Q: My Jamaican husband has a police record, will he be able to get a IR-1 Visa?
The wounding with intent charge is over 20+ years, he served less than 3 years in prison in Jamaica. He has some minor offenses after that the last being in 2009. We tried to have his police record expunged but after being told they could expunge but had to wait 3 years, they said no it is not expungable. We have been married 12 years and have a 12 year old son born in Jamaica but living with me in US. I have a good job, own a home, have health insurance, etc. so him coming here is way more conducive than me going back to Jamaica. What are our chances that he would be approved?
A: You need to obtain a copy of his criminal record and have an immigration attorney review it to see if it gives rise to any grounds of inadmissibility and if there is a waiver available. So, there is a chance that he could get a visa, but you need to have everything analyzed in advance so that you can develop a legal strategy that would best put you on a course to success.
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