Please help. During K1 medical of course they will require drug test... I'm sure most people have used drugs at some point of their life. How long will the drug stay in your body? Or does it depend what kind of drug it was used? What if it's just mariajuana or weed? What if you took it 4 months ago or 6 months ago will it show on the medical results at the embassy if your interview is at the end of this month?

You will be fine, don't worry a lot

Using drugs is BAN for life. Thats what Atty Gurfinkel said on Citizen Pinoy. I'm sorry to say this.

You will pass a drug test. However, if you answer "Yes" that you have used in your lifetime, then you will not pass. I would have to argue your statement, "I'm sure most people have used drugs at some point of their life". Although, a percentage of people have used at some point of their lives, don't assume that is okay just because you have in the past. And it will probably be legal one day in the U.S. So, it is up to you how you answer the questions in regards to previous drug use.

Can you please fill in your timeline?

Also which embassy are you with because you have posted this question many times. Best to just post in your area for best answers.

If you had used drugs in the past 4-6 months like you said, your drug test may turn up negative, however, divulging info during the medical and interview that you had used drugs (marijuana, meth, etc) even just once may cause denial and possibility of being "banned" to enter the US for life. There is still no waiver for this type of cases (drug use).

A 40 plus year old male being petitioned had divulged that he had used marijuana once when he was 18 years old (out of curiosity) and that caused him to be denied and banned for life.

If I remember from my trips to PI correctly, isn't the sentence for drugs life?

The son of the mayor of Manila is facing a life sentence for possession and sales of shabu right now.

Wow......harsh. I have known some people in the JA threads who have only been banned for 3 years. They have then moved on to recieve visas.

There have been cases here where the applicants admitted using drugs years ago and they were denied (outright) of pursuing/getting the visa. If being with your fiance/petitioner means a lot to you, a little lie about using drugs won't hurt. It's not that we'll advise you to lie but it seems like being honest about it can cause you big time.

--Mae

Am sorry to agree with you guys but we all know now from reading others mistacks on this question that the best answer is always "NO" even if you have had any type of drug use in your past..

Here's an old thread concerning drug use.... http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...ed+for+drug+use

If you've used just marijuana or weed 4 to 6 months ago, you will PASS the drug test.

You're right. The ban is only for three years and not life. I think "Citizen Pinoy" is just a TV show so I would not put much weight into it. TV shows tend to over-dramatized things.

Also even with a ban, one can apply for a I-601 waiver and an approved waiver overcomes the ban and results in visa issuance.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/ineligib...ities_1364.html

perhaps if we should read more, we could really try to dig in to it that in phil, although there's a saying that we can "waive" if ever being denied but, its not always the case... a lot of people waived for this after the visa denial but i havent heard of a successful one... using a lawyer didnt help either... a lot of fil-am families who petition their kids, wife etc hasn't got any avail after their family's denial just coz they admit they've used prohibited drugs at least once in their life... and if say, people are just over reacting, we should think again. seriously

I've never read about one person who had the ban waived at the manila embassy for admitting to using drugs. I listened to a man plead with the CO at the embassy with three little children begging them to give his wife the visa but she didn't get it. For 5 years the man tried everything to no avail. If anyone knows of an instance where a waiver was approved for drug use at the manila embassy I would appreciate them posting it for my own and others curiosity. Thank you

I have to wonder, what is more important for some people, their drugs or their family/fiancee? I've never used drugs so it's not even a decision I will ever contemplate. Riza is more important to me.

-Ryan

its not really about a choice of drugs or family... somehow people use drugs for some reasons they can only answer. i dont use prohibited drugs and im not perfect either... ive got issues myself... lol... and i dont think when they're taking drugs, meaning they already choose it over their family etc... although when it comes to visa process, its either admitting using drugs and be banned or being with their family/loveones... of course i bet by all means they would love to choose their family if they can help it (creating a lil lie)... and i respect that decision with a smile lol

to edit: what i mean was using prohibited drugs before and already clean/ regretting the past and changed for the better

Oh my... After reading the responses after Ive posted my replies, I felt obliged to respond again. he he

Just so we're clear on my post, I dont use drugs, and I dont advocate drugs. Heck, I dont even smoke. I was merely answering the OP's direct question directly.

I also responded to Jomo because he thought the ban was 10 years for Philippine based applicants based on a previous posters replies (The Citizen Pinoy one) and I just had to correct that and say that it is indeed three like he originally thought. I also said that one can apply for a waiver and IF approved, the ban would be lifted.

That's all. Ive posted no opinion on the matter.

If I will be on the OP's situation and used drugs in the past, I'd think about the hardship that my fiance and I had to go through to make it this far. This journey is not only expensive but also long, tedious and emotional restraint. I'd think about the heartaches that we had to go through from being so far from each other. And also, the future waiting for us together... Having said that, I'd take the chance and lie about it. Like I said, a little white lie is not gonna hurt. If you will feel guilty about lying, just consider revising the question "Have you used any prohibited drugs?" in your mind into "Have you used any prohibited drugs last year?" Say NO and it's true... you didn't use drugs last year, 'aight?

Good luck!

--Mae

It's the severity of the offense in the Philippines, even admitting to it, that causes what may seem to be harsh consequences.

from link provided by archie,
A) Conviction of certain crimes.-

(i) In general.-Except as provided in clause (ii), any alien convicted of, or who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of-
(I) a crime involving moral turpitude (other than a purely political offense or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such a crime), or

(II) a violation of (or a conspiracy or attempt to violate) any law or regulation of a State, the United States, or a foreign country relating to a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)), is inadmissible.

(ii) Exception.-Clause (i)(I) shall not apply to an alien who committed only one crime if-

(I) the crime was committed when the alien was under 18 years of age, and the crime was committed (and the alien released from any confinement to a prison or correctional institution imposed for the crime) more than 5 years before the date of application for a visa or other documentation and the date of application for admission to the United States, or

(II) the maximum penalty possible for the crime of which the alien was convicted (or which the alien admits having committed or of which the acts that the alien admits having committed constituted the essential elements) did not exceed imprisonment for one year and, if the alien was convicted of such crime, the alien was not sentenced to a term of imprisonment in excess of 6 months (regardless of the extent to which the sentence was ultimately executed).