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by adlaii » Fri Aug 03, 2018 5:18 pm
Hello all,
I am currently in the process of applying for my UK tier 4 visa for graduate school. In the section about traffic offenses, I disclosed all relevant offenses, or so I thought. I had three prior traffic tickets over the past 5 years (1 was expunged from my record in 2013, the 2nd in 2016 I only had to pay a fine, and the last in May 2017 an attorney got it changed to a different charge). The latter is what is bothering me, I put on my application it was a speeding ticket (which it was initially) however, my lawyer who dealt with the case had it changed to a "operating a motor vehicle with defective equipment" which I plead guilty to and paid a fine. He said that it is not criminal in anyway, nor would it show up on my driving record. I had plead guilty on August 29th of 2017, which I was actually in the UK during this time on a short term student visa.
Will I be ok? I know there is the stipulation about guilty pleads in the last 12 months, but mine was not criminal and just protocol for the ticket? What should I do? Also, should I divulge this information to the UK government officially, all of it? I obtained a record of my in-state offenses (1, expunged) and could do so for out of state (i did undergrad in my neighboring state) no problem. What do you all think? I just do not want to come off as deceptive or get my application refused or backlogged for avoidable reasons. All of these were traffic fines and not criminal convictions (i.e misdemeanors, felonies). Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.