Can a Felon With a Non-Violent Drug Charge From 6 or 7 Years Ago Visit China?
Question by Play4Pain: can a felon with a non-violent drug charge from 6 or 7 years ago visit china?
I want to apply for my visa to china and I have a drug charge from 6 or 7 years ago. I have not been in trouble with the law since, and I have not been around drugs since then either. I have a passport already. I have been told that I can go to china by some, and they said since my drug charge was a small amount it was not a concern with the normal reason for denial, I also have a couple of misdemeanors from the early 2000’s which I have heard some say this will not deny me either. then I have others say there is no way I can go out of the country on a drug charge. I know people who have been able to leave the country on a drug charge though. I have already bought my plane ticket to go there, what is the best option for me, so I can go to china?
no I have a felony drug charge from about 7 or 8 years ago, and I was issued my passport last month. I am going to china to meet my future wife I hope, and I will be staying in china for 28 days if they let me. I know other people who have went to china and also have drug convictions, but this was in the past.
I am also on prescription medication right now, but it is legal to take with me to china
Best answer:
Answer by VinegarJoe
I’m assuming your American and the drug charge was a misdemeanor, otherwise you would NOT have been issued a passport.
Can you answer Part 3.3 of the Visa Application Form for the People’s Republic of China honestly, or are you going to willfully not disclose certain information?
Part 3.3 specifically asks: “3.3 ????????????????Do you have any criminal record in China or any other country?” You answer “yes” or “no”.
Part 3.6 provides you the opportunity to ‘splain yourself: “3.6 ??? 3.1 ? 3.5 ?????????“?”??????????If you select Yes to any questions from 3.1 to 3.5, please give details below.”
It’s your conscience… not mine. Whether you’d be denied or not is another question… drug crimes are not taken lightly in China. Foreigners have been imprisoned for bringing in prescription medication that is forbidden in China.
IF your were planning on working in China, that would be a entirely different matter. As of July 1st, 2013, all potential job applicants are to supply a “Proof of Non-Criminal Record” from your home country along with a set of fingerprints. In the US, it’s the FBI that supplies the “non-criminal record” since they have the most extensive records database linked to all law enforcement agencies in the US.
EDIT: Okay, so after doing some reading, the US Department of State has relaxed some restrictions on passport denials… things have changed over the past 20 years since I first got my passport. I was arrested in ’74 with possession of marijuana (a joint), a misdemeanor… since 30 years passed on that conviction I did not report that on my Chinese visa application, there is a statute of limitations on records for some convictions… I was issued a visa and have been in China for the past 6 years.
As far as your prescription medication, keep it in the original container it was dispensed in with the pharmacy label… it wouldn’t hurt to get a written statement from your doctor indicating what the meds are prescribed for… it’s a CYA (cover your A $ $ ) measure. Make sure you have enough meds for your intended stay.
Answer by Carroll Disher
You will not be able to obtain a visa with a felonious past and _theoretically_ should not have the passport either. Weather or not you are on prescription medication(s) is irrelevant. Stay in the USA and stay safe my friend. As far as your future wife, there are more fish in the sea and the world is your oyster.
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