With Thanksgiving and the holidays right around the corner,
Fisher Phillips would like to remind our clients to be extra
careful when driving home after a night out. In addition to the
criminal and financial ramifications of drunk driving, there are
other consequences for foreign nationals on nonimmigrant visas who
are arrested or convicted of driving under the influence (DUI).
Since the implementation of a new policy in November of 2015,
consular officers have been required to prudentially revoke
nonimmigrant visas upon notification of a DUI arrest or conviction,
even if that individual is in the United States.
Prior to this policy, basic DUI arrests did not affect a
nonimmigrant visa holder until he or she applied for a new visa.
Now, consular officers may take action on a DUI arrest or
conviction if it occurred in the last five years and was not
already addressed during a visa application.
