Help please sent home at airport

[blueale21 0]

Uk citizen going to orlando for family holiday

My partner has a criminal record for drunk and dissordaly and a caution for possessing a small amount of class a when he was younger.

He applied for a visa and attended the interview in london at the embassy.

He was told as it was a while ago everything was ok and the issued him with a 10 year multiple entry visa into his passport.

The visa was a B2 visa

We flew to the states on a family holiday and at the airport he was questioned and refused entry.

The officials were saying something about him needing a waiver and he had been given the wrong Visa

He was interviewed , refused entry and we came home on the same plane we went there on.

Please help will he be able to reapply and go back for a holiday as they did say we could reapply but I wasnt sure if the refusal will have an impact on future decissions and if they were just saying it.

I am heart broken

[apple21 953]

Did they write/stamp anything on his passport? Any paper/document was given?

[kzielu 1,147]

If you're thinking about him coming back for this holiday - forget about it, won't happen anytimes soon.

[Boiler 43,570]

It is odd that he was issued a B2 without a waiver with that past.

Also odd that having received a visa and having declared his criminal history that he was questioned.

The simple solution is to holiday elsewhere, plenty of choices.

[S_R 148]

Try Mexico.

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

Even with a waiver, his chance to obtain a tourist visa is slim for controlled substances.

[Mollie09 1,543]

Even with a waiver, his chance to obtain a tourist visa is slim for controlled substances.

Which is why it's strange that he WAS issued a tourist visa, just turned back at the airport.

More proof that a visa is not guarantee of entry.

[jan22 2,901]

I suspect what happened is that the visa officer knows more about British law than the immigration officer at the port of entry. It is likely that there is no waiver needed, as a "caution" does not rise to the level of a conviction in terms of US law. Therefore, it is not an ineligibility (that requires a conviction) and a waiver is not needed. The drunk and disorderly is not a crime of moral turpitude, either. The immigration officer probably thought the caution was the equivalent of a conviction.

[UnaMexicana 153]

First of all, I am sorry that you had to go through such a traumatic experience. As someone else mentioned earlier, visa issuance does not grant entry into the US. Officers at the POE are the ones who decide whether or not you can enter, each and every time you attempt to go into the US.

In his situation, I would go back to the embassy or consulate where the visa was issued and ask to speak to a consular officer for further clarification. Most embassies have officers that provide information, regardless of your citizenship. Try looking in the website for yours, they have hours and days where officers receive people for inquiries. There are also telephone contacts, but I prefer the personal touch. I would try that route, but again.. expect some time before he can reapply, if at all possible.

OP does not mention if the visa was cancelled or any document was given. If so, he should bring all that to the appointment to inquiry about his situation.

Best of luck,

UnaMexicana

And someone mentioned Mexico... we will welcome OP and everyone else with open arms if you ever decide to visit my beautiful country!

Edited July 22, 2014 by UnaMexicana

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

What was the drug and how much was on the person ?