Tourist visa problem

[rickstar27 0]

I am a Mexican citizen. Back in 2016, I was hired to work in a 4 day summer camp in CA for $400 in cash ($100 per day). The lady who hired me, however, didn't tell me to apply for a work visa, and I was unaware of the law back then (I was 20 years old). When I arrived I was honest to the immigration officer and told him I was there to work for 4 days for $400 USD. He said that wasn't allowed on my visa, but I think he trusted that it was an honest mistake and allowed me to withdraw my application for admission instead of removing me. He cancelled my visa and wrote 22 CFR 41.122(e)3 on it, but he said I could apply for a new one when I wanted. Apparently, no waiver is needed. I used to legally study at CU Boulder under an F-1 visa before the incident, but I didn't like it that much and decided to come back home to Mexico after one year (I'm currently a 23 year old college student in Mexico City). 

I applied for a Canadian eTA in 2017 and in the application I was asked if I had ever been denied entry to Canada or to any other country. I explained what had happened to me in the US in detail and I was granted the eTA either way. This didn't seem to be a reason for them not to trust me, and I went to Canada in 2018 and entered without a problem. I have also been granted chinese, vietnamese, and thai visas after the incident and entered those countries without a problem. I have also travelled to Costa Rica, Singapore, Hong Kong, Morocco, Peru, Japan and many different countries in the European Union after my incident in the US and I have never been asked about my immigration issue in the USA. I should also mention that I'm in the process of becoming a Portuguese and Spanish citizen soon... 

I understand that the only way to truly find out if I can get another american tourist visa is to apply for one and see what happens, but do you think it's likely that the US will grant me another tourist visa? I think I have a bunch of things in my favor, but please let me know if there's something I'm not considering that could potentially worsen my situation. 

I like to travel, so I suppose it's clear that I will not be staying to work in the US illegally. In fact, I was living/studying there (CU Boulder) legally and decided to leave after a year.

Could another nationality possibly help my case? In the end, if I wanted to leave Mexico and work in another country, I could do so legally.

Could another nationality possibly worsen my situation? My dad applied for his tourist visa recently and told me they are now asking tourists if they have another nationality. Why could that be?

IF I am granted the visa, is it likely that I will always be sent to secondary inspection when I step foot in the country from that moment on? I'm expecting to be sent there the first couple of times I enter, but... you know. 

I know these are a bunch of questions that you can't know for sure, which is why I'm asking if "it's likely."

Thanks in advance!

[designguy 1,179]

Its good that you were honest with the CBP officer so in my opinion nothing from that incident will be held against you. 

 

When you go and apply for a visa now they are going to assess your ties to your home country. If they are strong then its a good chance you will get a visa. If they are weak then there is a good change you will get denied.

 

No one here will be able to tell you either way, you just really have to go apply and find out

[Boiler 45,947]

Probably not likely but cheap to find out.

[Just Paul 4,595]

Getting more citizenships and passports will not help you with USCIS, in fact I would say it weakens your claims to strong ties to Mexico.

 

All you need to work in another country is the correct type of visa / residency.

 

For the US just apply and see what happens.   Be honest and open.