Tourist visa B2 some help

[mando_4 0]

Hi everyone! and thanx in advance...

Well, this is the issue, my brother in law tried to cross the border from Mexico to the U.S. illegally like 4 or 5 years ago maybe 6 (for sure I know is more than 4 years) he was only like 16 or 17 years old, but he was caught by immigration officers (border patrol) and they took his fingerprints and a photo of his face, then he was sent back to Mexico and he never tried to cross again. Now he wants to get a tourist visa(B1/B2) to visit us because our son is due on January 2012, he is 22 now and he owns his own mechanic shop, and he is register with Hacienda(he pay taxes for his shop) I am familiar with the process and paperwork needed for the visa, because I helped my parents in law two years ago to get theirs, which they got, now I know his case if more difficult to do, and I just want some guidance with the process.

I also want to know how long immigration will keep his fingerprints on their database.

I also know if I am not wrong, that the law is a little different when you still not an adult and got deported from the U.S. (why I’m trying to say that is not that hard to get the visa because he was still considered a child)

I also heard something about that he needs to ask for a forgiveness or pardon, whatever the word is called, it’s like he needs to ask for forgiveness to the U.S.

If more info is needed to help me, feel free to ask.

Thank you again!

[Boiler 43,726]

I would expect it to be a waste of an application fee, but I guess there is always some chance, no matter how small.

[DerZinker 4]

Yeah I hate to be a naysayer, but I think it's pretty unlikely that he could ever obtain a Tourist visa after having been though deportation proceedings. In my experience, if someone has been denied a tourist visa once, it's improbable that they will ever be approved a tourist visa in the future. So I imagine that for someone who has been deported it would be that much more difficult.

I don't know anything about requesting a pardon or if it makes a difference that he was a minor, but I also would assume that he would be in their database forever. I'm no expert though and it could be worth a shot. But he'll be out a hundred bucks if denied, so it might just be easier for you to come visit him in Mexico. Good Luck.

[Boiler 43,726]

The application form requires you to list any prior immigration issues anyway.

[ceadsearc 516]

You can try, but it's unlikely. It would be unlikely even if he had never tried to cross illegally, because he is a young, unmarried (from the sounds of it) male from Mexico.