over stay

[johnny828 1]

Hi everyone, i was study in us high school from oct. 1991 to june 1993, and i left before i was 18, i read some articles and it says that's call overstay, but i never apply for a visa since. But now i wan to go to US for a tour, on the form for visa are two questions i dont know how to answer, please help me. One is did i even been to US and on what visa, but i was too little and my dad handle the visa, i just follow what he told me, so i dont know what visa i had. Second one is have i ever been denied from a visa apply, only time i apply is when i was 14, and my dad go apply for me, so i dont know if i had been denied or not. So what should i put on the application form, and will i have a good chance to get a visa? Does the law starting in 96 apply to me also?

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

You tell the truth.

[johnny828 1]

You tell the truth.

I know to tell the truth, but the problem is i dont know what kind of visa i had when i go over there, and i dont know if i ever been denied a visa before.

[sofaraway 2]

hmmmm maybe ask your dad what visa u used before? or any close relative of yours..they might know..

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi everyone, i was study in us high school from oct. 1991 to june 1993, and i left before i was 18, i read some articles and it says that's call overstay, but i never apply for a visa since. But now i wan to go to US for a tour, on the form for visa are two questions i dont know how to answer, please help me. One is did i even been to US and on what visa, but i was too little and my dad handle the visa, i just follow what he told me, so i dont know what visa i had. Second one is have i ever been denied from a visa apply, only time i apply is when i was 14, and my dad go apply for me, so i dont know if i had been denied or not. So what should i put on the application form, and will i have a good chance to get a visa? Does the law starting in 96 apply to me also?

Is there a reason why you can not get the information about your past visas from your dad? Doesn't he remember when he took you to the US? Wouldn't he remember if you were denied or not?

On the visa application form, you put the truth. Lying or omitting the truth to get you "a good chance" will lead to a lifetime ban when the US government look in their visa database and find out that you lied.

What 96 law are you talking about? Why do you think you would have an exception to the law?

[Dan & Jenni 457]

if you cant get the information from your dad, cant you just write an attachment to those questions stating exactly what you do and dont know??

[Harsh_77 718]

if you cant get the information from your dad, cant you just write an attachment to those questions stating exactly what you do and dont know??

No I dont think you can if OP is doing DS-160 they are digital and they dont have room for any additional comments or notes.

What you can do is go back and look thru your old passport, I am hoping you have not trashed your old passport.

[GandK 168]

I highly doubt that the immigration officer will accept "don't know" as answer..

You should definitely communicate with your parents and find out the visa information.

I suspect that communicating with your parents will be a lot easier than communicating with consular officer.

[Dan & Jenni 457]

No I dont think you can if OP is doing DS-160 they are digital and they dont have room for any additional comments or notes.

What you can do is go back and look thru your old passport, I am hoping you have not trashed your old passport.

ok thanks

how is anyone supposed to know what visa was applied for by their parents on their behalf when they where 14 years old?? if the parents kept hold of the childs old passport and now the parents arent around any more then finding the information out could be impossible surely??