Overstayed visa waiver by just 8 days - will i encounter problem upon re-entry?
Oct 11th 2009, 10:31 am
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Re: Overstayed visa waiver by just 8 days - will i encounter problem upon re-entry?
Oddly enough, the form doesn't ask about prior overstays.
Oct 11th 2009, 1:22 pm
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Oct 11th 2009, 7:22 pm
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Re: Overstayed visa waiver by just 8 days - will i encounter problem upon re-entry?
so hang on a second - crg is saying that they DONT ask about overstays on the form? is this true?
Oct 11th 2009, 7:59 pm
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Re: Overstayed visa waiver by just 8 days - will i encounter problem upon re-entry?
Not relevant?
Maybe because the person is not even supposed to apply (use the form)?
Q: Who Is Eligible to Use the VWP?
A: To qualify for admission under the VWP, you must:
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Not have failed to comply with the conditions of any previous admission under the Visa Waiver Program;
Maybe because the person is not even supposed to apply (use the form)?
Q: Who Is Eligible to Use the VWP?
A: To qualify for admission under the VWP, you must:
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Not have failed to comply with the conditions of any previous admission under the Visa Waiver Program;
Oct 11th 2009, 8:30 pm
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Re: Overstayed visa waiver by just 8 days - will i encounter problem upon re-entry?
Good. Do it... and be done with it.
You can't use the VWP. I fail to understand why you can't get your head around that simple tidbit of information!
Since you seem bent on your path towards self-destruction, I suggest a moderator close this thread.
Ian
... they DONT ask about overstays on the form? is this true?
Since you seem bent on your path towards self-destruction, I suggest a moderator close this thread.
Ian
Oct 11th 2009, 10:06 pm
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Re: Overstayed visa waiver by just 8 days - will i encounter problem upon re-entry?
Im not doubting that i cant use the vwp program...what im questioning is whether or not they KNOW if i overstayed or not....
although they have the i94 from when i left which was a new one...remember...i got back to the uk and sent back my original i-94, lying about the date i came back..i made it look like i had come back a week earlier.
so..they might have received that form and put it into their system that i didnt overstay.
LIke i said - my passport was NOT scanned when i left america..all she had was my i-94 which she just threw in a pile of other i-94's anyway.
although they have the i94 from when i left which was a new one...remember...i got back to the uk and sent back my original i-94, lying about the date i came back..i made it look like i had come back a week earlier.
so..they might have received that form and put it into their system that i didnt overstay.
LIke i said - my passport was NOT scanned when i left america..all she had was my i-94 which she just threw in a pile of other i-94's anyway.
Oct 11th 2009, 10:24 pm
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Re: Overstayed visa waiver by just 8 days - will i encounter problem upon re-entry?
Im not doubting that i cant use the vwp program...what im questioning is whether or not they KNOW if i overstayed or not....
although they have the i94 from when i left which was a new one...remember...i got back to the uk and sent back my original i-94, lying about the date i came back..i made it look like i had come back a week earlier.
so..they might have received that form and put it into their system that i didnt overstay.
LIke i said - my passport was NOT scanned when i left america..all she had was my i-94 which she just threw in a pile of other i-94's anyway.
although they have the i94 from when i left which was a new one...remember...i got back to the uk and sent back my original i-94, lying about the date i came back..i made it look like i had come back a week earlier.
so..they might have received that form and put it into their system that i didnt overstay.
LIke i said - my passport was NOT scanned when i left america..all she had was my i-94 which she just threw in a pile of other i-94's anyway.
My personal thoughts on this are very simple you have ESTA you have a booked flight, go to the US and see what happens, you will either get in or you will be turned away. There is not a single person on this forum who can tell you with 100% certainty that you will be accepted or declined. If and I say if because I think you may be i for dissapointment, you do manage to get in it will be because you have cheated the system. Everyone posting in here is telling you the correct way to do things, most people don't like to hear the truth when it doesn't fit the plans that they have.
Oct 11th 2009, 10:45 pm
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Re: Overstayed visa waiver by just 8 days - will i encounter problem upon re-entry?
Why does it matter whether or not they know, if it is a fact, it is a fact.
Oct 12th 2009, 7:50 am
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Actually i havent booked my flight yet...
You see im just not convinced i will get a b2 visa.When i was backpacking 1.5 years ago - I did it for about 11 months. That involved 4 entries to america, with 'visa runs' in between. The first time i went to costa rice for a week - 2nd and 3rd times i went back home to england. THen on that 4th trip, due to the fact that i wanted to attend a music festival in california, i overstayed by a few days (not i think about it, it wasnt even 8 - it was about 4 or 5..but not 8).
So they are going to look at their screen and see all these visits close together...and surely assume that i was 'living' or 'working' in america right?
You see im just not convinced i will get a b2 visa.When i was backpacking 1.5 years ago - I did it for about 11 months. That involved 4 entries to america, with 'visa runs' in between. The first time i went to costa rice for a week - 2nd and 3rd times i went back home to england. THen on that 4th trip, due to the fact that i wanted to attend a music festival in california, i overstayed by a few days (not i think about it, it wasnt even 8 - it was about 4 or 5..but not 8).
So they are going to look at their screen and see all these visits close together...and surely assume that i was 'living' or 'working' in america right?
Oct 12th 2009, 9:58 am
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Re: Overstayed visa waiver by just 8 days - will i encounter problem upon re-entry?
It may come down to how established you are at this point. You better have a compelling reason to return to your home at a specific time and ties to your home that you clearly have no intention of abandoning.
Oct 12th 2009, 12:28 pm
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Oct 12th 2009, 12:31 pm
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He did have a problem with his flight..... he didn't feel like getting on one before his stay expired. 
Oct 12th 2009, 3:21 pm
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Re: Overstayed visa waiver by just 8 days - will i encounter problem upon re-entry?
I'm also curious how a) you proved you returned a week earlier since it's hard to prove something that didn't happen and b) how saying you went back a week earlier when you overstayed by 8 days would even help since both would be overstays.