Tourist Visa Wife Deported After Honeymoon Cruise

[lvriesling 11]

Newlyweds forced apart after six days of marriage when the wife was deported to Russia at the end of their honeymoon cruise

• Joshua and Liza Hedges were returning from Mexico after July 3 wedding
• Immigration officers said Liza, 18, was in the country illegally because her tourist visa was under her maiden name and thus now invalid
• Officers said Liza was also supposed to state she was getting married when she entered the country two weeks prior
• But Joshua was told by Immigration Services that he did not need to file anything to change Liza's status, information he found out was incorrect
• The couple have been separated again after having a long-distance relationship for two years

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3165668/Newlyweds-forced-apart-six-days-marriage-wife-deported-Russia.html

[aaron2020 11,651]

Sorry about their situation. All of which could have been avoided if they had done their research. Seriously, they thought that she could simply live in the US based solely on marrying a US citizen.

[Darnell 8,478]

Another Human Trafficking plan gone awry.

Yay !

[kamw 93]

What if she didn't intend on living here and went back home within the time allotted for a visitors visa?

[aaron2020 11,651]

What if she didn't intend on living here and went back home within the time allotted for a visitors visa?

It doesn't matter. A tourist visa holder does not have a right to enter the U.S. CBP has the authority to deny entry to A tourist visa holder if she can not overcome the burden of proof that she does not intend to immigrate and intends to leave the U.S. after visiting. It's her burden to prove she doesn not intend to immigrate. Based on the circumstances, it sure looks like she was planning on staying (and on the fact that she is trying to get back here).

Based on the fact that she is trying to get back here, how would show she does not have the intent to immigrate?

Edited July 17, 2015 by aaron2020

[JohnR! 5,495]

The story, as reported by the DM, not surprisingly, doesn't hold much water. The marriage would not have rendered her visa invalid. Her visa was in the name of the bearer of the passport, which is her maiden name. No CBP officer would deny entry based on that alone. They had been married for 3 days only and it would be unrealistic to expect she could have changed her name, obtained a new passport and a new visa in such short notice. There is also the case of many who get married in Mexico and have no trouble entering the US so long as the visa and the passport match.

In all likelihood they told the CBP officer they were married and that she was entering the US to stay. As it should have been, the CBP denied entry. It is not much of a story, which is probably why the DM decided to take some literary license with reality and concoct something more tragic, yellow and therefore appealing to its readership.

What really sucks is that they didn't have to leave the US in order to get married. It sucks, but in this case, there isn't much recourse other than the sympathy of many of us.

[zuluweta 250]

The story, as reported by the DM, not surprisingly, doesn't hold much water. The marriage would not have rendered her visa invalid. Her visa was in the name of the bearer of the passport, which is her maiden name. No CBP officer would deny entry based on that alone. They had been married for 3 days only and it would be unrealistic to expect she could have changed her name, obtained a new passport and a new visa in such short notice. There is also the case of many who get married in Mexico and have no trouble entering the US so long as the visa and the passport match.

In all likelihood they told the CBP officer they were married and that she was entering the US to stay. As it should have been, the CBP denied entry. It is not much of a story, which is probably why the DM decided to take some literary license with reality and concoct something more tragic, yellow and therefore appealing to its readership.

What really sucks is that they didn't have to leave the US in order to get married. It sucks, but in this case, there isn't much recourse other than the sympathy of many of us.

They married July 3 in Salt Lake City, so no, they didn't leave the U.S. in order to get married.

What they did was go to Mexico for their honeymoon without Advance Parole or a Green a Card in hand. So clearly, CBP did the correct thing and denied entry to the Russian fiancé because her recent marriage and attempt to re-enter the U.S. is inconsistent with the terms of a tourist visa.

[aaron2020 11,651]

They married July 3 in Salt Lake City, so no, they didn't leave the U.S. in order to get married.

What they did was go to Mexico for their honeymoon without Advance Parole or a Green a Card in hand. So clearly, CBP did the correct thing and denied entry to the Russian fiancé because her recent marriage and attempt to re-enter the U.S. is inconsistent with the terms of a tourist visa.

But they want to do things their way. Why should they have to follow the rules that applies to everyone else? They have painted a very sympathetic story. The US Government is just being unreasonable.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Somebody on their Facebook page has recommended VJ already to them. How long until we see a post on here asking about expediting a CR1 because the government gave the wrong information?

10...9...8...

[Darnell 8,478]

oh snap. there's a GoFundMe account for _this_ .

wow.

#MormomProblems

Edited July 17, 2015 by Darnell

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Yep. Free cr1

Edited July 17, 2015 by Transborderwife

[Shauneg 762]

Guess that sucks. Research reasearch research. I'm gonna start a go fund me for my troubles too.

[Darnell 8,478]

he could easily get to Russia now as a spouse of a Russian Citizen.

#ReadingMostImportant !

[Boiler 45,767]

He was going to Russia anyway?

[zuluweta 250]

With a GoFundMe page in action, the whole story Looks like a scam to convince gullible anti-Big Government types to fork over the dough to help a poor, oppressed Christian couple. Just like the Oregon anti-gay 'Christian' bakers.