My Wife daughter and I have recently just been banned for life using the VWP in Nassau because we were told we had abused the programme. We have aparently done this because we have had a B visa denied in Nassau because we should have applied to London. When we spoke to London they stated that we could still use the VWP as its at the discrettion of the immigration officer at the time. This is not the first time we have had conflicting stories between London and the Airports. Anyone got any ideas.
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banned from using VWP (why!!)
- Thread starter paul01
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susan ward
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paul01 said:My Wife daughter and I have recently just been banned for life using the VWP in Nassau because we were told we had abused the programme. We have aparently done this because we have had a B visa denied in Nassau because we should have applied to London. When we spoke to London they stated that we could still use the VWP as its at the discrettion of the immigration officer at the time. This is not the first time we have had conflicting stories between London and the Airports. Anyone got any ideas.
Hi
Did you get anything in writing to state you are banned for life using the VWP?
If so what did it say ?
Also how many days (within the past 12 months) have you been in the usa?
Regards Sue
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No we didint get anything in writing, I was interviewed and it states did i know if i have had a visa refused i am no longer eligable to use the VWP, however my answer was no to the contry London told me we could. My wife and daughter were fingerprinted as was i but they were not interviewed. I wonder why we are now being treated like a terrorist when we have tried to do things legal.
We have had 3 stays this year 60 days, 80 days and 50 days.
We have had 3 stays this year 60 days, 80 days and 50 days.
Sorry, but staying such a long time in a year, officer was right, it is abuse of VWP.paul01 said:We have had 3 stays this year 60 days, 80 days and 50 days.
When your visa was denied, did you give them the reason why you need visa such as you have to stay more than 90 days continuously or so ? If you did not reason good, it is very common that they deny the visa to those who are eligible to VWP.
You may or may not be able to enter the US next time you use VWP, but you will be definitely questioned by POE officer about visa denial since you are obliged to disclose your visa denial on I-94W. Then you need to convince officers to let you in under VWP.
It is safe to apply visa every time you come to the US. You can get 10 year B visa.
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Yes we have a good excuse, we were robbed of nearly $200,000 by an american Visa scam and are taking legal action. The embassy refusied to give us all a B visa, but told us to use the VWP. Immigration told us that we were being banned because we had a B visa denied, contry to what the Embassy say. I have now applied for a B visa myself, but everything we own is tied up in the US and we cant even secure our Bank accounts. It seems that the Embassy in London have absoloutly no compassion, but we cannot go to another as we just get told to go back to London. Even our Visa Attorney was amazed at how we have been treated and caught up in some type of buerocrosy.
Any help would be greatful
Any help would be greatful
visa denial wont' trigger permanent ban of VWP use, however, you'll be questioned at POE about visa denial. If officer is not satisfied by your explanation, they can reject your entry under VWP. So, to avoid such problem in advance, it's better to have visa in case you have visa denial experience.paul01 said:Immigration told us that we were being banned because we had a B visa denied, contry to what the Embassy say.
If I remember correctly, if you have been rejected entry to the US, then it triggers ban to VWP.