hello!good day to all!im just new in this site and i hope you can help me with my problem..i was refuse or denied to enter u.s last feb of 2004.that time i was in a tourist visa and that is my fourth time to visit states..the 3 times i visited i never overstayed those visits..they put notation on my passport.here it is.212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)...they also cancelled my visa which suppose to be will expire on year 2011...i really dont know what to do..i got married last june 2006 to my u.s citizen boyfriend.and he filed a k3 petition for me...i just wanted to know if that will affect my k3 petition..do i have to file a waiver?if yes,when and how?and also on the time i was denied to enter the u.s the immigration officer there is trying to ask me many times if i worked in the states without a permit.they though i worked there.i said i didnt work at all.so pls help me what to do..do you think that they will approve my petition??the ban they gave me was a 5 year ban.so its like 3 years more to wait right?but does to eneter as a spouse is still not allowed??coz i thought the ban they gave for 5 years was just for a tourist visa..if im wrong pls correct me...pls help!!!!!thanks in advance...god bless

Being refused entry does not get you a Ban.

What was the 5 year Ban for?

If you have a Ban you will need to file a waiver, at or after the interview.

hello boiler,
i think they ban me for five years for ssupecting me that i worked there.but i think the notation means that i was entering u.s like acting as an immigrant.someone told me that.but i really dont.really dont know why i am ban for 5 years.does filing a waiver will take longer on waitaing for my petition and does it have a chance that they will disapprove it??what can i do??thanks for helping me..

So I take it you are certain you have a ban.

Yes it will delay the process, Phillipines is particularly hot due to the fraud issues.

Your Husband will need to show extreme hardship as to why you should have the ban waived.

www.immigrate2us.net is good on waivers.

http://www.filipinawives.com/asawa/ for Phillipines specific information

hello again boiler,
im really really thanking you for all the information you gave me.it will helped a lot..but can you please give me a sample of a extreme hardship for my husband to show...pls thanks agaon in advance.god bless!

Click on this link, loads of examples that worked:

http://www.immigrate2us.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=719

hi boiler,
im reading it right now..thanks a lot.you are giving me hope...by the way,do you have any idea of how long it will take if my husband will get a copy of my case from the FBI?god bless!

A lot longer than they suggest, all I can say that I have seen people who have waited a year.

hi again boiler,
really?wow!its really long time waiting huh?i just hope that on my interview they will just approve my visa.was that imposible for the consul will just approve the visa?i mean they wont let me file for a waiver anymore?did you know someone that has passed an interview like my case?or do you think i really need to file a waiver??hehehe!sorry for asking lots of things boiler.but i really feel that you are really kind person and you are here to help people like me...thanks again.god bless you and your family...

If you have a ban and would otherwise be eligible to receive a visa then they will allow you to file a waiver.

I looked up the code they put in your passport. This is an explanation of that: http://www.americanlaw.com/exclude8.html

It seems to indicate that given you were traveling on a tourist (B2?) visa that either the visa was not valid or your passport was good for less than 6 months. Not sure why they would cancel the visa.

If the embassy decides to view this as some sort of misrepresentation, then they could require a waiver.

You should find out more as to why they refused your entry and canceled your visa. That will tell you if this is a problem or not.

As to getting a waiver approved out of Philipines, I have heard it is very, very, very difficult. My attorney who specializes in waivers is not even accepting clients from there (unless it's an appeal) because she feels it is a waste of time and money to pursue a waiver from Philipines. (Just her input of course, but based on her personal experience and other attorneys' she knows experiences.)

hi blueblue,
this is actually what they put on my passport...A 96 395 136 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)...what are the first letter and numbers means..its seems that you know where to find all the meaning of this.i cant find them here in the internet,will you pls help me on this...i felt so sad about the situation here in the philippines about the waiver thing you were saying...i just hope and pray that we can get through this....thanks for replying and god bless!!!

212(a)(2) and 212(a)(6) are the big problems.

I believe you will not need a waiver at all, but I am not a Lawyer.

A etc is your Alien number.

I tend to agree with Boiler. It doesn't _sound_ like it should be a problem or cause the need to file a waiver. But I am not a lawyer either and the embassy does not always act according to the law or process.

Boiler is also correct that the other numbers they mention there is your Alien (A) number they have assigned to you.

You might want to attend this chat session next Wednesday at 11am central time and ask the attorney on there for her opinion: www.visacentral.net.

Hi Shella,

Did you get any paperwork stating the number of years you are banned to enter US or not? How did you learn about the 5 year ban? Also, i would like to know if you were asked to sign a documented statement of your interrogation? Did they take your fingerprints? It would be nice if you could explain here what exactly happened to you at the port of entry.

Thanks,
cd1111