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I had been travelling to the US on a tourist visa for all my life, in 2008 I had to travel out of the country and when I returned to the US, in the Minneapolis checkpoint they found a pay stub from my work which I obviously shouldn't have had since I didn't have a work permit, they took away my tourist visa and made me sign what looked like a "voluntary departure" or "refusal of entry" I really can't remember exactly the term that I signed and was returned to MX the next day.
My questions are:
1. Is there a website where I can see if I was penalized?
2. Will I be able to solicit another tourist visa?
3. If the answer to the above question is yes, given the political climate, do you think it is a good idea to go through the whole process again or would it just be a waste of money?
4. My father has become a US citizen, I'm unmarried, can he request citizenship for me or residency? approximately how long is the process?
PDF versionWatch the Video on this FAQ: Immigration consequences of a denial of entry at the airport
Video Transcript:
1. You can file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and or USCIS and see what information they have on you and within a few months they should be able to give you a copy of your document everything that they have on you and this doesn't cost you anything.
2. Do remember tourist visa is not a guarantee. The consular officer could refuse you a tourist visa for many reasons, so even if the fact that you worked without authorization on a previous time is long gone the prior bad history could be used to deny you another tourist visa.
3. As long as you don't lie about anything, by all means, you can try.
4. You have to go through green card and it takes many, many years. So if you go to the visa bulletin there is a category for unmarried children of US citizens and it takes several years. More...
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Kristina replied on Permalink
Cuban immigration
Hello:)
My father came to Miami on the freedom flights of 1965 (he was 5 years old) as a paroled Cuban refugee, he never established permanent residency, as he was a child and always thought of America as his home. He applied in 2013 for the i485, was denied due to incomplete information/ request for further information; my brother passed away, we fell on hard times, and he was not able to get it done. Currently he is in removal proceedings. My question is, I am a us citizen can I file an i130 petition for him, then have him reapply for the i485? Or should I just have him reapply for the 485? If I do the i130 petition, what are my financial responsibilities for him? What if he already gets a social security benefit Because he is unable to take care of himself anymore?
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