Refused Entry HELP!!
Jan 8th 2006, 9:19 am
#1
Guest
Posts: n/a
Refused Entry HELP!!
has anyone ever been refused leave to enter the UK? what happened? how
did this effect subsequent visits?
background on my story and questions
ok so i flew out to visit my boyfriend for 5 months and when i arrived
i was detained and then subsequently returned to the us because of not
being able to show
a- that i was definetly leaving after the 5 months, even though i had a
return ticket.
b- that i was unable to support myself, because my bank statement didnt
have all of my available funds on it.
c- they said that there were some conflictions between mine and my
boyfriends statements, even though the immigration officer needed to
double check a bunch of things because he had gotten them confused. at
the time my boyfriend was never my sponsor, this was an assumption made
by the officer. the same officer who made several derogatory comments
about Wales and the Welsh. Is there any grounds to file a complaint for
regionalistic and racist comments? will this help my case when i go to
the consulate? one of my friends that i was to be staying with there is
Welsh and when i told the officer this he made several nasty remarks
and then told me it was not looking good for me.
i was deined entry and sent back home, but the officer told my
boyfriend that i could return as soon as i had all of the proper
documents. basically they sent me back because i couldnt prove that i
had anything to return to united states for, evn though that was my
intention. i am going to the consulate this week to apply for a
visitors visa to be on the safe side, but is there anything specific i
should bring with me. i am going to be staying at a hostel while i am
there on holiday because that will emimilate the need for a sponsor
correct? any advice or suggestions would be fantastic. im just worried
that when i go to the consulate that they will see the mark on my
passport, even though i have several other entry visas on there
already. Based on the way i was treated I am very paranoid now dealing
with customs and immigration officials. i know they arent all like
this, but now im nervous. I'd like to return to the UK for 2 weeks at
the end of the months so I can at least visit my boyfriend for a short
period of time but am nervous. Im going to apply for a visitors visa
this week in New York.
did this effect subsequent visits?
background on my story and questions
ok so i flew out to visit my boyfriend for 5 months and when i arrived
i was detained and then subsequently returned to the us because of not
being able to show
a- that i was definetly leaving after the 5 months, even though i had a
return ticket.
b- that i was unable to support myself, because my bank statement didnt
have all of my available funds on it.
c- they said that there were some conflictions between mine and my
boyfriends statements, even though the immigration officer needed to
double check a bunch of things because he had gotten them confused. at
the time my boyfriend was never my sponsor, this was an assumption made
by the officer. the same officer who made several derogatory comments
about Wales and the Welsh. Is there any grounds to file a complaint for
regionalistic and racist comments? will this help my case when i go to
the consulate? one of my friends that i was to be staying with there is
Welsh and when i told the officer this he made several nasty remarks
and then told me it was not looking good for me.
i was deined entry and sent back home, but the officer told my
boyfriend that i could return as soon as i had all of the proper
documents. basically they sent me back because i couldnt prove that i
had anything to return to united states for, evn though that was my
intention. i am going to the consulate this week to apply for a
visitors visa to be on the safe side, but is there anything specific i
should bring with me. i am going to be staying at a hostel while i am
there on holiday because that will emimilate the need for a sponsor
correct? any advice or suggestions would be fantastic. im just worried
that when i go to the consulate that they will see the mark on my
passport, even though i have several other entry visas on there
already. Based on the way i was treated I am very paranoid now dealing
with customs and immigration officials. i know they arent all like
this, but now im nervous. I'd like to return to the UK for 2 weeks at
the end of the months so I can at least visit my boyfriend for a short
period of time but am nervous. Im going to apply for a visitors visa
this week in New York.
Jan 9th 2006, 4:15 pm
#2
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Refused Entry HELP!!
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
You might have more luck posting this to misc.immigration.misc, since this
group is mostly about US immigration.
With that said, it does sound like your situation parallels one that could
occur for a visitor to the USA.
If this occurred on a visit to the USA, you would want to do a couple
things:
- - make sure that your bank statements actually show how much funds you have
available.
- - stay for a lot less time. In the USA, the maximum would be 90 days in the
first place (and I suspect it might be in the UK, as well), and trying to
use that whole time may make you more suspicious that you plan on staying.
- - do not try to apply for a visa. I can't tell you anything about the UK, of
course, but in the USA, that would make you suspicious and could cause more
problems than it solves.
- - don't try to travel for a few months; my recommendation (again, this
applies for the US and might be different for the UK) would be to wait for
about a year.
[email protected] wrote:
> has anyone ever been refused leave to enter the UK? what happened? how
> did this effect subsequent visits?
>
> background on my story and questions
>
>
> ok so i flew out to visit my boyfriend for 5 months and when i arrived
> i was detained and then subsequently returned to the us because of not
> being able to show
>
> a- that i was definetly leaving after the 5 months, even though i had a
> return ticket.
> b- that i was unable to support myself, because my bank statement didnt
> have all of my available funds on it.
