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I have a previous domestic violence conviction, but Ive never filed a K1 visa petition before. Do I need a waiver?

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I have a previous domestic violence conviction, but Ive never filed a K1 visa petition before. Do I need a waiver?

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No. Waivers are required only in the context of the multiple K1 visa filing restrictions (discussed above). However, if you have filed two or more K1 visa petitions at any time in the past, or previously had a K1 visa petition approved within two years prior to the filing of the current petition, and you have a history of violent criminal offenses against a person or persons, you will face a heavier burden in convincing the USCIS that you should receive a waiver than a person without such a conviction. I was convicted of attempted manslaughter in 1999, but I took deferred adjudication, which the judge and my criminal lawyer assured me would result in my record being wiped clean in 5 years. Now I have a clean record. Do I have to disclose this conviction? A:Yes, you do. Deferred adjudications are treated as convictions under U.S. immigration law. Required disclosures to the fiance International Marriage Broker Defined. A:The definition of International Marriage Brokers in IMBRA covers v

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