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.
But Jag, you haven't answered my question at all (and I assure you it was neither rhetorical, nor sarcastic in any way; I am simply not familiar with British immigration laws). What I asked was whether he was not _required_ to provide some police record or anything like that. I didn't say that the authorities let him in knowing about his past, but if they didn't know, why was that the case ?
I'm asking because all of the few countries I needed visas for longer periods (which is like, hm, 3 of them) required police records (several times, some of them). And I find that perfectly normal...