Previous B1 cancelled- asking for court docs? (split)

[karim1234 0]

I was issued 10 years visa B!/B2 in 2001. I visited Us in 2002 and 2004.While coming back to India country of origin in 2004 i had us 8000 dollars which was noted by Officer at Newark Airport. Again when i went to us in oct 2006 at Atlanta airport i was questioned about this 8000 dollars and I was deported back to India.Now as my two sons are in us i want to visit them,and i applied for visitor visa twice but denied. First time i was given 221(G) so i was hopeful for visa but latter it was change to 214B. Next time when i applied the officer asked be for us court document which i dont understand and i dont have. Please advice.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

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It sounds like they suspect you working in the USA and that being the source of the $8000. How did you say you got the money?

In terms of course documents, it is hard to advice without knowing details. You say you were deported, did you go in front of a judge for that? Or did you say the $8000 came from something that may involve court documents?

[Boiler 45,952]

Agree, where did the money come from?

[canadian_wife 1,827]

That's a lot of money, where did it come from? Did you carry it in cash?

They must of specified what court documents were you ever arrested?

good luck

[karim1234 0]

I stayed for only 3 months and I was with my family. Part of the 8000$ was money, which I bought from India and the remaining was as a gift from my friends and relatives. When the immigration officer detained me he gave me two options, first did you work in the US or the money was given by someone? If it was given by someone he wanted the names and the no of all the people. In that case I panicked and told him that I had worked because I dint want to give him the names of people.

And I was never arrested, but they cancelled my Visa and deported me and I wasn't allowed to apply for visa for next five years. This incident happened in 2006 and now when I applied for visa the immigration officer denied it and asked me if I had any court documents?

[NancyNguyen 1,658]

I stayed for only 3 months and I was with my family. Part of the 8000$ was money, which I bought from India and the remaining was as a gift from my friends and relatives. When the immigration officer detained me he gave me two options, first did you work in the US or the money was given by someone? If it was given by someone he wanted the names and the no of all the people. In that case I panicked and told him that I had worked because I dint want to give him the names of people.

And I was never arrested, but they cancelled my Visa and deported me and I wasn't allowed to apply for visa for next five years. This incident happened in 2006 and now when I applied for visa the immigration officer denied it and asked me if I had any court documents?

Well you admitted you were working illegally. Even 5 years has passed, but once you messed with US immigration, you can kiss your approval chance goodbye.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

I wish you'd mentioned about the working in your first post, we could have given you better answers. As the previous reply says, even though your official ban is over, it will always be extremely difficult for you to get a visa, especially any kind of visa that does not allow you to work, such as a tourist visa. Are your sons US citizens or greencard holders? If so, you can look into them petitioning you for a immigration visa/ greencard.

If you were deported, as opposed to refused admission, you would have gone in front of a judge, or your lawyer did so for you. There would be court documents, and that is what they are refering to.

[Boiler 45,952]

I have flown out of the US plenty of times, at what point d they check you for how much money you have on you?

[HFM181818 750]

As the OP may have learned, when one ruins their credibility, then no experienced CO is likely to trust that person again...for a long long long time...a tourist visa is an object of trust...and when that trust is compromised, it will be many years before that trust is regained.

The story about not wanting to hand over names seems far fetched...working the US seems less fetched.

The OP will no doubt think that bringing notarized letters from friends and relatives (those same alleged ones who, for philanthropic reasons, handed him eight grand a long time ago [wish I had friends like that!] claiming that the money was a gift, he never worked, he is trustworthy, etc, etc, won't be worth the notarized paper they are written on...

Moral of this story: abuse the visa privilege - expect that it will be taken away and not given back.

[KierenHby 899]

I have flown out of the US plenty of times, at what point d they check you for how much money you have on you?

Can be at the gate area, but more often upon turning the corner inside the jetbridge where Customs pull aside pax for random searches\questions.

[KierenHby 899]

Officers provide opportunities to be truthful. I know for a fact if questioned about the source of excessive funds or gift claims, pax can provide proof of legitimate sources. For overseas accounts, pax can designate a US-based representative go to court with proof.. before Customs seizes the cash for good. The US govt is satisfied OP obtained the funds through unauthorized means.

Someone breaking the trust abusing terms of a visa and having admitted lying on a legal document won’t find much sympathy on these forums.

Edited September 20, 2015 by KierenHby

[HFM181818 750]

Some of the truest words ever posted on this site.

[karim1234 0]

Now that you have mentioned and I think about it since I was sent back from the airport it will be denied entry and not deportation and I wasn't taken in front of a judge. I had the money when I left US in 2004 and that is when I was approached by an officer with a dog right outside the gate. The dog had sniffed cash and this resulted in me signing a document admitting the amount.

But when I tried to come back in 2006 I was denied entry because of this issue. The thing is I stayed for only 3 months with my wife and kids and there was no chance I could work there. It was just that I got really scared when the officer detained me and asked for information about my friends and relatives.

[Boiler 45,952]

Did they let your wife and children in?

What do you o btw?

[HFM181818 750]

Hard to imagine how ones 'leaves the US' with $8000 rather than leave with far less than the amount with which they entered the US...especially after spending 3 months in the US...doing what? Certainly whatever it was cost money...several people to feed, alleged 'sightseeing'.,etc....sounds like somebody was working full time in the US rather than believe that a bunch of friends and relatives just happened to stop by and hand over wads of cash....