Reapplying for B1/B2 Visa after deportation on arrival

[ndu26 114]

I hope I can summarize this question.

So a friend, divorced from his wife(who now lives in the United States with their kids) decides to pay his kids a visit but was turned back at the airport.

From what I am being told,he first applied for visitor's Visa in one state in his country but was denied. He then travelled to another state weeks later, denied being refused a visa on the application.

He also arrived at a POE different from what he stated in his Visa application.

The border officials took him aside for questioning and after a grueling interview, offered him voluntary departure which he accepted.

He now wants to know his chances in correcting hid mistakes; reapplying for a visitor's Visa.

Thanks for your input.

[kzielu 1,149]

About zero.

[Deagle 508]

More like below zero.

[ndu26 114]

So in other words, there is no ban to serve for such cases?

The wife( a softie at heart) is actually searching for attorneys to advice them, being that one of their daughters is about to get married here.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

An attorney would be a great waste of time and money

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Why was he denied the first time?

Right now, his chances are very, very low. But if he has the money, there is nothing stopping him from trying.

[Unlockable 7,314]

Even if he has the financial means to afford good lawyers don't expect him to make it to his daughter's wedding if it is soon.

[milimelo 4,477]

So he went consulate shopping in India? They have multiple consulates. Can't be Nigeria as they have Lagos and Abuja only.

[newacct 688]

If he was given voluntary departure (and they let him carry it out and they didn't revoke the voluntary departure or something), he has no ban. But having no ban (or having a ban that is over) does not mean he will get a visa.

[dwheels76 5,468]

I hope I can summarize this question.

So a friend, divorced from his wife(who now lives in the United States with their kids) decides to pay his kids a visit but was turned back at the airport.

From what I am being told,he first applied for visitor's Visa in one state in his country but was denied. He then travelled to another state weeks later, denied being refused a visa on the application.

He also arrived at a POE different from what he stated in his Visa application.

The border officials took him aside for questioning and after a grueling interview, offered him voluntary departure which he accepted.

He now wants to know his chances in correcting hid mistakes; reapplying for a visitor's Visa.

Thanks for your input.

I'm confused. He went first to Consulate/Embassy and got denied. Then he went to the other Consulate/Embassy and denied.

So then how did he get a Visa to be able to fly over and get to POE? This seems suspect. 2 denied B1/B2 and then he is at POE.

Either way he has a spouse in US and kids. His ties are all in US. He can't make that go away. If he didn't have all the denials he would have a fighting chance.

[newacct 688]

Re-reading the post, it seems like he applied at one consulate, was denied. Applied at another consulate, lied on the application about whether he was denied a visa before, and was granted a visa. Then he was denied entry. So he might have a lifetime misrepresentation ban.

[Kastrs 723]

Re-reading the post, it seems like he applied at one consulate, was denied. Applied at another consulate, lied on the application about whether he was denied a visa before, and was granted a visa. Then he was denied entry. So he might have a lifetime misrepresentation ban.

Yup. That is exactly what I get as well. So basically no chance of a US visa.

[Boiler 45,467]

He could be sponsored by his wife to immigrate, sounds like he needs a waiver.

Edited April 25, 2016 by Boiler

[almost_umrican 53]

I hope I can summarize this question.

So a friend, divorced from his wife(who now lives in the United States with their kids) decides to pay his kids a visit but was turned back at the airport.

From what I am being told,he first applied for visitor's Visa in one state in his country but was denied. He then travelled to another state weeks later, denied being refused a visa on the application.

He also arrived at a POE different from what he stated in his Visa application.

The border officials took him aside for questioning and after a grueling interview, offered him voluntary departure which he accepted.

He now wants to know his chances in correcting hid mistakes; reapplying for a visitor's Visa.

Thanks for your input.

wait for 10 years (they likely barred him for 10 years) and will do so again after this period.

[ndu26 114]

Thanks everyone. She said he went to Lagos on the basis of visiting a friend the U.S but was denied a visa. He is business man with frequent travels to Asian countries. He then decided to try Abuja, but didn't mention he was previously denied a visa and also said to have responded that he knows nobody in the U.S. He had been advised that he didn't necessary need an invitation to apply for a visa as he can just say he was coming for a self sponsored vacation. He may have misunderstood the advice to mean he should deny all contacts.

I asked the same question about why issue him a visa when they noticed he had lied on his application. Or they didn't notice until he arrived POE?

Mistake #2: on his application, he had stated he will be staying in a hotel in one state for his

vacation but either forgot about that and ended up booking a hotel in a different state which was his POE.

During questioning, I am being told he was asked why claimed he didn't know anyone in the second application when in his first application, he stated he was being invited.

Long story short, my friend is now under pressure to help cos like Boiler rightly mentioned, she is being told she may be his only "savior". Kids are in their early 20s and teen years.