Travel to the US on Tourist Visa

[miker32us 6]

Does anyone have any experience with their SO travelling to the US on an valid tourist visa while these immigration applications are being processed? Is it up to the discretion of each customs officer at the POE as to whether the tourist is allowed into the US regardless of their having a valid visa? Does anyone know what authority is invoked at the POE to prevent a tourist with a valid visa from entering the US?

[JenT 0]

The CO can deny entry if the person traveling does not provide evidence of ties to their home country... meaning they would deem them at risk of not returning once they have entered the US.

My SO traveled under the VWP but was still asked for his return ticket... he also had a letter from his employer as evidence of his obligation to return but was not asked to produce it. Some have been asked for such evidence.

Jen

[miker32us 6]

I know the CO's do this but I am wondering under what authority they have to keep someone out if a person has a valid visa and has come to the US several times over the past year and gone back to their home country each time. Does anyone know the actual law invoked when someone is turned away? My wife has met me in Hawaii twice over the past year and a half and never even asked a single question but it seems like the CO's on the mainland are much more suspicious.

The CO can deny entry if the person traveling does not provide evidence of ties to their home country... meaning they would deem them at risk of not returning once they have entered the US.

My SO traveled under the VWP but was still asked for his return ticket... he also had a letter from his employer as evidence of his obligation to return but was not asked to produce it. Some have been asked for such evidence.

Jen

[aussiewench 9]

Issuance of a visa does not guarantee entry to the United States. A visa simply indicates that a U.S. consular officer at an American embassy or consulate has reviewed the application and that officer has determined that the individual is eligible to enter the country for a specific purpose. The CBP Officer at the port-of-entry will conduct an inspection to determine if the individual is eligible for admission under U.S. immigration law

US Customs & Border Protection