B2 Visa With Arrests/Conviction

Has anyone had an experience with or heard of someone being denied a B2 visa due to an arrest or a conviction?
The crime committed, in my opinion, is a minor one and did not result in any deaths or anything on that scale, but no idea how this will be viewed by the US.
The person in question is normally allowed to travel under the Visa Waiver but not any longer, due to this issue.
If anyone has any info or wants to discuss this with me, please email me, thanks a lot!

Its all done now, disqualified from driving for awhile, a fine, but the judges said that he should have no trouble getting the Visa so, all good for now.
Hope this is useful to someone who may have to go through this in the future. I hope no one does 

Bumping this up

Visa interview was last Tuesday and DH had to go for a physical which basically meant that he had to go to doc appointed by the embassy, pay £150 for a simple blood test. His appointment was at 9am and he could not see the doctor until around 3pm that same day. The nurse that did the blood work said that the Embassy likes to drag out the time between the initial interview and the blood test to see if the applicant is going to sneak out and have a drink or take drugs, so that something comes up in the blood and they can refuse the application.
In the interview they seemed to think that getting the visa would not be an issue but it may be an issue of timing, since we fly a week tomorrow and the visa can take up to 10 days to be issued. The embassy have the results and are weighing their decision.
I am really bummed but, nothing can be done to speed it up. So it looks like I may have to travel to the US by myself and lose the money we spent on DH's plane ticket (it was a cheap on line fare so I presume no refund)
Plus it is Veterans Day so Embassy wont be working on it today. I am beyond annoyed 

Hopefully someone will find this info useful and hopefully by the same token no one will have to go thru this.
The simple message, dont drink and drive, even if its the next day. It can, literally, mess up your whole life

Hopefully someone will find this info useful and hopefully by the same token no one will have to go thru this.
The simple message, dont drink and drive, even if its the next day. It can, literally, mess up your whole life

I wholeheartedly agree - I unfortunately have to go through this next Tuesday and I am so glad you posted this!!

Back in August, I made a stupid decision to get in my car 4 hours after I'd had my last drink . I thought I was under the limit, but was stopped and well... wasn't. It hasn't completely messed up my life, but it has cost me several hundred pounds and major worries about my F-1 student visa.

I'm glad that your husband got to have the blood test on the same day - I heard last week that I may have to go up to London a few days later for the test and that I'd have to pay up to £250 for it!! Was the test done in the embassy, or did he have to go to a doctor somewhere else?

I've been told that unless they can prove I have an alcohol abuse problem (which I don't - I barely drink at all) AND that I am exhibiting harmful behaviour because of it, then they have no grounds for refusal. My interview at the US embassy is at 9am next Tuesday and I don't leave for the US until mid-January, so I think the only issue will be the waiting time for the visa and not being able to book flights just yet.

Good luck for the visa ands that he manages to get it in time . Let's hope that when I'm going through the interview next week, you're both on that flight .

Hey ksand24

His interview was this past Tuesday and they sent him for the test the same day thankgodfully. His appt was at 9am and they kept him hanging around and his appt was at 3pm or thereabouts. The docs was in Bond St, so very close by and the Doc must be Embassy-nominated. So if you are going to London for your interview, I think you will get to choose one of 2 docs and it all boils down to if they have a slot for the same day.
You know the doc is kicking back ££ to the Embassy at £150 for a simple blood work-up but nevermind.
I agree, I think a visa in this case has to be approved but in his case it will come down to timing. I kept nagging him to try and get an earlier appt but nothing to be done now.
Thanks for your kind wishes and I hope that your visa is sorted swiftly 
If you want to ask anything else but dont want to on here just PM me.

Hey ksand24

His interview was this past Tuesday and they sent him for the test the same day thankgodfully. His appt was at 9am and they kept him hanging around and his appt was at 3pm or thereabouts. The docs was in Bond St, so very close by and the Doc must be Embassy-nominated. So if you are going to London for your interview, I think you will get to choose one of 2 docs and it all boils down to if they have a slot for the same day.
You know the doc is kicking back ££ to the Embassy at £150 for a simple blood work-up but nevermind.
I agree, I think a visa in this case has to be approved but in his case it will come down to timing. I kept nagging him to try and get an earlier appt but nothing to be done now.
Thanks for your kind wishes and I hope that your visa is sorted swiftly 
If you want to ask anything else but dont want to on here just PM me.

Thanks for the advice. Hopefully I will get an appointment on the day - I was prepared to have to wait all day anyway (I booked a bus home for 8pm!), since the last time I went to the embassy for a visa interview (study abroad exchange visa) I was in there for 4 hours and that was without the extra processing required this time (I waited in line for 3.5 hours just for them to ask me 3 questions and tell me the visa was in the mail).

I don't know if your husband would have been able to get an earlier appointment anyway - I tried desperately to get one as I was advised to apply 16 weeks in advance, but when I called the embassy in September, the earliest appointment I could get was November 20th (according to the website there was a only 3-day wait for interviews!). I must have spent about £20 calling the booking line trying for a cancellation, with no luck, so in the end I gave up.

It's just annoying because I really want to book my flights and start getting ready to leave, but I can't until I have the visa!

I guess getting the same-day appt depends on how busy the doctor is.
When DH went, the doc said that all she had seen that day were toxicology requests from the Embassy.
You do have plenty of time but it is frustrating having to wait on stupid Embassies in order to get on with your life. And that stupid premium rate number is a joke.
It seems my country likes to make a meal out of everything  Sigh!
Where are you traveling in from?