Returning to USA with bad credit after 10 years?

Suk C


I may be returning to USA after 10 years for a brief stay. When I was in the US,
I owed some money to the shop cards [jc Penney, mont Ward, etc] and had one bad check for around 140$. These I could not pay.

I wish to find out what could be the worst that can happen. In the worst case,
I am ready to pay the money which is around 1700$ in all.

I am not returning to the same state where I stayed 10 years before and I am not planning to apply for any loans.

I will only need a bank account and also a credit card. Please let me know
if my normal life would be affected.

HOW DO I KNOW FOR SURE THAT MY STAY IN USA WILL NOT BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY – WILL MY CREDIT HISTORY BE STILL IN RECORD. I WISH TO MAKE SURE THIS BEFORE I PLAN TO COME TO THE USA.

- I had one bad check which I could not pay around 140$
- I owed money of the order of 1700$ in total to some shop cards
- this happened 10 years ago

Your answer is appreciated.

Thanks

Suk.