going to orlando please help (lawyer, showing, hospital)

[squiddley]

33 years ago at my wedding i was arrested and fined for obstructing a police officer my husband was injuried and i insisted that he need to go to hospital the police wanted to arrest him first i objected and when my husband went to court i was arrested will this stop me getting in to the usa

[vincero]

Are you coming from England? I have no legal qualifications, this is just my opinion, but 33 years? I doubt it will be a problem. The reason I say this is because I married an English guy and moved to England from the states. I lived there over a decade, then we got divorced and I came back to live in the States. It was as if I'd never existed. No record of me, my social security number, nothing. I had to reestablish myself all over again. Granted, this is not the same as a filed police report, but even those tend to disappear. This is especially true considering when you committed your offense, before the age of computers. By all means, talk to a lawyer just to put your mind at ease, but I think you are OK.

[nickindependence]

Hi there, im from the UK originally but live here in Orlando now and i can only tell you what i think. I imagine the length of time is too much and nothing would be done, as they seem to be mainly concered with drug convictions and bringing and food stuffs into the country. However, if i were you I would contact the US embassy in your country just to double check and they will be more than happy to help you.

Nick

[AliceT]

I believe it depends what you were arrested for but 33 years? You had to have done something seriously wrong and fled the country rather than post bond or serve a sentence. Where you are coming from might have some bearing on it as well.

[squiddley]

i think i will be ok as after 33 years it will hopefully be wiped away also it was in a previous married name not the name on my passport so we are going in the near future many thanks will let u know what happens

[AliceT]

Originally Posted by squiddley

33 years ago at my wedding i was arrested and fined for obstructing a police officer my husband was injuried and i insisted that he need to go to hospital the police wanted to arrest him first i objected and when my husband went to court i was arrested will this stop me getting in to the usa

Originally Posted by squiddley

i think i will be ok as after 33 years it will hopefully be wiped away also it was in a previous married name not the name on my passport so we are going in the near future many thanks will let u know what happens

Excuse my confusion here, but are you just showing us where our national security will fail in your case because you have a diffrent name from the one you had when you were arrested?