immigration check and visa

annapurna15

hi
i am annapurna from india ,i was in u.k for 2 yrs and i came ack to india in june 2003 due to family matters .during my stay in u.k i used a credit card worth of 400 pounds but i could not pay it back and i came back to india.but in september i tried to contact the bank which issued credit card to me to ask for some time to clear the money they said that they handled my case to recovery dept.and i received a letter from the recovery dept askiing to pay back but i could not do it .but now i got an oppurtunity to go to u.s for a job .my problem is i got visa also for u.s, but i am feared that while immigration check in india or u.s i may be caught of credit card fraud.and may be denied entry in to u.s due to this .please give me some advice regarding this problem .

Alan D

Hi Annapurna15

There's no easy answer to this.

I'm not sure whether information like bad debt is entered onto computer which immigration officials can access but if you have the chance of a job in the US then I would guess that is something you don't want to lose.

I think your problem is in whether to borrow the money and pay the bank back before you go through immigration or don't and risk being denied entry to the US.

With your job in the US you would easily make that money back in a short time and be able to pay off the borrowed money. If you are unable to borrow the money you will just have to risk it.

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