Timeline for I've been warned to leave the US within 10 days as I will "overstay" my visa, but I have legally left the country by plane months ago. What can I do?
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| S May 25, 2020 at 2:15 | history | bounty ended | lambshaanxy | ||
| S May 25, 2020 at 2:15 | history | notice removed | lambshaanxy | ||
| S May 23, 2020 at 4:52 | history | bounty started | lambshaanxy | ||
| S May 23, 2020 at 4:52 | history | notice added | lambshaanxy | Reward existing answer | |
| Apr 30, 2020 at 3:23 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | While it's not inconceivable that some sort of scam is involved, emails of this type are real, so I'm not understanding why so many people are talking about scams and forged headers here. Fortunately, the first step involves going directly to an official government website where everything can be verified without clicking on any links in the email or otherwise trusting its contents. | |
| Apr 30, 2020 at 3:15 | comment | added | phoog | @JörgWMittag it's also possible, even likely, that the message did not use the word "visa," but that Greg introduced it in describing the message. Since the I-94 applies to both people with visas and those without them, a message generated by the I-94 system saying that someone's period of admission is set to expire in ten days is no red flag, regardless of the person having entered with a visa or under the visa waiver program. This is extremely unlikely to be a scam, but if Greg can edit the question and paste the text of the message into it, it might shed further light on the question. | |
| Apr 30, 2020 at 3:08 | comment | added | phoog | @Fattie given that the US government actually sends out such messages, why do you think it's a scam? | |
| Apr 29, 2020 at 18:48 | history | edited | Greg | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 29, 2020 at 15:36 | comment | added | Jörg W Mittag | You tagged your question with visas and esta. That is confusing, since the two are more or less opposites of each other. ESTA is a pre-authorization system for entering the US without a visa under the us-visa-waiver-program. Were you even actually in the US on a visa or were you there under the VWP? If you were there under the VWP, then an email telling you that you overstayed your visa is a 100% scam, because it is impossible to overstay on a visa if you don't even have a visa. | |
| Apr 29, 2020 at 5:25 | comment | added | user207421 | It's not clear that you really need to prove when you left yet. You only have to show that you're not there now, and you can do that by visiting the embassy. If anything further is required they will tell you. | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 21:40 | answer | added | Zach Lipton | timeline score: 67 | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 21:28 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | @MichaelHampton There's a system that sends out an email (see also this page). While it's conceivable that someone is pulling a scam, there are legitimate emails of this sort. | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 20:49 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Apr 28, 2020 at 19:07 | answer | added | Eshwar Ravindran | timeline score: 6 | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 18:36 | comment | added | Kyralessa | Is this definitely a warning and not just a reminder? Could it just be a general e-mail notification? "Hey, if you're still here, you need to leave soon." Could it be that it looks more threatening than it really is because it has marks of officialdom all over it? | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 16:18 | comment | added | zeocrash | I'd also suggest contacting your local US embassy or consulate. They might be able to verify that you are in fact no longer inside the united state, or at lease advise on the best way to do that. | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 15:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1255149801575903232 | ||
| Apr 28, 2020 at 13:22 | comment | added | Kate Gregory | While the airline might not give you proof you were on a flight, if you tell officials you were on the flight, the airline may well confirm to them if you were or not. Focus less on proving and start with just telling officials what happened. | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 13:12 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Apr 28, 2020 at 13:03 | comment | added | Michael Hampton | What do you mean that you "received a warning"? What does it say? Where did it come from? Who sent it? Are you sure it is legitimate? How do you know? | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 13:01 | answer | added | DJClayworth | timeline score: 108 | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 12:57 | comment | added | Mark Johnson | Getting a confirmation from your local police that your were outside the US before the 10 days runs out would be a good idea. That and that you entered with your family and that the others of your family have been recorded as leaving should help in the matter. See if this can be entered at I94 - Official Website | |
| Apr 28, 2020 at 12:51 | comment | added | Xnero | Does this answer your question? How does the US know that I left? | |
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| Apr 28, 2020 at 12:37 | history | asked | Greg | CC BY-SA 4.0 |