Hi there,
I am applying for an essential skills visa in NZ, I have received my police certificate from the UK which reads no live trace (as i expected). I need to submit the certificate with my application. I received a police caution back in 2005 for shoplifting as a young and silly teenager.
As a police caution is not a conviction I believe I do not need to tick yes in the box that asks if I have ever been convicted in any country. I am currently on a working holiday visa in NZ and on that form I ticked no when asked about any convictions and wasn't asked about cautions so didn't mention it. I will mention the caution I received in this application in the additional comments but as I didn't mention it on my working holiday application would it be okay?
I didn't think I'd need to declare police cautions as they are not convictions according to the UK Govt website.
Any assistance would be great.
Ta
Phil A.