Chances of getting a visa?

LegacyUser

Hi,

Myself and my boyfriend would love to take a year out and go traveling. We talked about it loads and we decided that we would go at the end of the year! We were checking online on how to get a visa for australia when it hit us it might not be that easy as my boyfriend has previous convictions.
He has 22 convictions consisting of drunk and disorderly, threatning and abusive behaviour (while being drunk and disorderly) and has driving convictions. He has never been to prison or anything he always just had to pay a fine and had to do comunity service once or twice. He's not a scumbag by any means but on paper it looks like he is!! He just has a habit of getting himself into stupid positions.
On the visa forms it asks if you have any previous convictions and if you do you must give detailed descriptions of what happened and you must give police reports. From what I am reading online you will only be refused if you have serious convictions and have been in prison for more than 12 months.
What I want to know is if anyone has had any experience with anything like this? Also, what is the procedure that the visa people go through? Can they check your criminal record?? And do they??
Thanks.
Please no replys like "he doesn't deserve to be in the country" etc!!!!

biko

You better ring the Oz embassy and ask - they're the one to issue visas. Just give a fake name and ask you questions.
22 is waaay too much in my opinion (but I'm not the one to issue visas). Sure 1 might be ok but 22...
When was the most recent?

Overheal

If i recall correctly you do not have to declare any convictions for which time has been served. I'd double check that though.

http://www.immigrant.ie

Gordon

I'll send this to the Travel forum but be warned that you can't post as unregistered there. It is, however, more fitting for that forum.

jum4

visa4oz wrote: »

Hi,
He has 22 convictions consisting of drunk and disorderly, threatning and abusive behaviour (while being drunk and disorderly) and has driving convictions. He has never been to prison...

maybe is time!

Neamhshuntasach

my mate was refused entry to Australia and also America due to his 1 conviction. He was caught with a few pills down at oxygen 2 years ago. He just got a fine but it went down on his record as a drugs possession charge or whatever. So unless they view drugs in a whole different light your boyfriend may have trouble. my mate got an interview to explain his situation in both circumstances though.

CantGetNoSleep

I know in America drugs are seen as different than other convictions, not sure about Australia though.

I still don't see how someone can get into a stupid position 22 times though

*Lees*

If you have any kind of conviction involving drugs then you cannot get a visa!! I know a guy who has a few convictions including one for possession of cannabis and he answered "No" for the convictions answer on the visa form for australia and got one no hassle!!
I've heard (although im not sure how true it is) that they dont have access to criminal records and the only way you can get caught out is if you get into trouble in the other country then they can access your information?
22 convictions sounds lot but sometimes when you get into trouble once you get thrown 5 convictions for the same thing!!