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I am a Canadian citizen and I overstayed my visitor's visa to the U.S. Can I return? Hi Rajiv, On Aug 19 2020 and Sep 16 2020, you were answering questions regarding the possibility of someone applying for a visitor visa when the person was overstaying in the past. The short answer to the...

Obtaining visas when denied entry to the U.S. after 10 year ban Hi there, I was living in the US under F1, then H1B. Before the end of my 6 years on H1B, I transferred status to B1/2. I was overstaying my B1/2 status for more than 1 year and then I left voluntarily on my own to live in Canada...

I totally understand that the 10 year bar is not about visa denial but it is about entering the US. That said, so far, no one has shared whether they tried to do the same thing. What I gather from all of you who responded to my posting is that the US immigration system is a sophisticated, state...

I know I am still under 10 year ban and I can say with certainty that if I go back to my original country and try to apply B2 visa, US embassy will deny my application. I'm just wondering if anyone in this forum has the experience where they had been ban to re-enter US under one nationality and...

I know I am still under 10 year ban and I can say with certainty that if I go back to my original country and try to apply B2 visa that the US embassy will deny my application however that is not the case with me and I'm just wondering if anyone in this forum has the experience where they had...

Hi all, I came to US in 2000 under F1, left for 6 month in 2003 and re-enter the country in 2004 under H1B visa. Got laid-off in 2007, do AOS to B2 in 2007 and overstaying my B2 visa for more than a year before I left US 5 years ago in 2008 (stay in US the whole time between 2004 until 2008). I...

Hi all, I came to US in 2000 under F1, left for 6 month in 2003 and re-enter the country in 2004 under H1B visa. Got laid-off in 2007, do AOS to B2 in 2007 and overstaying my B2 visa for more than a year before I left US 5 years ago in 2008 (stay in US the whole time between 2004 until 2008). I...

Could you set aside your suspicions and your cynicism (if he has a US masters and is working on a PhD, he is certainly capable of handling it) which has nothing to do with my question. He was asking me if I know how to address his question and I don't know the answer this is why I'm posting...

Hi all, My friend got his master degree in Michigan and then left to his home country. A few years after, he decided to pursue doctoral degree in MA. His doctoral program requiring student to come to campus for 2 weeks residencies each year for 3 years. Every time he apply for visa, he only...

My son has a condition with his kidney. When he was still in the womb (he was born in the US), there was a fluid in his kidney and since then, doctor is monitoring his kidney. We met his doctor last monday 7/20 and according to the doctor, the issue is not resolving and that we need to see the...

Guys, My B2 will expired in 7/31 and I'm planning to extend it. According to my lawyer, extending B2 will be extremely difficult. It will need an extremely bona fide reason including providing a return ticket. Is there anyone here can share their experience with extending B2? thx!

It seems to me that if someone overstaying for less than 180 days then there won't be penalty/implications in regards to GC lottery or in regards to general immigration law. You can still claim your GC lottery if you're the winner and you are not being banned to re-enter US if you overstay for...

Hi all, I was told by someone from another immigration forum that once we get our PNP certificate (in my case it's Alberta PNP), we can apply for working visa without the need to have a job offer. Is this true?

Hi Abhuda, As I mentioned in my post earlier, I am participating Alberta provincial nominee program specially for H1B holder and taking IELTS is not part of the requirement. The requirement is that we have to be H1B holder working for at least 1 year and in a position that is included in the...

Hi hutch, I thought, interview is a must for every applicant. As I also mentioned in my previous message, I don't know if we should be living in Alberta right away or if we had to live there for a certain period of time before we can move to any part of the country nor do I know if we have to...

Hutch, and abhuda, thx for responding to my post. I'm aware that there's no requirements related to our legal status in USA but, who knows maybe during the interview session in Buffalo they will ask about our legal status in US? And maybe once they discovered that I no longer legally present in...

Hi all, I'm currently legal in USA and I have sent my provincial nominee application to Alberta immigration last month. Assuming I got my provincial nominee approved and by the time I start the process with CIC, I have overstayed in the US, is this going to affect my application? Does CIC or...

Hi all, Is there a way to check a credibility and whether a lawyer is in good standing? Thx

Thank you TheRealCanadian for your reply. What do you mean when you say:"Automatic cancellation of the visa"? When someone overstaying, it means that their visa is already expired (hence the term overstay) thus, there isn't any visa to be canceled, right? Also, if there isn't any ban for...

A friend of mine told me that overstaying for more than 180 days will trigger a ban. Is this true? If banning for entering the country is the consequence for overstaying for more than 180 days, what is the consequences for overstaying less than 180 days?