Do I need an US Visa if I have a traffic caution?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 6 Aug, 2023
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Unless you haven’t paid the fine and now have a warrant outstanding I wouldn’t worry about it.
Traffic offenses are only a concern if you have committed something serious like a vehicular manslaughter or if you basically ignored the summons or mandatory court appearance and now have a warrant issued for your arrest.
CBP discusses the subject of crimes but also provides you with the link to the definitinon of crimes for which your ESTA be denied. The list is too big to copy here but the only thing that involves vehicles is in fact manslaughter:
Involuntary, where the statute requires proof of recklessness, which is defined as the awareness and conscious disregard of a substantial and unjustified risk which constitutes a gross deviation from the standard that a reasonable person would observe in the situation. A conviction for the statutory offense of vehicular homicide or other involuntary manslaughter that only requires a showing of negligence will not involve moral turpitude even if it appears the defendant in fact acted recklessly
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