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Travel ban to South Africa. What can I do?
I was born and raised in South Africa and have been declared undesirable for 5 years. I didn't realise I could be banned! I didn't have a clue. I showed them my birth certificate and was told it's not ...
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10-year visa ban
On my application I said that I have been refused a UK visa before, but failed to state the reasons for the refusal. I was refused a visa again under deceit and was given a 10-year ban. Is this a ...
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Can i come back to Poland if I leave Poland just before my visa expires and have already applied for TRC
My visa will expire soon but i have applied for TRC and have a stamp of the same.. I want to return back to India. Will there be any consequence in returning back to the country in the future..??
Will ...
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Can a South African V-List ban be removed?
Was duped by a conman who presented himself as an Immigration Agent and assisted me on obtaining a Work Visa which I later found out that it was fake. I removed it from my passport but it left a ...
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Completion of 10 years UK ban
I was banned for 10 years by the UK for a document my company submitted via an agent in support of my UK application in 2013.
The company didn't give the directive for the agent handling the ...
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How does a 10 year visa ban affect a spousal visa?
I have a UK 10 year ban and I have a spouse in the UK.
We want to get together and I'm wondering if my ban will affect spousal visa application.
Does the ban take effect when we have a kid together ...
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Can my 10 year ban be overridden by my new Canadian citizenship?
In my visitor's visa application I made an error in answering a question of Do I have family living in the UK? At the time my daughter (who I traveled with to the UK) was still in the UK when I went ...
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Irish study visa ban based on deception
I applied for a study visa in 2018 but I was denied. I deferred my admission to 2019 and reapplied for a study visa again. To my surprise, I was given a 5 year ban for deception. The consulate said I ...
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Can I ask the UK Home Office to explain their decision to give me a 10 year ban for deception?
First I’d like to say thank you to all of you that are willing to spend your time helping others that feel helpless when dealing with immigration authorities. I, for one, am extremely grateful for ...
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When does UK visa ban start?
A friend was denied UK visitor visa in May 2012 as ECO could not link the cash in account to her company. In October 2012, she re-applied adding evidence like payslip and tax clearance which ECO found ...
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How do I find out if I have a ban for overstaying in the USA?
I overstayed my tourist visa, but 16 years have passed (from when I left in 2005) and I know that back then their immigration tech system wasn't as sharp as now.... I think the system was implemented ...
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New visa after overstaying in UK
My partner left the UK after overstaying for 4 months. He is now banned from the Uk for a year. I'm wondering if he can reapply for his new visa before the year ban is complete, so that he can come ...
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10 year ban - what can be done to remove that ban?
I’ve got a 10 year Ban under paragraph 320 (7B)
Wrong information submitted by a traveller office in my country in my visitor visa led me to get the ban.
However,
I was unaware about the false ...
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Can I return to Australia after serving an entry ban due to a prior overstay? [closed]
I am English and I left Australia in 2015 upon which I received a ban for 3 years for overstaying my welcome, even through I was granted a visa (or what I thought was sponsorship visa for 5 years).
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I was deported and my ban period ends this year, will I be able to return to the US?
I got deported because I worked illegally in the States and they banned me for 5 years. This period ends later this year and I'd like to go back and visit my friends. Will they let me? What type of ...
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How to get a UK visa after a 10 year ban is over [closed]
I previously had a 10 year ban from the UK. How do I go about getting a visa now? My circumstances have changed. I am a permanent resident in USA and have a good job.
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10 year re-entry ban [closed]
I got a 10 year re-entry ban for a visitor visa. Can I apply for student dependent visa or not?
The notice said "This application for entry clearance has been refused under paragraph320 (7a) and 320(...
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DS-160 Immigration Law Violation Information for UK Banned Person [duplicate]
I work for a global company and need to travel to US with a B1/B2 visa; however, I do not actually know what to answer for below question:
"Have you ever sought to obtain or assist others to obtain ...
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I overstayed my post study work Visa and was removed from the UK with a 2 year ban. How can this be overturned [duplicate]
I overstayed my Post study work Visa (having lived and worked in the UK legally for 8years) because I had just been divorced and didn't have the wherewithal to immediately relocate to in my home ...
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Visa refued for not disclosing 12 years old Rejection from Uk [duplicate]
I applied for a UK visitor visa, I thought I had all my document straight forward disclosing all required information. When it came to question have you been rejected Visa, I was wrongly adviced by ...
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Applying for Canadian visa after US visa refusal & permanent ban [duplicate]
I was banned permanently from the US in 2009 for misrepresenting a document issued by an agent that I used. I'm applying for a Canadian student permit and I would like to know if this ban would affect ...
