We are contemplating a big family holiday to celebrate a family member's big birthday next year. They would like to go to the USA.
One family member got a police caution in 2015; is this likely to be a hassle as regards getting an ESTA?
The family member had an issue with alcohol - they could go weeks / months without drinking, but if they started drinking on a night out they didn't know when to stop.
Quite a few years ago, maybe around 2012, they got very drunk and separated from their friends on a night out. They were picked up by the police who kindly drove them home. As far as we know there's no record of this.
They got very drunk on a night out in 2015, were again picked up by the police, but this time were put in a cell in the police station overnight and accepted a caution. I'm not sure exactly what the charge was.
It was a huge wake up call, and they haven't been drunk since.
How can we find out if this police caution will create problems getting an ESTA? We don't want to start planning a big holiday to the USA and then realise it won't be feasible.