Advice regarding an American holiday visa / tourist

[JimmyMcG]

Hi Forum,

I am emailing you today for some advice regarding an American holiday visa for my Personal Healthcare Assistant.

I am going to Hawaii for Christmas and due to my severe disability I require 24/7 healthcare support.

Unfortunately my Personal Healthcare Assistant has a criminal record, due to a small offence committed when he was younger.

When applying for an American holiday visa online there is a section where you can choose what crime it falls under. However on the application there is not a definitive category that he falls under.

I have tried to ask the American embassy for advice regarding which option would best fit my personal healthcare assistant but they have responded to me; to answer the question to the best of knowledge. This was not very helpful at all.

I do not want to select the wrong option and therefore submit an incorrect visa.

If you believe a consultation would be the best way forward I would be open to receive legitimate recommendations

Kind regards,

JM

[inadmissible]

What was the crime, and what are your options on the DS-160/ESTA form?

[JimmyMcG]

What was the crime, and what are your options on the DS-160?

I have asked him to write what his crime was below.

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I am having trouble with question number 2 in the Eligibility Questions. I am not sure if I can say No as I have the following recording on my DBS :



I am not sure if these are considered as "crimes that resulted in serious damage to property".

I basically took my moms car without permission. I had no license. I was starting to reverse it out of the drive way and I bumped it into a Neighbours car.

So my mother could claim off her insurance; I handed myself into the police and they went completely overboard trying to make an example out of me. But here is what is written on my criminal record.

- Aggravated véhicule taking (TAKING)
Accident cause damage to véhicule
under 5000 GBP
on 03 August 2009
Theft act. 1968. S. 12A

-Driving otherwise than in
accordance with a licence
on 03 August 2009
Road Traffic Act 1988 S.87 (1)

- Using Vehicle while uninsured
on 03 August 2009
Road Traffic Act 1988 S.143 (2)

[JimmyMcG]

any help

[inadmissible]

That sounds like a crime resulting in serious damage to property

It's his only crime involving moral turpitude, so he will probably get his visa without any issue

[JimmyMcG]

That sounds like a crime resulting in serious damage to property

It's his only crime involving moral turpitude, so he will probably get his visa without any issue

So will I have to apply for a full visa?

[inadmissible]

You won't, but your healthcare assistant with the criminal record will have to

[JimmyMcG]

You won't, but your healthcare assistant with the criminal record will have to

Many thanks indeed for your help - if there were more people like you on the Internet it would be a better place