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frody   14

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a friend was stopped at POE, and they begin to interview him telling him he overstay one day his ESTA visa. 

They were really insistent telling him they believed he was working last time he was in USA. 

They retain him and question him several hours and he admitted he was working just to get out of there. They say you can come in but this will be in your records now.

He admitted because they told he will get detained and because he got wife and kids in his country he was trying to end the interview fast and live back to his country but instead they allow him to enter USA.

What are the consequences of this? they didnt place any weird stamp in his passport just a 3-month normal allowance to stay in USA but when he arrived to the hotel he realized he never overtay in USA before. he was play I guess? 

Please what will happen to him now?

He never will be able to use ESTA again? will he be able to get a business or tourist visa? 

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VWP is 90 days not 3 months, something does not sound right, of he had admitted working he would have been on the next Plane back, probably stuff lest in retelling.

 

If his VWP privileges were not taken away he is still good to go. Obviously he had been doing something to get quizzed.

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You have to accept that it's hard for CBP officers to believe that someone can survive for 3 months without working but maintaining a residence, paying rent or mortgage and utilities back home as well as their living expenses here for all that time. Or that they're are jobs that allow so much time off. How big was the gap between his visits?

 

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I really don't know, to be honest. I was wondering how come if he "supposedly" overstay last trip the CBP allow him to pass I have understood if you overstay you get banned to get into USA.

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42 minutes ago, frody said:

I really don't know, to be honest. I was wondering how come if he "supposedly" overstay last trip the CBP allow him to pass I have understood if you overstay you get banned to get into USA.

Why doesnt he come on here and post the full story..as coming from you there are bits clearly missing.

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