Originally Posted by bmw128

So when asked if I was arrested I brought up the arrest in 2009 and told the officer that all charges were dropped, but I did not mention the juvenile arrest. After he checked the status of the 2009 case he immediately asked me what happened in 2003, which caught me off guard but I answered honestly that it was a juvenile case where the charges were dropped and the case expunged. He said because it was 10+ years ago it would not affect the application (BUT also why would it...an arrest is not a conviction. What happened to innocence until proven guilty???)...and that I would need court documentation to prove the disposition of the 2009 case. He also explained that I might be flagged every time I enter the country because of these arrests, which seemed odd - again, no convictions!