Working In The Us (illegally)

[greatbrit33]

In August 2007 I was taken away for 'secondary questioning' on arrival at Newark Airport from the UK on the visa waiver. After questioning I admitted to having worked as a Nanny on my last visit (their questions lead me to believe that someone had told them). The immigration officer first threatened me with deportation but then stamped my passport for 3 months and said 'don't come back here because if you do we will take you away and search you, and question you, and is is likely you will be refused entry'. They were typing all of this on to their computer. I subsequently left before the 3 months expired.

My query is where do I stand? I would like to go back to NY to visit friends but I do not know if I will be refused entry. I just don't know where to seek advice about this......?

 

[elcupacabras]

You have been warned not to return and that warning will be on record. This means that if you attempt to enter the US using VWP then you will be red flagged, taken to secondary for further questionning (just like you have already experienced) and it is likely you will be denied entry. You can of course risk it, but I wouldnt like those odds. In my honest opinion you were lucky to have been admitted in the first place as working illegally is a HUGE offense and usually is penalised through deportation and a ban from the US. Being refused entry isnt a nice experience and usually involves being detained. I personally wouldnt risk it.

 

[Triple Citizen]

In a way you got lucky in August 2007. You could have been put back on a plane but you were still given a 3 month entry. How keen are you to push your luck?

My query is where do I stand? I would like to go back to NY to visit friends but I do not know if I will be refused entry. I just don't know where to seek advice about this......?