Want to visit boyfriend

[Rob L 3,811]

while some or all of this may be true, convincing the border folks based only on your statement will be iffy at best.....the combination of a poor credit history, combined with a job that has a very high turnover rate, will not work in your favor.

How would the agent have the information about someones credit and nature of job?

[canadian_wife 1,822]

one cannot be deported unless one is (a) first admitted or (b) has entered without inspection [EWI]...being denied admission is NOT the same as being deported, as deportation can only take place if an alien is INSIDE our borders, not outside, awaiting the decision of our border officials....(yes, a technicality)

An expedited removal done at the POE is often treated like a deportation for future immigrant and non-immigrant visa issuances.

good luck

[MacUK 983]

How would the agent have the information about someones credit and nature of job?

By asking really cunning questions like,

What is your job?

And,

Do you have a lease on a residence?

No

Why not?

[RhettVoe 282]

One might speak differently about a more meaningful job or career that was being left behind for a period of time than the one the OP has now...same for subtle questions about rental agreements, leases, etc...a stammering reply of "huh....a lease...oh...I...er...gee...I guess I forgot to sign one..'..will tell the tale....

There is a big difference between being merely denied admission and an expedited removal...a 235 removal is usually accompanied by a five year ban and a much longer amount of time spent in secondary, being grilled and having one's luggage searched meticulously...(this usually happens to those who try to lie their way into the country and keep up the lies even while their belongings are searched and phone calls are being made (to their BF or GF)...

[Rob L 3,811]

An expedited removal done at the POE is often treated like a deportation for future immigrant and non-immigrant visa issuances.

good luck

I think we are being a bit alarmist without fact. I dont see where there was an expedited removal based on the OP statements (unless they are not a Canadian Citizen and not entitled to enter without a visa), simply a concern that there is a risk of the OP overstaying the 6 mos.

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What is Expedited Removal?

Expedited removal is the process by which a non-U.S. citizen can be denied entry and physically removed from a U.S. Port of Entry (“POE”) upon seeking admission to the United States. Orders of expedited removal are issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) officials at a POE. The expedited removal process can only be used in certain situations when CBP officers have determined that an individual is inadmissible for one, or a combination of, the following reasons:

• Fraud or misrepresentation [iNA Section 212(a)(6)©(i)];
• Falsely claiming U.S. citizenship [iNA Section 212(a)(6)©(ii)];
• An intending immigrant who is not in possession of a valid unexpired immigrant visa or other suitable entry document [iNA Section 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)];
• A nonimmigrant who is not in possession of a passport valid for a minimum of six (6) months from the date of the expiration of the initial period of stay [iNA Section 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(II)(i)]; or
• A nonimmigrant who is not in possession of a valid nonimmigrant visa or border crossing card at the time of application for admission [iNA Section 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(II)(ii)].

Most expedited orders that are seen in our office involve some type of fraud or misrepresentation charge. On occasion, we do see expedited orders issued on Section 212(a)(7) grounds only.

Edited August 19, 2014 by Rob L

[Boiler 45,553]

It was mentioned as a future possibility.

[UnaMexicana 153]

Please RhettVoe, I want to have your Boiler's law applied to my case...

B1-B2 visa used throughout 10 years, week ling entries for tourism or business.. once a year. Never overstayed, never did anything illegal.

Married to USC in 2012. Filed for I130 a few weeks ago, PD Aug 4, 2014.

Work for MX branch of US company, have been there since 2010. I have rental agreement, been leasing the place since 2012. I have my pay stubs, individual investment account and joint savings account here in MX. I am paying off a car but not under my name ;/ so i guess that would not count.

Visa is expired since March and I would like to renew.. Coming from Mexico, this doesnt look good i guess, hehe.

hehehehe, thanks!

He and I joke a bit about somebody's chances of getting a tourist visa or being admitted....I think your chances are slim, but not impossible. Pluses: not many right now

minuses: short term employment (thus getting a paid vacation so quickly seems unlikely), no house, property, a recent denial of admission.

[RhettVoe 282]

89.71%

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

By asking really cunning questions like,

What is your job?

And,

Do you have a lease on a residence?

No

Why not?

Neither of those speak to the state of someone's credit. CBP does not have a hotline to Equifax.

[Boiler 45,553]

Neither of those speak to the state of someone's credit. CBP does not have a hotline to Equifax.

I thought that was why they called it a VISA

[canadian_wife 1,822]

I think we are being a bit alarmist without fact. I dont see where there was an expedited removal based on the OP statements (unless they are not a Canadian Citizen and not entitled to enter without a visa), simply a concern that there is a risk of the OP overstaying the 6 mos.

I did not apply it to the OP's case, I replied to Rhett's comment.

Thanks

[MacUK 983]

Neither of those speak to the state of someone's credit. CBP does not have a hotline to Equifax.

It does if they traveller answers honestly the question 'Why not?' when asked why they don't have a residence lease. In the OPs case that is

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

It does if they traveller answers honestly the question 'Why not?' when asked why they don't have a residence lease. In the OPs case that is

There are many good reasons why one might not have a lease. A person might be in school, living with family, housesitting, or any other number of reasons that do not speak to one's credit rating. The CBP does not care about your credit rating. They care about whether or not you are likely to return to the country you are travelling from. Having a stable place to return to is certainly part of that equation, but there are other responses besides having a lease that are perfectly acceptable. Here the OP has a stable job, a bank account and is living with a friend. Just because the OP has no lease doesn't mean she doesn't have a tenancy at will depending on the circumstances. Throwing credit ratings around as if they are somehow going to be brought up at a POE is alarmist.

[RhettVoe 282]

It's not that CBP is going to run a credit check; instead, depending on the questions asked about one's employment, place of residence, etc, a skilled CBP officer can quickly ascertain how strong the motivation may be for the arriving alien to return to their 'unleased apartment filled to the brim with dunning notices from unhappy creditors'.....one often links to the other....a person with short term employment is not likely to have any paid vacation accrued....and being given time off whenever the employee wants is also not a strong indicator of a meaningful job...(meaningful jobs provide vacations AFTER a considerable period of working, not after 2-3 months...)....a job one can leave whenever the mood strikes is not a strong reason to return....if somebody had to have passed some rigorous tests, etc, to have obtained a particular job, one would be far less likely to abandon it just to run off and get married....whereas a job that can be left behind without a care in the world is something different...

[MacUK 983]

Throwing credit ratings around as if they are somehow going to be brought up at a POE is alarmist.

I didn't throw any credit ratings around, harmless or otherwise. I merely responded to the question of how CBP might find out someones credit score.

The OP said that she is living with a friend due to bad credit history. Therefore if the CBP ask why she is living with a friend would you suggest she lies?