Hi everyone.

My criminal record is as follows:
2000 reprimand for shoplifting (then aged 16)
2004 caution for shoplifting (then aged 20)
Not so much as a parking ticket since.

I have booked a family holiday to New York in 3 months time, staying for a week.

I have completed the ESTA application honestly & it was accepted. I have since read that I should have applied for a visa. I’m really unsure what to do. Apply for visa & risk being turned down- if I need a waiver of admissibility I will not be able to go on the holiday. Or do I risk travelling under ESTA.

Have we any concrete answers as to whether US customs have access to the UK PNC or whether anything would flag up if my fingerprints are taken?

Many thanks in advance.