Can I get Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Cambodian, US tourist visas?

[RickyRick 0]

A year and a half ago, I was hired to work at a summer camp for 4 days in LA. I was getting paid $400 in total. I was honest to the officer at the port of entry about this. I had a tourist visa, and didn't know it was illegal (I was 20 at the time). I think he believed it was all an honest mistake. I, however, had to withdraw my application for admission. I am planning to go to China, Vietnam, Thailand, and/or Cambodia with my parents soon.

Questions:

1. Is it likely that any of these countries denies me a tourist visa because of my incident in the US?

2. Is it likely that I will EVER get another US tourist visa? I've been scared, so I haven't applied for one yet.

3. Did I commit a crime?

More info:

- I'm Mexican, and currently at university.

- I'm in the process of getting Portuguese citizenship because I'm jewish (Portuguese Jewish Law of Return). Could this help me get a US visa?

- I applied for a Canadian eTA a year ago, and did explain what happened at the US. Canada, however, didn't mind. They granted me the eTA.

- I have gone to France and Costa Rica after this incident. Neither country questioned me about this.

- I have no criminal records (unless this is one).

Thanks in advance!

Edited December 1, 2017 by RickyRick

[JE57 239]

You have done nothing wrong based on what you said..  You likely still have a valid tourist visa to the USA.  Your statement that the office allowed you to withdraw your application for entry means that you likely preserved your ability to enter the USA.   You are under no obligation to report this when applying for other visas.  You were apparently not denied entry to the USA but were instead given the opportunity to 'withdraw your application' ..   In short, that means it's as if it never happened.   Consider that the USA and Canada share immigration information and you were subsequently allowed to enter Canada means this incident has no negative marks on even your US tourist visa.

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Again so look at it this way... you showed up at the US border, where asked some questions and based on those questions the friendly officer pointed out your mistake and allowed you to basically walk away as if you had never been there in the first place.  It is as if it never happened at all and is the best possible outcome for you given what you were intending to do and what could have happened.

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Enjoy your travels and if your B2 is still valid be confident that you can enter the USA for purposes of tourism although you should have ties to Mexico. 

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If you gain Portuguese citizenship you can expect that you'd be able to use ESTA to enter the USA in the future and a Portuguese passport would give you visa free access to more places than perhaps Mexican passport does.  However, it seems that obtaining visas is not really an issue for you and as I pointed out it seems you even still have a valid visa to enter the USA if it has not passed it's expatriation date. 

[Boiler 45,939]

1 hour ago, RickyRick said:

 

1. Is it likely that any of these countries denies me a tourist visa because of my incident in the US?

2. Is it likely that I will EVER get another US tourist visa? I've been scared, so I haven't applied for one yet.

3. Did I commit a crime?

4 I'm in the process of getting Portuguese citizenship because I'm jewish (Portuguese Jewish Law of Return). Could this help me get a US visa?

1. Not likely

2. Maybe one day

3. Certainly civil

4. No

 

[JE57 239]

To RickyRick,

  You now have two opposing answers... the last thing I want to do is disagree with @Boiler he may be 100% correct and more experienced than I .   I believe, and I'm open to being wrong, that the correct answer depends on everything happened when you attempted to enter with the intention of working.  If, as I understand it, you were allowed to withdraw your application then you still have a valid US VISA and all is good no problems.   If you were refused entry then your visa would have been revoked and Boiler's answer would be correct.  It sounds to me like you were given a chance to walk away voluntarily in which case the answers to the questions would be:

  1.)  Not Likely

  2.) Likely still have a valid visa for tourism

  3.) No crime or offense was committed

  4.) See #2 but would be eligible for ESTA if not refused entry although could use the Mexican passport with the valid visa.

 

[RickyRick 0]

8 hours ago, JE57 said:

 

Right. I forgot to mention that the officer had to cancel my tourist visa before I was put back on a plane to Mexico. 

I am not sure if my visa was revoked or cancelled. I read about a withdrawal of application in this site: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/22/41.122

It specifically talks about visa revocations. In MY visa, however, the officer wrote "Cancelled Pursuant to 22CFR 41.122(e)3."

He said that I wasn't barred from entering the US for any number of years. He said I could apply for a new visa as soon as I wanted to. 

Thanks again!

[Boiler 45,939]

I  assumed this was fairly recent but you did not say.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

3 hours ago, RickyRick said:

Right. I forgot to mention that the officer had to cancel my tourist visa before I was put back on a plane to Mexico. 

 

Quite an important factor, that. What does the stamp say - cancelled with, or without, prejudice?

 

edit: just looked up the section you quoted. I presume you did too? It says

(3) The alien is notified pursuant to  INA 235 by an immigration officer at a  port of entry that the alien appears to be inadmissible to the  United States, and the alien requests and is granted permission to withdraw the application for admission

 

So it will be clear to to any CO on a new application what happened. I guess they’ll ask you to explain the circumstances in interview. 

Edited December 1, 2017 by SusieQQQ

[RickyRick 0]

It only says "cancelled" and the number. It DOES NOT say with NOR without prejudice. 

[Boiler 45,939]

The reason will be in the system.