Will past use of marijuana block my US visa application?

[Selena11112 0]

I tried pot in year 2017 in California just one puff and never tried it again ever. I admitted it during physical exam and they sent me fo psychological evaluation.  They said they will submit the report  directly  to US embassy and asked me to wait for my visa interview.. Should i be worried that it might make me fail my visa application? 

[Dashinka 24,649]

It is possible the consulate could refuse the visa to allow for a period of drug testing.  

[Redro 4,611]

6 hours ago, Selena11112 said:

I tried pot in year 2017 in California just one puff and never tried it again ever. I admitted it during physical exam and they sent me fo psychological evaluation.  They said they will submit the report  directly  to US embassy and asked me to wait for my visa interview.. Should i be worried that it might make me fail my visa application? 

This is a great question! Please report back. Where will you be interviewing?

Usually people are habitual smokers are tested at the physical exam and have to undergo mandatory drug testing for a period of one year as they test positive. 

I've not seen a case of someone admitting to one time use. 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

6 hours ago, Selena11112 said:

Should i be worried that it might make me fail my visa application? 

Yes.  It is possible you will be refused for a year. 

[Selena11112 0]

3 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

Yes.  It is possible you will be refused for a year. 

In this case do i have to apply all over again? 

[Selena11112 0]

4 hours ago, Dashinka said:

It is possible the consulate could refuse the visa to allow for a period of drug testing.  

Thank you for responding. Do i have to go through all the application process all over again after a year? 

[Selena11112 0]

3 hours ago, Redro said:

This is a great question! Please report back. Where will you be interviewing?

Usually people are habitual smokers are tested at the physical exam and have to undergo mandatory drug testing for a period of one year as they test positive. 

I've not seen a case of someone admitting to one time use. 

 

I did my physical exam already and fhey have my blood samples. Can they use that? 

Edited June 2, 2023 by Selena11112

[Redro 4,611]

38 minutes ago, Selena11112 said:

I did my physical exam already and fhey have my blood samples. Can they use that? 

I’m not sure what they tested you for… so we cannot say. But generally they need to see someone is not using for a period of a year. So, it really depends on the attitude of the CO at interview. If they refuse the visa you will have to go to

rehab and be tested. This won’t be the visa is denied and you are not allowed to immigrate to the US. The move will just be delayed for 1+ year. 
 

 

You won’t have to go through the entire process again. Just maybe update the DS260, pay for another medical and go for another interview. 
 

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[Dashinka 24,649]

1 hour ago, Selena11112 said:

Thank you for responding. Do i have to go through all the application process all over again after a year? 

I am not positive as to how it works.  As @Redro mentioned, it will be interesting to see how the consulate reacts to someone that only used it once.  They could essentially put your visa application on hold (refused) for a year to have you go through drug testing to verify everything.  I am not sure if that requires another application.

 

Good Luck!

[Family 4,065]

7 hours ago, Dashinka said:

someone that only used it once

Some folks didn’t even inhale..as I recall 

 

 

 

Some get lucky 

 

 

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21 hours ago, Selena11112 said:

I tried pot in year 2017 in California just one puff and never tried it again ever. I admitted it during physical exam and they sent me fo psychological evaluation.  They said they will submit the report  directly  to US embassy and asked me to wait for my visa interview.. Should i be worried that it might make me fail my visa application? 

If you could report back, it would be interesting to see what stance they take.  I was out of the US for 20++ years and return just before Covid.  Stayed in MI for about 2 months and there were 10 pot stores every block.  Moved to PA where marijuana is supposedly still illegal but if you go downtown Pittsburgh or Philly, all you will smell is pot. And that is not an understatement. The police do not do anything about it.  Drive 2 miles off any interstate into rural America, and it seems half the population is high on some kind of drug.  Seems the Sakler family dominated that region while I was away.  Then it seems the other half are loaded up on prescription drugs.  The nation is filled with drug users.  My mother recently passed away at home and the first thing the medical examiner started asking was if she took illicit drugs.  It was another ####### moment Ive had back here, but then I remembered which country I moved back to and the ME told me that they are seeing over half their cases of people dying at home either on illicit drugs or taking too many prescription drugs.

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