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How can a ban from entering the US be lifted?
I know someone who left the country while on parole and he had also overstayed a student visa for nearly 20 years. He claims he doesn't know whether or not he was banned from the country. He's afraid ...
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How do I get past a 3-year ban from overstay with VWP? [duplicate]
I have an overstay with a VWP of 333 days, I had to leave the US in January 2018 but stayed until December 2018 to take care of an American citizen who has no family. I have a 3 year ban. So I had to ...
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I have a 10-year UK visa ban; how can I visit my wife?
I was banned from entering the UK for 10 years because I didn’t disclose that I was married in my previous application.
I have been married to my wife since 2015 and she is a UK citizen but, when I ...
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Do I need a re-entry visa after voluntary re-entry ban expired?
I am a Malaysian. I usually do not need a tourist visa to
enter into the UK in the past. But I had been studying, living and working on various legal visas until I reached my more than 10 years’ ...
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Can I visit the US after a visa denial under 212(a)(6)(C)(i)
In 2014, I got an F1 student visa. I completed my studies and got an H-1B visa approved in 2016. In 2017, I went to my country and, while there, went for my H-1B visa stamping. They rejected my visa ...
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Visa refusal due to misrepresentation
I travelled to the US with my mum when I was 6 we overstayed and returned to my native country when I was 13. I recently applied for a tourist visa with my husband and concealed information about my ...
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What effect could prior illegal work in the UK have on future visa applications?
My groupmate was a student and was working illegally in London in 2016. In May, he was caught, taken by the police, released and allowed to leave the country voluntarily. According to his documents, ...
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Schengen spouse visa after ban for deception [closed]
I am planning to apply for a spouse visa in Europe. 1 year ago I tried to use false documentation to enter Europe out of pressure and desperation and got detained by immigration in Europe. I was told ...
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I was banned from the US for giving false information. For how long am I banned? [duplicate]
The US embassy in Mumbai banned me in 2015 for giving wrong information about my marriage. I want to know how many years I'm banned for. How can I know?
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Is the ban on applying for a US visa after marriage fraud a lifetime ban or 10 years?
A Jamaican committed marriage fraud about 30 years ago by marrying a US citizen in a marriage where the groom was paid a certain amount of money to marry her. The groom got in legal trouble for an ...
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What are my chances of getting a tourist visa to Sweden? [closed]
I am a Cameroonian citizen who's lived in Denmark. I was charged and convicted for using a false document for 60 days. Consequently I was expelled from Denmark and was issued an entry ban in the ...
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Moving to Republic of Ireland with a UK re-entry ban [closed]
The background is:
I am a UK citizen and my wife is a South African citizen
My wife has a ban from the UK for 12 months (due to
an overstayed visa, mistakes were made on our end with the dates)
I ...
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A transfer at an airport where you don't have admission into a country
I have a 3-year ban in Australia, with 1.5 years left. The reason: I thought my student visa expired in July but it expired in June, so I overstayed my visa for 1 month. I am going to New Zealand on a ...
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DS-160 Security and Background Information for UK Banned Applicants
I'd like to know whether the question in DS-160 form implies other country refusals as well? In 2009, I was refused and banned by UK for future applications for 10 years since they did not find my ...
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Trying to go to Turkey in spite of the visa ban between US and Turkey
If I travel to a different country to catch a direct flight to Turkey, as a US citizen, will I be given a visa at the airport when I land in Turkey with my US passport?
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How do I return for a visit after a 10-year ban?
I overstayed my visa waiver in 2008 and was given a 10 year ban, which will be up in June next year. Can anyone tell me what I need to do to be able to visit friends next year when the ban is up?
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Will a verbal ban from Spain 30+ years ago prevent my husband from taking a cruise out of Barcelona?
My husband was arrested 30 years ago in Spain while serving in the military, stayed one year on base and was "told" never to come back to Spain. This happened in his early 20's and they kept him on ...
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UK: Is a 10 year ban still valid after acquiring new citizenship?
I am an Indian national and was refused a UK visa in 2009 in NYC and given a 10 year ban, but now I'm a US citizen.
Would the ban still apply if I wanted to visit the UK?
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I overstayed and was deported from Taiwan, how long am I now banned for?
After legally living and working in Taiwan for over 10 years, I overstayed my ARC card (it's a long and emotional story), for 2197 days and was detained for 3 months in the Nantau (?) Detention Centre ...
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Sister visiting the UK visa refusal
My sister is in India, before that she was in the UK on student visa but due to health issues she wasn't able to attend her course to the end of the term and was working less than 15 hours a week to ...
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