This question may have been asked many times before but I am going to ask again still. I am a US citizen with a Class 1 Misdemeanor in the US (for profane language over phone/voice message) for which I was convicted in 2010 and sentence received was a fine $1000.00, 12 months supervised probation and suspended jail sentence for the same period which ended in 2011. UK Immigration rules clearly state that entry must be refused over a custodial sentence between 12 months - 4 years but entry will not be refused if it was a non-custodial sentence after which more than 12 months have passed. I guess my sentence was non-custodial since there was no jail time (suspended jail sentence for 12 months). I hope I am safe to travel since my sentence ended in 2011 so please let me know what you think. I was looking at section 9.4.4. for Visitors here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-part-9-grounds-for-refusal (This question is different from other questions asked because I categorically received a "suspended incarceration sentence of 12 months" as opposed to not getting any imprisonment/jail time/incarceration) Research: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grounds-for-refusal-criminality/grounds-for-refusal-criminality-accessible Suspended sentences: These count as a ‘non-custodial offence or other out of court disposal recorded on a person’s criminal record’, unless they are ‘activated’. This means the person has reoffended or otherwise breached the conditions of that sentence. Where that happens, you must consider the original suspended sentence length, the circumstances that led to its activation, and the length of time in custody the person was required to serve following activation.
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