarification would be really helpful in preparing my next interview.

[Brigantia]

How you respond depends on what criminal history information from your country (or in the U.S.) might be readily available to the interviewer.

Some countries will not provide criminal history or police reports, or such reports or not reliable. For other countries, offense information dating back beyond a few years are not available, unlike the U.S., where such criminal history is available to government agencies here forever.

How you respond to the criminal history-type questions on the I-485 depends on your comfort level in what you care to share with USCIS or what you believe they might have access to already.

--Ray B

Hi Ray B.,


Thank you very much for your answer. Well I went to the first interview and they did not have anything about my 2 convictions, but I let them know about them. I could not provide the records because its old stuff (over 15 years ago), the officer after approving my I 130 told me that n clean background check would have been fine in the next interview.
In my country the rehabilitation allows you to wipe your record (of course there are some exceptions depending on what kind of convictions) like you have never done it.