Emergency Visa/Appointment

[SalishSea 18,125]

2 hours ago, 1234Visa said:

That's true. I feel like we are running out of time

Do they not put the visa in the passport right there at embassy and you get it back?

Yes, true

They don’t print up visas while you wait.

[Cathi 5,784]

6 hours ago, 1234Visa said:

We have no intention on overstaying again. If I wanted to live in the USA I would have not voluntarily given up my green card when we decided to move back to Germany. I have a job here, the kids are in school here etc.

We have tried that too. They are in contact with the consulat and are waiting for them to get a response.

 

The consulate doesn't care if you have no intention to overstay again, they won't believe you because of your past. I'm not trying to be harsh, it's just the reality of your situation. You will not be granted a tourist visa. Sorry for your loss. 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

4 hours ago, 1234Visa said:

 

Thank you. What is a single use visa?

Exactly what it says - only allows you one entry to the US and usually has a pretty short term expiry date. So you could use it to enter the US for the funeral, but woild not be able to use it again.  This would be a concession in a case like yours where they normally would just not issue a visa at all, but would see their way to allowing you to (in this case) attend a funeral.

 

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

They don’t print up visas while you wait.

They normally don’t, but for an emergency visa there’s no reason why they can’t.

[African Zealot 1,456]

You have nothing to lose. Give it your best shot and good luck!

[VinnyH 61]

OP states that (s)he overstayed in the past, but also that (s)he was a green card holder that (s)he abandoned at some point.

 

Doesn't obtaining a green card "forgive" any past overstay? If so, there shouldn't be any issue obtaining an ESTA.

 

However if the overstay happened on an ESTA after he relinquished his green card, then indeed (s)he is no longer eligible for an ESTA and the chances of getting approved for a tourist visa are very unlikely.  

[Boiler 46,031]

7 minutes ago, VinnyH said:

OP states that (s)he overstayed in the past, but also that (s)he was a green card holder that (s)he abandoned at some point.

 

Doesn't obtaining a green card "forgive" any past overstay? If so, there shouldn't be any issue obtaining an ESTA.

 

However if the overstay happened on an ESTA after he relinquished his green card, then indeed (s)he is no longer eligible for an ESTA and the chances of getting approved for a tourist visa are very unlikely.  

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[SusieQQQ 11,587]

45 minutes ago, VinnyH said:

OP states that (s)he overstayed in the past, but also that (s)he was a green card holder that (s)he abandoned at some point.

 

Doesn't obtaining a green card "forgive" any past overstay? If so, there shouldn't be any issue obtaining an ESTA.

 

 

The answer to the ESTA eligibility question does not change just because you got a green card later - which is presumably partly why it is phrased as a “have you ever” question. A visa interview is the appropriate forum to argue that relinquishing the green card takes precedence over a prior overstay. It’s possible that someone somewhere determines that she can be eligible for ESTA again at some point, possibility after a visa interview, but it’s not going to happen by just answering the ESTA questions on the form.

[jan22 3,062]

4 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Exactly what it says - only allows you one entry to the US and usually has a pretty short term expiry date. So you could use it to enter the US for the funeral, but woild not be able to use it again.  This would be a concession in a case like yours where they normally would just not issue a visa at all, but would see their way to allowing you to (in this case) attend a funeral.

 

They normally don’t, but for an emergency visa there’s no reason why they can’t.

There is, in fact, a reason why they frequently can't print the same day.  The system will not allow a visa to be printed until a response is received to a series of security checks.  They may all come back in time to print the same day, but a couple of them can take several hours (even up to 24 hours).  So, while they may want to print the same day, there is no guarantee they would be able to do so.