Exiting US
Nov 4th 2003, 11:41 am
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Exiting US
If someone has overstayed here for several years and decided to leave the US, will there be a record kept here as to when he/she departs US? Should he/she pretend to "lost" the I94 card when departing? is there any consequences for not handing the I-94 card?
Nov 4th 2003, 12:49 pm
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Re: Exiting US
Originally posted by Evo
If someone has overstayed here for several years and decided to leave the US, will there be a record kept here as to when he/she departs US? Should he/she pretend to "lost" the I94 card when departing? is there any consequences for not handing the I-94 card?
If someone has overstayed here for several years and decided to leave the US, will there be a record kept here as to when he/she departs US? Should he/she pretend to "lost" the I94 card when departing? is there any consequences for not handing the I-94 card?
Don't plan on coming back anytime soon..........
Nov 4th 2003, 1:49 pm
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Re: Exiting US
Evo wrote:
> If someone has overstayed here for several years and decided to leave
> the US, will there be a record kept here as to when he/she departs US?
> Should he/she pretend to "lost" the I94 card when departing? is there
> any consequences for not handing the I-94 card?
Well, you can try to "lose" the I-94, but the burden of proof on your
length of stay is going to be on you.... So, the next time you need to
enter and they notice they have no record of the I-94, they can ask you
to prove when you left. This means you can get turned away at the POE,
or turned down when applying for a visa.
Now, if you are married to a US citizen (after all, this is a marriage
visa forum), then you could file for adjustment of status and the
overstay MIGHT not be a problem. I encourage you to seek the aid of a
COMPETENT immigration attorney FAMILIAR with overstays and marriage to a
USC.
> If someone has overstayed here for several years and decided to leave
> the US, will there be a record kept here as to when he/she departs US?
> Should he/she pretend to "lost" the I94 card when departing? is there
> any consequences for not handing the I-94 card?
Well, you can try to "lose" the I-94, but the burden of proof on your
length of stay is going to be on you.... So, the next time you need to
enter and they notice they have no record of the I-94, they can ask you
to prove when you left. This means you can get turned away at the POE,
or turned down when applying for a visa.
Now, if you are married to a US citizen (after all, this is a marriage
visa forum), then you could file for adjustment of status and the
overstay MIGHT not be a problem. I encourage you to seek the aid of a
COMPETENT immigration attorney FAMILIAR with overstays and marriage to a
USC.
Nov 5th 2003, 4:52 am
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Re: Exiting US
Thanks Mrtravel . I think consulting a lawyer is the best bet.
Originally posted by Mrtravel
Evo wrote:
> If someone has overstayed here for several years and decided to leave
> the US, will there be a record kept here as to when he/she departs US?
> Should he/she pretend to "lost" the I94 card when departing? is there
> any consequences for not handing the I-94 card?
Well, you can try to "lose" the I-94, but the burden of proof on your
length of stay is going to be on you.... So, the next time you need to
enter and they notice they have no record of the I-94, they can ask you
to prove when you left. This means you can get turned away at the POE,
or turned down when applying for a visa.
Now, if you are married to a US citizen (after all, this is a marriage
visa forum), then you could file for adjustment of status and the
overstay MIGHT not be a problem. I encourage you to seek the aid of a
COMPETENT immigration attorney FAMILIAR with overstays and marriage to a
USC.
Evo wrote:
> If someone has overstayed here for several years and decided to leave
> the US, will there be a record kept here as to when he/she departs US?
> Should he/she pretend to "lost" the I94 card when departing? is there
> any consequences for not handing the I-94 card?
Well, you can try to "lose" the I-94, but the burden of proof on your
length of stay is going to be on you.... So, the next time you need to
enter and they notice they have no record of the I-94, they can ask you
to prove when you left. This means you can get turned away at the POE,
or turned down when applying for a visa.
Now, if you are married to a US citizen (after all, this is a marriage
visa forum), then you could file for adjustment of status and the
overstay MIGHT not be a problem. I encourage you to seek the aid of a
COMPETENT immigration attorney FAMILIAR with overstays and marriage to a
USC.
