withdrawn of tourist visa

[talita003 0]

Merry Christmas to everybody!!!

I am new here... it's a very good forum.

I flew to USA on early December to visit my fiancé, when I tried to pass through immigration I was stopped and held for questioning.

The immigration officer verbally harrased me for six hours until he got me to say that I planned on getting married to fiancé [the immigration officer also called my fiancé, asked my email including password and found our emails]

As a fact we would not get married against the law as I have a daughter left in my country and we have desire to do it properly n legally.

It was so cruel the way he discovered it was like to face a criminal!

I don't speak much English so he got me to say what he wanted me to.

She finally withdrew the application to enter the country and returned to my country. My tourist visa was canceled!!! I will be allowed to enter USA after I got appropriate visa [means fiancée visa]

We have since planned to meet in other country and will apply K1 as soon as we meet.

I am AFRAID that this past incident will hurt the petition.

CAN ANYONE GIVE ME ADVICE???? PLEASE HELP ME.... :help:

Thank you.

Edited December 25, 2007 by talita003

[Alt name 1]

Carefully read your passport and share what did they stamp in there?

[talita003 0]

Carefully read your passport and share what did they stamp in there?

Thank you for quick response.

There's stamp on visa plus reason number... I am told by immigration officer that I was not stopped to enter to USA as long as will only use K1.

Is that true what officer said?

They will question me later when I get interview? It will affect me to get success? Honestly, I am afraid...

[Alt name 1]

Please share EXACTLY what they stamped and reason number if you do not mind.

[talita003 0]

Please share EXACTLY what they stamped and reason number if you do not mind.

Here is stamp on my visa.

I am not sure what officer wrote whether : 741 or 7A1 ??? Which one is right reason?

Thank you DN.

[talita003 0]

Please share EXACTLY what they stamped and reason number if you do not mind.

Here my withdrawn stamp on my visa --->

CANCELLED - SPM

ON 12/3/07 REASON : 741

What does it mean? Anyone knows????

[Alt name 1]

I'll look it up. It corresponds to the regulation that they are accusing you of violating.

[Dan J 277]

Tourist visas can be canceled or entry denied for reasons that don't apply to a K-1. Particularly intent to immigrate. If that is the case, then having a tourist visa withdrawn will not affect your K-1 petition, other than you will have to mention it on a couple of forms.

As far as your treatment at the PoE, there is not much you can do about it, you are not a citizen or LPR.

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

My fiancee went through a similar situation in Vancouver. The guy basically told her she couldn't enter for 5 years without the k1 in hand. It was total BS and has really given me a very cynical view of our immigration service.

[DakotaK1 1]

A friend of mine went to the US to see her fiance at the time and she got denied.

She applied for the K1 Visa and a few months later they got married,no problem at all.

[Alt name 1]

I think he/she stamped "241" in your passport meaning you were refused entry only. Corresponding to 8 CFR 241. They are just saying that your ties to the US are a little too strong to use a tourist visa for entry, but haven't stamped any actual violation in your passport. This should not effect your case at all. Make sure that your fiance and you report this and discuss it openly and honestly with your interviewing officer at the Jakarta embassy. Good luck on your journey.

Regards,

David and Nitadyah

[Aussielad 37]

and with POE officers, they have whats known as "expedited removal powers" which they are given to turn away/deny someone and send them on their way at the port-of-entry where you enter.

Because ultimately, they are the ones who decide to let you in or not, and remember, especially with a visa, and even worse off, a B1/B2 tourist visa, AND being from a third world country such as Indonesia

A visa basically gives you permission to approach the POE and "ask for permission" to enter the U.S. a visa doesn't mean that you've been granted the right to enter, only to ask, which in turn the POE officer then decides.

Sux huh? crazy law. welcome to America

[Alt name 1]

3rd world country? Australia is barely above that status. Indonesia has a longer and richer history than that pile of sand (really another british colony) except they won their independence the hard way just like we did (US). <yawns> with boredom at your patronizing tone.

To the original post: Don't worry. Nita and I tried to get a tourist visa after we were married and were flat denied, it's common practice to do that at the various posts due to strong ties to the US. Accept an apology for the way you were treated, the USCIS looks under every rock for imagined terrorists and love hassling people with brown skin. Good luck on your journey

Regards,

David and Nitadyah

and with POE officers, they have whats known as "expedited removal powers" which they are given to turn away/deny someone and send them on their way at the port-of-entry where you enter.

Because ultimately, they are the ones who decide to let you in or not, and remember, especially with a visa, and even worse off, a B1/B2 tourist visa, AND being from a third world country such as Indonesia

A visa basically gives you permission to approach the POE and "ask for permission" to enter the U.S. a visa doesn't mean that you've been granted the right to enter, only to ask, which in turn the POE officer then decides.

Sux huh? crazy law. welcome to America