criminal records

lightmilk

Hi all ,
My friend has criminal conviction its a section 3 assualt charge and he got a three year suspended sentence what does this stop him doing can he go on holiday or can he ever get it off his record

GerardKeating

lightmilk wrote: »

Hi all ,
My friend has criminal conviction its a section 3 assualt charge and he got a three year suspended sentence what does this stop him doing can he go on holiday or can he ever get it off his record

Depends where we wants to go, there should be no issue getting a passport, but he might not get a VISA for the States/Australia

Zambia

GerardKeating wrote: »

Depends where we wants to go, there should be no issue getting a passport, but he might not get a VISA for the States/Australia

Not Australia

Substantial criminal record
A substantial criminal record is based on the length of a sentence imposed by a court of law, rather than the time actually spent in prison.

For the purpose of the character test, a person is deemed to have a substantial criminal record if they have been:

sentenced to death or life imprisonment
sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 12 months or more
sentenced to two or more terms of imprisonment (whether on one or more occasions), where the total of those terms is two years or more
acquitted of an offence on the grounds of either unsoundness of mind or insanity and, as a result, the person has been detained in a facility or institution.

CharlieCroker

Zambia wrote: »

Not Australia

If its just for a holiday, he should be OK.

If he's going for a residency visa, he'll need a cert of clearance from the guards which will show the conviction.

Zambia

CharlieCroker wrote: »

If its just for a holiday, he should be OK.

If he's going for a residency visa, he'll need a cert of clearance from the guards which will show the conviction.

I would not argue with that.

kravmaga

lightmilk wrote: »

Hi all ,
My friend has criminal conviction its a section 3 assualt charge and he got a three year suspended sentence what does this stop him doing can he go on holiday or can he ever get it off his record

Depends what country he is intending to holiday in, if its the States it maybe an issue.

A criminal conviction stays for life on his record.

Bepolite

My post got deleted along with the duplicate thread.

Start supporting the spent convictions bill. Criminals of Ireland unite.

(Tongue in cheek - we all make mistakes - seriously get writing to your TD.)

BornToKill

'Earliest opportunity' is the forecast for enactment. After making decent progress, the Bill got bogged down in a review:

https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2014-09-18a.351