"Have you ever been to the US?" application question.

[bubb4 0]

Hi everyone.

My fiance wants to answer "No" to the question on the application, "Have you ever been to the US?" Where in fact, she has been to the US.

She has a new passport, and lost her old one with the visa stamps. She thinks answering Yes, will cause MORE questions to be asked, and she does not want to answer more questions, for various reasons and different circumstances. She thinks that answering No will just be ok, and they will not ask anymore questions.

Am I right in thinking that this is a huge question that should not be lied about?

Do they have access to old records saying she was in the US?

Thanks.

-B

[newlyweds2010 208]

Hi everyone.

My fiance wants to answer "No" to the question on the application, "Have you ever been to the US?" Where in fact, she has been to the US.

She has a new passport, and lost her old one with the visa stamps. She thinks answering Yes, will cause MORE questions to be asked, and she does not want to answer more questions, for various reasons and different circumstances. She thinks that answering No will just be ok, and they will not ask anymore questions.

Am I right in thinking that this is a huge question that should not be lied about?

Do they have access to old records saying she was in the US?

Thanks.

-B

Never EVER lie. They may ask no questions, but saying no would be misrepresentation, which leads to a lifetime ban. Then she'll only be able to say "I have never been to the US again".

added: oh, and yeah they do have access to old records, because everything is computerized.

Edited November 1, 2010 by newlyweds2010

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

yyea it's important... kindly remind her... guess you want to be denied for something so simple... mis-information... and she'll be sworn in.. go-figure... not wise.

[Milushka 22]

exactly i agree with the previous posts. Plus they may have her fingerprints done before, so if she doesnt want to be banned from US entry, she must tell the truth. good luck on your journey !

Edited November 1, 2010 by Milushka

[bubb4 0]

Thanks!

[R.&S. 2]

Do not lie!

[CBM 14]

Agreed, it's a headache to figure out each and every trip to the US, if you've made a lot of trips..... but do it anyway! I just spent an hour or so yesterday figuring out exact dates of my trips to the US, including day trips my family took in the early 90's. I just made an excel spread sheet so I can copy & paste the data into other forms in the future. Your fiancee can do something similar, so she never has to figure out the info again, since it'll be saved.

Tell her to deal with the headache now, rather than a WAY bigger headache, later.

Good luck.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi everyone.

My fiance wants to answer "No" to the question on the application, "Have you ever been to the US?" Where in fact, she has been to the US.

She has a new passport, and lost her old one with the visa stamps. She thinks answering Yes, will cause MORE questions to be asked, and she does not want to answer more questions, for various reasons and different circumstances. She thinks that answering No will just be ok, and they will not ask anymore questions.

Am I right in thinking that this is a huge question that should not be lied about?

Do they have access to old records saying she was in the US?

Thanks.

-B

Do not lie. Stop thinking so much and answer the questions. Unless she was robbing banks while here, what's the problem?

Edited November 1, 2010 by Gary and Alla

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Agreed, it's a headache to figure out each and every trip to the US, if you've made a lot of trips..... but do it anyway! I just spent an hour or so yesterday figuring out exact dates of my trips to the US, including day trips my family took in the early 90's. I just made an excel spread sheet so I can copy & paste the data into other forms in the future. Your fiancee can do something similar, so she never has to figure out the info again, since it'll be saved.

Tell her to deal with the headache now, rather than a WAY bigger headache, later.

Good luck.

People that live in border areas often make frequent trips to neighboring countries, It would be impossibe for me to count my visits to Canada in the last year, let alone in a lifetime. The last month may be feasible. I would mention "long visits" (overnight for example) and then write "multiple short, single day visits" I go there for lunch sometimes. Great Viande Feu!

Don't dwell overly on this, but do not knowingly LIE

[baron555 934]

Hi everyone.

My fiance wants to answer "No" to the question on the application, "Have you ever been to the US?" Where in fact, she has been to the US.

She has a new passport, and lost her old one with the visa stamps. She thinks answering Yes, will cause MORE questions to be asked, and she does not want to answer more questions, for various reasons and different circumstances. She thinks that answering No will just be ok, and they will not ask anymore questions.

Am I right in thinking that this is a huge question that should not be lied about? Yes, for sure.

Do they have access to old records saying she was in the US? Yes they know everything.

Thanks.

-B

[Bern. 3]

Don't EVER lie. That's one of the worst things you can do while you're in this process.

I had a similar problem where I couldn't recall all the dates I had crossed into the US, so I wrote down the dates I could remember then stated that, ''There may be trips that occured which I do not remember, and I've been crossing the border since childhood.'' They accepted this and everything went smoothly. I was asked about a few visits though at my interview, some I said I honestly didn't remember and another was Disneyland...and I still got approved, just be 100% honest.

[waya2010 0]

To lie is not the answer and remember that she has a biometric record already and immigration can access because we are computerized now.God Bless Us...

[Boiler 45,519]

Why does she want to lie.

Was she here illegally?

[bubb4 0]

Thx for the advice. I knew this is not something to F around with.

[Aztec&Taino 144]

Hi everyone.

My fiance wants to answer "No" to the question on the application, "Have you ever been to the US?" Where in fact, she has been to the US.

She has a new passport, and lost her old one with the visa stamps. She thinks answering Yes, will cause MORE questions to be asked, and she does not want to answer more questions, for various reasons and different circumstances. She thinks that answering No will just be ok, and they will not ask anymore questions.

Am I right in thinking that this is a huge question that should not be lied about?

Do they have access to old records saying she was in the US?

Thanks.

-B

Do not lie. Write "yes." As simple as that. Always be truthful answering the questions asked. Wouldn't it be horrible for your petition to be denied over something as silly as lying on this question?