Originally Posted by
SeriouslyLost
Don't be too sure of that. I run backgrounds every ~2 months or so and that sort of stuff comes up. I would have thought that the feds would be at least as thorough as a TransUnion background check is. They do, after all, have automated access to far more interesting databases than TU does. I think.
That said, as you say, it's an infraction so it's about as exciting as a parking ticket in terms of the blip on the radar. I'd expect CBP to assume it was something more exciting though. They don't tend to be the brightest bulbs in the sockets.
This is how I handled it:
Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offense in the United States or any other country?
Answer No
Details Did have a DWAI in New York 5 1/2 years ago, this however, is not a crime in New York as levels were within legal limits and it was not a DWI.