Quote Originally Posted by JAG
We wouldn't have let him in if we knew of his previous convictions - but we didn't. Simple as that. Very unfortunate, but you can't blame the govt or the authorities.
While I don't want to start another argument on the subject of immigration, there's been a few already , shouldn't a police search be a part of any application to enter the country for a prolonged period of time, say more than 6 months?

I realise this would add time to the application process, but you could reasonably expect this search to be done in a week if liaison offices were set up in embassy's.