Tattoos

[kat2017 5]

1 hour ago, LuisAna said:

I know how everyone is feeling my husband has his interview on the 28 of March on CDJ embassy. When is your appointment!?  Im also so scared that they will denied his visa due to the same reason! ? He has quite a few tattoos his both last names one on each arm in old english his parents names and the name of his deceased brother in cursive; on his chest he has another piece of a samurai on his shoulder blade a unicorn, and lastly an his leg he has a tattoo of what looks like to be a mechanic leg. I dont think any of his tattoos are gang related, but we will have to see once we are there. In case our appointment is before yours I will let you know how it went. ?

Awesome, thank you! Let's all just keep our hopes up  maybe it's not as bad as they say it is.

[mlv4718 2]

How did the interview go? My husband had his interview in December and unfortunately was placed in administrative processing because of his tattoos. He is still in Mexico and we don't get any info, just generic responses telling us he's in administrative processing. I hope it went better for you!

[Gar2017 0]

Hello mlv4718,

 

My husband is waiting on his Juarez appointment. We submitted in early February. I'm sad to hear that your husband has been held up because of tattoos. Tattoos is an art and I can't believe we are still in an era that sees tattoos as a taboo.. if you don't mind me asking what kind of tattoos does he have?

[Jojo92122 1,924]

4 minutes ago, Gar2017 said:

Hello mlv4718,

 

My husband is waiting on his Juarez appointment. We submitted in early February. I'm sad to hear that your husband has been held up because of tattoos. Tattoos is an art and I can't believe we are still in an era that sees tattoos as a taboo.. if you don't mind me asking what kind of tattoos does he have?

Tattoos are not taboo.   The reason tattoos are scrutinized is because of potential gang affiliations.   Google Mexican gang tattoos.  

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9 minutes ago, Jojo92122 said:

Tattoos are not taboo.   The reason tattoos are scrutinized is because of potential gang affiliations.   Google Mexican gang tattoos.  

^^^ This.

 

A person's entire body can be covered with flowers and butterflies and pass an interview. But one small tattoo that is known to be affiliated to violent gangs or terrorism and they can be denied.

[mlv4718 2]

I totally get why they would scrutinize tattoos but if the person, like my husband, has no criminal record, no past or current affiliation with gangs then they should not hold it against him. 

 

He has tribal, skulls, virgin, his deceased Brother's picture, clowns, etc. He basically has two sleeves and his back and chest tattood. Yes that's a lot. But he really does look at them as an art form. 

 

Again, I just feel they should go by their record and not their appearance. 

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18 minutes ago, mlv4718 said:

I totally get why they would scrutinize tattoos but if the person, like my husband, has no criminal record, no past or current affiliation with gangs then they should not hold it against him. 

 

He has tribal, skulls, virgin, his deceased Brother's picture, clowns, etc. He basically has two sleeves and his back and chest tattood. Yes that's a lot. But he really does look at them as an art form. 

 

Again, I just feel they should go by their record and not their appearance. 

You have to let them do their job. Nobody is saying your husband is a criminal. But maybe they just want to check and be sure his tattoos are legit. Tattoos for gangs can change and new ones can come up every day. And a person can be affiliated with a gang and not have a criminal history.

 

Again, it is nothing against your husband personally. It is just an additional check. I would never even think about bringing a gun on an airplane but I still have to go through the metal detector.

Edited April 13, 2017 by NuestraUnion

[Dianalorena 1,153]

On April 13, 2017 at 6:31 PM, mlv4718 said:

I totally get why they would scrutinize tattoos but if the person, like my husband, has no criminal record, no past or current affiliation with gangs then they should not hold it against him. 

 

He has tribal, skulls, virgin, his deceased Brother's picture, clowns, etc. He basically has two sleeves and his back and chest tattood. Yes that's a lot. But he really does look at them as an art form. 

 

Again, I just feel they should go by their record and not their appearance. 

 

In my experience I'd have to say the clowns and the portrait might have been the issue, since those are heavily associated with ''cholo'' culture. Not necessarily gang related of course, especially if most of it is black and grey. I also agree appearance is a stupid reason to put someone in AP, but it is still unfortunately Mexico, and we've been struggling with tattoos and how they are perceived, forever.