Past criminal record. all offenses well over 10 years ago.

Tried GOES in 2013 and, of course, denied.

Got CORI sealed and old cases dropped off.

Later got new CORI with no records at all on it.

Appealed to US Customs and Boarder Patrol showing them old and new.

Received letter saying it is now ok to reapply at GOES website.

Old denial line item shows up but an option to reapply showed up too.

Got to this question:

Have you ever been convicted of a crime in the US or any other country?

Answered: NO.


When in the interview before, the agent said, "Get these old cases closed/sealed and get a new CORI and try this again."

In job apps, one can say NO if something is over 10 years old or no longer showing up anywhere. But in this, one cannot be sure what they can see or want to really hear.

Had a YES been the answer given, it would have been followed with something like this below, but then, one can never be sure if this will cause a denial or some agent wanting to know all the old details anyway:

NO AVAILABLE CORI:

There were old offenses from back in college (which was over 20 years ago) and these have all been dropped off/sealed with my CORI report showing no details of any case or offense whatsoever on record at this time.


Thoughts? (criticisms are not a good idea as they will probably be met with harsh responses by FTers that will get one or more of us booted, so let's leave them at the door, thank you)