revoked us visa - no explanation

[CEE53147 559]

I do not know why your US doctor cannot instruct your Canadian doctor of the tests that must be done between treatments.

[Boiler 46,047]

22 minutes ago, CEE53147 said:

I do not know why your US doctor cannot instruct your Canadian doctor of the tests that must be done between treatments.

I assume there is much more to the story, who goes to a Doctors appointment and then hangs around 2 weeks for the next?

[JFH 12,191]

With all this money that the OP has (enough to live in the USA without working for 3 years and the complex medical treatment - something that is so specialist it's not available in Canada so we are not talking insulin or regular antibiotics here), one wonders why he hasn't got himself a green card through investment. Would certainly be easier. 

[canuck70 4]

I don't think that one should speculate or comment about medical treatments if you are not a medical practitioner or specialist.

 

Green card investment - hindsight is 20/20, isn't it?

 

Regarding what TNJ17 said, I'm aware as to date that I needed to leave by.  Date written is "Jan 2017" by CPB even though us entry was stamped "July '17" so obviously it should be "Jan '18" for exit date. I left the us on dec. 22, 2017.

 

thanks to those who've offered useful advice. 

 

As for those who've been critical & judgemental, it hasn't been fun having to put my life on hold, not being able to have a normal life, and being treated like a criminal or a terrorist. 

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Sounds like you have been treated as an intending immigrant using a non immigrant visa.

 

Who mentioned terrorist or criminal?

[Ontarkie 14,444]

I'm sorry this is going to mess up your treatments.

 

After spending nearly all your time in the US for the last 3 years it's unlikely you will get another tourist visa. Although  it wasn't the CBP that canceled your visa they were the ones who most likely put the flag on your visa.

 

You should start calling the doctors to see if there is any treatments in Canada. After 3 years maybe just maybe there is something similar to what you were getting in the US. 

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At least the OP will not have to pay US taxes in future.

[canuck70 4]

Thanks. I guess there's no point in re-applying for a visa. I guess I should spend my efforts into looking for alternative Canadian treatments although I've tried everything under the sun since infancy. 

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Well to be precise just not the US.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

One thing to add, uscis (in everything they do, not just for visit visas) look at intent and not just the letter of the law. While technically you did not overstay, on the face of it it would seem clear to uscis that you are de facto living in the US. One question that was asked a couple of times but I don’t think was answered, was whether you were clear in the initial visa interview how much time and over what period you would need to be in the US for. If you were clear about this in submitting the documentation required for the visa, there’s probably a case to be made for going back and explaining again at another visa interview and hoping to be re-issued. If the original CO was under the impression that your visits would be of much shorter duration and that you would be spending more time outside the US than inside it, then you would probably be out of luck trying again. 

 

Accusing people of being judgmental, whether or not they are, doesn't change immigration law.

[canuck70 4]

The medical letter which I provided in the interview, indicted duration of & required visits for the treatment. The b2 visa I was given was good until 2024, although I had no intention of staying that long.  

 

 

 

 

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9 minutes ago, canuck70 said:

The medical letter which I provided in the interview, indicted duration of & required visits for the treatment. The b2 visa I was given was good until 2024, although I had no intention of staying that long.  

 

 

 

 

Why did you say you needed treatment every 2 weeks but you never left? Why were you staying between the treatments? 

 

Also, did you really think your "tourist visa" was good to enter 6 months, leave for a week and come back. Who told you that was ok? 

 

In my opinion you said you needed treatment every 2 weeks...meaning you fly in get treatment and go back for a few weeks and come back for the next round a month later. 

 

13 minutes ago, canuck70 said:

The medical letter which I provided in the interview, indicted duration of & required visits for the treatment. The b2 visa I was given was good until 2024, although I had no intention of staying that long.  

 

 

 

 

Can you provide us a copy of that letter 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

1 hour ago, canuck70 said:

The medical letter which I provided in the interview, indicted duration of & required visits for the treatment. The b2 visa I was given was good until 2024, although I had no intention of staying that long.  

 

 

 

 

For the sake of clarity: was it clear that you would be spending nearly 6 months at a time in the US, leaving for a week or two, then returning for another 6 months, on an indefinite basis?

 

Many B visas are issued with a 10-year validity, so that in itself is meaningless in this regard.

[JFH 12,191]

10 hours ago, canuck70 said:

The medical letter which I provided in the interview, indicted duration of & required visits for the treatment. The b2 visa I was given was good until 2024, although I had no intention of staying that long.  

 

 

 

 

Most B-type visas are issued for 10 years, purely to reduce workload at the embassies. They then only need to process each applicant and interview each visitor every 10 years, rather than every time they want you visit the USA (which could be several times a year). 

 

Please don't make the mistake that others have that a 10-year visa means you can spend 10 years in the USA with a week out every 6 months to "re-set" it. There was recently an Australian who was detained and deported for doing just that. It was discussed a lot in the news. 

 

I'm surprised you've "got away with" this as long as you have, given that you have an overstay on your record also. There have been spouses who have been denied entry due to traveling here too often and their visits have been shorter with longer gaps between them. 

 

Im wondering if it wouldn't be cheaper and easier for you to fly a doctor to you every two weeks, rather than maintaining two homes (or 1 home and 50 weeks a year in a hotel) all with no job. 

Edited December 31, 2017 by JFH

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4 minutes ago, JFH said:

Most B-type visas are issued for 10 years, purely to reduce workload at the embassies. They then only need to process each applicant and interview each visitor every 10 years, rather than every time they want you visit the USA (which could be several times a year). 

 

Please don't make the mistake that others have that a 10-year visa means you can spend 10 years in the USA with a week out every 6 months to "re-set" it. There was recently an Australian who was detained and deported for doing just that. It was discussed a lot in the news. 

 

I'm surprised you've "got away with" this as long as you have, given that you have an overstay on your record also. There have been spouses who have been denied entry due to traveling here too often and their visits have been shorter with longer gaps between them. 

 

Im wondering if it wouldn't be cheaper and easier for you to fly a doctor to you every two weeks, rather than maintaining two homes (or 1 home and 50 weeks a year in a hotel) all with no job. 

exactly! Every day their is a new story about soemone who thought a 10 year tourist visa ment they could visit as much as long as they left every 6 months.  unfortunately, ignorance is not a good excuse to immigration.  i heard about that australian as well.. my heart does break for these people.  i know so many canadians who have bee doing this for years and eventually they get denied entry and most are shocked and upset after bc they actually had no idea they couldnt just come and go freely.  the proximity to the us and how easy it was to travel in the past people think its just as easy today.