Excellentman: Dear justwise, I'm a constant reader on this forum and I really appreciate how ur advice had helped many . Seriously I need ur help. I had my first USA visa back in 2010 and I had these Ghana who used to load container for me. So on my second trip, before I travel I bought some goods and I gave them money for freight shipping, but to my utmost surprised they didn't pay the shipping company intime and I have other goods to be ship. So I left to USA again on the 2nd trip to check what is going on. Based of what they did. They were avoiding me. The only place I can track them to was the warehouse. On this fateful day after pleading with them we now fixed appointment to meet at the warehouse. To cut the story short police bursted the warehouse and took every1 away I was question and fingerprinted. But the second day the let us all go without no bail nor anything I ask if I'm free to go the police said yes no case with me. Now
My question , I wanted to renew my visa. Should I tick yes or No where they asked if arrested/convicted?
Please help

blasterman: U were a suspected criminal so u need to be careful of ur movements. If you were not taken to court and asked to leave then ur answer is no but if ur were taken to court and pronouced guilty of an offence then u were convicted and ur answer is yes. So ur ans is no unless you not said everything

justwise:

Since his fingerprint was taken in connection to that incident its important that he tick yes and explain it, being arrested is not an offence but the reason why you were arrested is what matters.

blasterman: U were a suspected criminal so u need to be careful of ur movements. If you were not taken to court and asked to leave then ur answer is no but if ur were taken to court and pronouced guilty of an offence then u were convicted and ur answer is yes. So ur ans is no unless you not said everything

blasterman: U were a suspected criminal so u need to be careful of ur movements. If you were not taken to court and asked to leave then ur answer is no but if ur were taken to court and pronouced guilty of an offence then u were convicted and ur answer is yes. So ur ans is no unless you not said everything

Vicjustice:
I will really recommends that people refrain from giving "advice" based on their opinions rather than what they know is in the book. Please, if you are not certain of an answer, then don't give it: what you've just advised him to do is extremely dangerous and will get him a LIFE BAN from the USA

Excellentman:

Thanks you for ur contribution, Really I'm totally confused right now , If i tick yes, I will be denied, if i tick no I will still be Denied or Ban if they noticed. But right now my problem , I can not verbally Explain details to Consular. I m not given any Arrested Paper. PLEASE HOUSE HELP ME WHAT SHOULD I DO.

Bossman: How is the question stated? If they are 2 separate questions - one for arrested and one for convicted, you should certainly check Yes for arrested and No for convicted. If it's one question asking if you were arrested and convicted, you should choose No. They took your finger print, to see if it matches any of their records. You probably do not have have a US drivers license or SSN for them to check, so they had to take your fingerprint. Once they figured there was nothing on your record, they let you go. You should be fine. Best of luck!

FAST-LINK:
Hi, the question goes like this,"Have you ever been arrested or convicted for any offense or crime, even though subject of a pardon, amnesty, or other similar action?

So, have you ever been arrested for any offense or crime?
If yes then explain.
What I failed to understand here is if it was for any offense or crime.

If a crime was committed and you were wrongly arrested, thick yes and explain but if there was no offense or crime and been simply interrogated by a police then thick NO. and if thought otherwise and asked then explain.

Cheer!

Vicjustice:
What kept you from revealing this details for so long, had you given the complete question, we would have suggested the appropriate answer, but you presented the question in out-of-context phrase and you got that inapplicable answer.
Now that you have made it clear, your answer should be NO because, you weren't arrested for any offence nor were you convicted

Excellentman:

@fastlink thank u for ur advice. This is what I'm trying to reach out. I was not arrested for any crime. I was just being taking to the police station interrogated and during the questioning they finger printed me may be to check if I had any crime . Then I told them I'm just a visitor . And I was let go next day . Because it was getting to night when the insider happened. Even they wanted to realize me that night but I don't know my way around so my friend came to pick me. Like I said earlier I was not giving any arrest paper. Nothing just questioning and I was freed to go. Thanks every1 that gives there advises I really appreciates you all. God bless u!