European boyfriend can't enter US without tourist visa. Does getting married help?

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It does not matter if it happened 5, 10, or 20 years ago. Everything still needs to be disclosed. In immigration, when they ask the question "Have you ever...." the word EVER does not have a timeframe. 

[nineohtwo 8]

Of course.

 

He would never lie, nor would I make him lie. I actually work in immigration (but backwards--Americans coming to Europe) so I know the importance of being forthcoming. There is nothing wrong with him having visited Iraq (he went to Kurdistan with a childhood friend and had an amazing time), so why would he lie? It's a bureaucratic formality we unfortunately must comply with. In the grand scheme of things, worse things could happen than having to wait another year or two to visit NYC. 

 

That poster suggesting we commit fraud is way out of line.

Edited March 29, 2021 by nineohtwo

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[nineohtwo 8]

Thank you. It is distressing that someone here would openly advocate for immigration fraud.

 

I would never allow my SO to do that nor would he ever even want to.

[nineohtwo 8]

Just wanted to update you guys.

 

We have a visa appointment for January that so far has not been cancelled!

 

However, I am still annoyed. I've paid for three prior appointments now and was told via e-mail that due to cancellations I could just use the money paid for one appointment to book another one. There was no option to do so on the website and the consular workers did not respond to my repeated e-mails about this. So I've ended up paying for four appointments now... what do I do?

Edited May 31, 2021 by nineohtwo

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

3 hours ago, nineohtwo said:

Just wanted to update you guys.

 

We have a visa appointment for January that so far has not been cancelled!

 

However, I am still annoyed. I've paid for three prior appointments now and was told via e-mail that due to cancellations I could just use the money paid for one appointment to book another one. There was no option to do so on the website and the consular workers did not respond to my repeated e-mails about this. So I've ended up paying for four appointments now... what do I do?

Did you go into the existing booking to reschedule and it charged you again??

[nineohtwo 8]

There was no option to go into the existing booking and re-book. The only way to re-book was to go to the actual calendar page and go through the entire process from the start. It's been incredibly frustrating. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

And you didn’t get an option to reuse the receipt number or something? Sorry, it’s been a long time since I applied for a US tourist visa, so I don’t personally know the details of how to do it, but I’ve seen a few others taking about rescheduling without issues. 

[nineohtwo 8]

No. I think the option was simply turned off for the Milan consulate due to Covid.