Can the U.S embassy find out if you have a criminal record?

Question

I am applying for a non immigrant visa and i was arrested a couple of years ago for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I told the embassy that i was not arrested that i was warned and have no criminal record. I heard that they cannot check whether i am lying or not in their system. Is this true?

Answer 1

#  I told the embassy that i was not arrested that i was warned and have no criminal record # just by saying that? you can be sure that the embassy will check your records,

one should never lie......

Answer 2

False.  It's their job to check your record.  The odds are you will be caught.  The penalty for lying (fraud) is a lifetime ban on travel to the United States.  The US State Department has reciprocal agreements with most nations to share information on criminal activity.

Answer 3

Yes, they can find out if you  have a record, criminal or other wise.  This happened to me many yrs. ago and they found a minor incident that I had forgotten about.  I got my papers just the same.,it wasn't a major crime

Answer 4

All US Embassies and Consulates have access to all your records. So yes, they will find out.