Am I barred?

[mustadeth 0]

I attended school in the US from 2012 to 2013 and eventually returned to my coutnry. My last year I was unable to register to classes because I got suspended from school because of low grades and I overstayed trying to enroll back in school and at the same time looking to transfer to another one. As far as I know, when I couldn't register for classes my visa expired but I think my I-20 was still valid for a semester while I was trying to re-enroll or transfer. I have been told that since my I-20 was still valid I could still remain in the country which would make my doubt about if I'm barred from entering the country different.

For what I've read I overstayed less than a year but more than 6 months so I'm not able to go back for three years, but if my I-20 was valid it would count as less than 6 months so it would only be one year, assuming what I've been told is correct.

I'm making plans to attend a concert in Miami on October but since I'm not sure about my status and visas I was wondering if there's a way to check that information to see if I'm able to apply for a tourist visa for 2017.

In the case I wasn't I would like to know if having a student visa and then applying for a tourist visa would make it different in certain ways and if not, is there a way to appeal to the barring from entering the country?

[Anitafeliz 1,133]

The only way of knowing is applying and seeing if they deny you.

Unless you were told trying to enter you cannot.

Ignorance of the law won't excuse you so don't bother with any excuses. You need to read what requierements are for any visa.

Edited November 22, 2016 by Anitafeliz

[mustadeth 0]

The only way of knowing is applying and seeing if they deny you.

Unless you were told trying to enter you cannot.

Ignorance of the law won't excuse you so don't bother with any excuses. You need to read what requierements are for any visa.

Gotcha, I know my best bet is to apply its pretty pricey tho so I wanted to see if I could find out before. The last time I entered the country I did it with no problem except when I got to my school and went to the international students office there I was told I couldnt register to my classes

[KierenHby 899]

Gotcha, I know my best bet is to apply its pretty pricey tho so I wanted to see if I could find out before.

Nope.

$160 to find out, no other way.

[randomstairs 303]

In your I-94 the expiration date is D/S, right? Unless you were issued an order to leave the US by the immigration judge (or some other authority) then you were probably only out-of-status as opposed to unlawfully present. The clock of unlawful presence might have not started to tick yet. Without more information it is hard to tell if you received the bar or not.