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Overstayed in the USA for 2 years was arrested then deported. When can I return? [closed]
My wife, a Texan native, married me in my home country, the United Kingdom, in 2011, but shortly after had to return to the States for family matters. Six months later I joined her in Texas on a 90-...
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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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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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Travel ban if overstay
I am Malaysian and I have been overstaying in UK from June 2007 until April 2010.
Leaving UK by own expense, if I wanted to visit again next year (2020), is it a travel ban for me?
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How to tell how long a ban from South Africa for an overstay lasts?
My entire family was given a ban for overstaying in South Africa by 20 days, but it doesn't say anywhere on the papers we were given that it is for 12 months. Please advise how long the ban lasts.
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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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How can we re-enter South Africa after an overstay and subsequent refused entry?
My children and I are Swiss expats living in Botswana.
Easter holiday, April 2017, we went to Durban and, unfortunately, were only given 7 days but stayed for 10. The immigration officer stamped our ...
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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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Returning to South Africa after a visa overstay ban of 12 months has expired, will I be able to enter?
3 years ago, I overstayed my visitors visa by 10 days and got banned for 12 month and declared undesirable.
It has been 2 years since the 12-month ban has expired/finished; will I be able to re-enter ...
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Overstayed and misinformed the US consulate officer about it, am I banned for lifetime?
I overstayed my J1 visa for almost 4 months in 2008. In 2017, I applied for a visa and I told them an approximate date of my return because I couldn't remember the exact date so basically I gave them ...
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I overstayed in Spain with residence visa, but again received a new residence visa. Can I enter Spain?
I had a residence permit in Spain but I overstayed for several months after the residence period expires. While departing Spain, the immigration officer took a photo of my passport and verbally warned ...
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Which types of UK visa applications are affected by entry bans, and which are unaffected?
In the UK, policy is to "ban" applicants from entering for various periods of between 1 and 10 years if they are found to commit various misdeeds, like deception on an application, ...
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Overstayed visa by over year and want to return to home country without 10 year ban [closed]
A friend entered the US 7 years ago on a tourist visa from Europe and has never left. Since then they have maintained employment and paid taxes. They want to return to home country in Europe but don'...
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Overstayed Schengen by many months, best place to leave EU from to go back to the US to apply for a proper visa? [closed]
I have an American friend who was a graduate student in Berlin and entered Germany 4/1/22. She has taken a break from studies and has been traveling around Europe since, thinking that each new country ...
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How long does an Indian visa ban last after overstaying your previous visa? [duplicate]
Due to personal reasons, I overstayed my visa in India for a while and then left on an exit permit granted by the FRRO after paying fines and clearing myself. After like a year, I applied for a visa ...
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Overstay ban appeal [duplicate]
I'm a Namibian citizen. I overstayed 7 days in South Africa last year. I was told that my ban is for a year. I appealed but since last year I haven't received any confirmation or waiver to present at ...
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Applying for USA permanent residency during 10 year ban [closed]
I am an American and my husband overstayed his tourist visa in the U.S. We are married and living out of the country. He has an approved I-130. Can he still receive a green card during his 10 year ban ...
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If I have a US 10-year ban, can I apply for a visit visa to the US or to Canada?
I overstayed my US tourist visa for 8 years, and voluntarily left US 2 years ago, returning to the Philippines. If I cannot wait for the 10 years I am banned, can am I still able to apply? If not, can ...
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Are there any provisions within the immigration rules for exonerating one for overstaying due to extreme extenuating circumstances? [closed]
Typically an overstayer would be subjected to a ban of various lengths. Supposing it was not one's own fault that one overstayed, are there any provisions within the rules for making an argument along ...