2ndbakeryattack
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- 5 Mar 2021
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Hi there,
First off, I know there have been plenty of similar questions posted before, but I could not find any matching my situation. I have reached out to the Japanese Consulate and emailed an immigration lawyer, I'm just waiting on responses from both of them. I am also in the process of getting a FBI background check down. Posting this is mostly to see if anyone else was in my situation. I am located in the United States.
I am supposed to be studying abroad in Tokyo from this August until next May. Two years ago, when I was 17, I was arrested for reckless endangerment of another person, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony possession of mushrooms. When I was arrested I was fingerprinted and had my picture taken. I entered into a consent decree with the judge, where basically the charges were suspended for 6 months and as long as I went to school and stayed off drugs the case would be dismissed. After successfully completing the decree, the case was dismissed and the charges were supposedly expunged. I was never convicted and never spent any time in jail. I know the laws say I will only be denied entry if I spent more than a year in jail or if I was ever convicted. I'm only concerned because I know America and Japan share access to the NCIC. When I land, does the slip that you have to fill out ask if you were ever arrested or if you were ever convicted? And when I go through immigration and they take my fingerprints, will they see these arrests even though they didn't end in a conviction? Thank you for any advice you're able to provide.
First off, I know there have been plenty of similar questions posted before, but I could not find any matching my situation. I have reached out to the Japanese Consulate and emailed an immigration lawyer, I'm just waiting on responses from both of them. I am also in the process of getting a FBI background check down. Posting this is mostly to see if anyone else was in my situation. I am located in the United States.
I am supposed to be studying abroad in Tokyo from this August until next May. Two years ago, when I was 17, I was arrested for reckless endangerment of another person, possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony possession of mushrooms. When I was arrested I was fingerprinted and had my picture taken. I entered into a consent decree with the judge, where basically the charges were suspended for 6 months and as long as I went to school and stayed off drugs the case would be dismissed. After successfully completing the decree, the case was dismissed and the charges were supposedly expunged. I was never convicted and never spent any time in jail. I know the laws say I will only be denied entry if I spent more than a year in jail or if I was ever convicted. I'm only concerned because I know America and Japan share access to the NCIC. When I land, does the slip that you have to fill out ask if you were ever arrested or if you were ever convicted? And when I go through immigration and they take my fingerprints, will they see these arrests even though they didn't end in a conviction? Thank you for any advice you're able to provide.