> c- they said that there were some conflictions between mine and my
> boyfriends statements, even though the immigration officer needed to
> double check a bunch of things because he had gotten them confused. at
> the time my boyfriend was never my sponsor, this was an assumption made
> by the officer. the same officer who made several derogatory comments
> about Wales and the Welsh. Is there any grounds to file a complaint for
> regionalistic and racist comments? will this help my case when i go to
> the consulate? one of my friends that i was to be staying with there is
> Welsh and when i told the officer this he made several nasty remarks
> and then told me it was not looking good for me.
>
> i was deined entry and sent back home, but the officer told my
> boyfriend that i could return as soon as i had all of the proper
> documents. basically they sent me back because i couldnt prove that i
> had anything to return to united states for, evn though that was my
> intention. i am going to the consulate this week to apply for a
> visitors visa to be on the safe side, but is there anything specific i
> should bring with me. i am going to be staying at a hostel while i am
> there on holiday because that will emimilate the need for a sponsor
> correct? any advice or suggestions would be fantastic. im just worried
> that when i go to the consulate that they will see the mark on my
> passport, even though i have several other entry visas on there
> already. Based on the way i was treated I am very paranoid now dealing
> with customs and immigration officials. i know they arent all like
> this, but now im nervous. I'd like to return to the UK for 2 weeks at
> the end of the months so I can at least visit my boyfriend for a short
> period of time but am nervous. Im going to apply for a visitors visa
> this week in New York.
- --
Please visit my FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com before asking a question here.
It may answer your question. Remember, I am strictly a layperson without
any legal training. I encourage the reader to seek competent legal counsel
rather than relying on usenet newsgroups.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux)
iD8DBQFDwppH2STeoAchQDkRAoKnAJ9ZPaR2xJQmK49+M51Pg+ buEdbl1ACgmNX0
athOIpi3+feUWn4/PzWs+sk=
=4VB5
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Hash: SHA1
You might have more luck posting this to misc.immigration.misc, since this
group is mostly about US immigration.
With that said, it does sound like your situation parallels one that could
occur for a visitor to the USA.
If this occurred on a visit to the USA, you would want to do a couple
things:
- - make sure that your bank statements actually show how much funds you have
available.
- - stay for a lot less time. In the USA, the maximum would be 90 days in the
first place (and I suspect it might be in the UK, as well), and trying to
use that whole time may make you more suspicious that you plan on staying.
- - do not try to apply for a visa. I can't tell you anything about the UK, of
course, but in the USA, that would make you suspicious and could cause more
problems than it solves.
- - don't try to travel for a few months; my recommendation (again, this
applies for the US and might be different for the UK) would be to wait for
about a year.
[email protected] wrote:
> has anyone ever been refused leave to enter the UK? what happened? how
> did this effect subsequent visits?
>
> background on my story and questions
>
>
> ok so i flew out to visit my boyfriend for 5 months and when i arrived
> i was detained and then subsequently returned to the us because of not
> being able to show
>
> a- that i was definetly leaving after the 5 months, even though i had a
> return ticket.
> b- that i was unable to support myself, because my bank statement didnt
> have all of my available funds on it.
> c- they said that there were some conflictions between mine and my
> boyfriends statements, even though the immigration officer needed to
> double check a bunch of things because he had gotten them confused. at
> the time my boyfriend was never my sponsor, this was an assumption made
> by the officer. the same officer who made several derogatory comments
> about Wales and the Welsh. Is there any grounds to file a complaint for
> regionalistic and racist comments? will this help my case when i go to
> the consulate? one of my friends that i was to be staying with there is
> Welsh and when i told the officer this he made several nasty remarks
> and then told me it was not looking good for me.
>
> i was deined entry and sent back home, but the officer told my
> boyfriend that i could return as soon as i had all of the proper
> documents. basically they sent me back because i couldnt prove that i
> had anything to return to united states for, evn though that was my
> intention. i am going to the consulate this week to apply for a
> visitors visa to be on the safe side, but is there anything specific i
> should bring with me. i am going to be staying at a hostel while i am
> there on holiday because that will emimilate the need for a sponsor
> correct? any advice or suggestions would be fantastic. im just worried
> that when i go to the consulate that they will see the mark on my
> passport, even though i have several other entry visas on there
> already. Based on the way i was treated I am very paranoid now dealing
> with customs and immigration officials. i know they arent all like
> this, but now im nervous. I'd like to return to the UK for 2 weeks at
> the end of the months so I can at least visit my boyfriend for a short
> period of time but am nervous. Im going to apply for a visitors visa
> this week in New York.
- --
Please visit my FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com before asking a question here.
It may answer your question. Remember, I am strictly a layperson without
any legal training. I encourage the reader to seek competent legal counsel
rather than relying on usenet newsgroups.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux)
iD8DBQFDwppH2STeoAchQDkRAoKnAJ9ZPaR2xJQmK49+M51Pg+ buEdbl1ACgmNX0
athOIpi3+feUWn4/PzWs+sk=
=4VB5
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
