Marriage residence permit, will juvenile record in my country affect it?

[jameskimber]

I’m from the US and marrying my Finnish citizen girlfriend to apply for a spouse residence permit, however I have juvenile arrests from the US which were when I was 16 (im 20 now), would they check/see these considering they are juvenile charges, and would this affect it? They are pretty serious charges

[FinlandGirl]

I’m from the US and marrying my Finnish citizen girlfriend to apply for a spouse residence permit, however I have juvenile arrests from the US which were when I was 16 (im 20 now), would they check/see these considering they are juvenile charges, and would this affect it? They are pretty serious charges

Criminal aliens are not popular, speeding tickets can have a negative effect on residence permit and citizenship decisions.

It is unclear what would be checked or can be seen immediately, but omitting such information would be a reason to revoke a residence permit or Finnish citizenship later if Migri ever finds out or gets notified (e.g. by your then ex-wife) at any point in the future.

Your best option is to be honest, and if it the residence permit is not granted move with your family to the US.

[betelgeuse]

I’m from the US and marrying my Finnish citizen girlfriend to apply for a spouse residence permit, however I have juvenile arrests from the US which were when I was 16 (im 20 now), would they check/see these considering they are juvenile charges, and would this affect it? They are pretty serious charges

Criminal aliens are not popular, speeding tickets can have a negative effect on residence permit and citizenship decisions.

It is unclear what would be checked or can be seen immediately, but omitting such information would be a reason to revoke a residence permit or Finnish citizenship later if Migri ever finds out or gets notified (e.g. by your then ex-wife) at any point in the future.

Your best option is to be honest, and if it the residence permit is not granted move with your family to the US.

Migri on the application form does not ask about old arrests so there’s no need to disclose them.

https://migri.fi/documents/5202425/5790 ... 0840722000

One only becomes a criminal after conviction.

[FinlandGirl]

I’m from the US and marrying my Finnish citizen girlfriend to apply for a spouse residence permit, however I have juvenile arrests from the US which were when I was 16 (im 20 now), would they check/see these considering they are juvenile charges, and would this affect it? They are pretty serious charges

Criminal aliens are not popular, speeding tickets can have a negative effect on residence permit and citizenship decisions.

It is unclear what would be checked or can be seen immediately, but omitting such information would be a reason to revoke a residence permit or Finnish citizenship later if Migri ever finds out or gets notified (e.g. by your then ex-wife) at any point in the future.

Your best option is to be honest, and if it the residence permit is not granted move with your family to the US.

Migri on the application form does not ask about old arrests so there’s no need to disclose them.

https://migri.fi/documents/5202425/5790 ... 0840722000

One only becomes a criminal after conviction.

I was assuming these arrests for "pretty serious charges" resulted in juvenile convictions.

You are right that no conviction or a conviction with a sentence of no punishment would be a "No" to the Migri question.

In some cases one might need a lawyer to determine what might count as "conviction" or "punishment", like foreign day fines for a crime from a prosecutor accepted without trial, or outcomes of juvenile trials.