Hibari

2 minutes ago, Daisy.Chain said:

She stayed with us and broke no rule at all. 

 

She applied for a tourist visa for her young son so he coud visit his uncle (alone - she had to stay home to work). In the same meeting they denied his application and revoked hers. That is the only complicating circumstance I can think of. However, even if the son was not granted one, why revoke hers?

 

OP: Good luck! A lot of people can do what you asked, but I just wantes to let you know that you should be aware that there is a possibility of failure evven for those of us who scrupulously follow all the rules. Only citizens are always granted access to the US.

Thanks! 

We have read through just about every rule possible and there is no real consensus on the issue. However I know it is often up to the officer you meet at border. We have been okay with everything up to now so hopefully this one will work out. 

1 hour ago, Amadia said:

I do not believe she would have a problem as plans do often change and we have to roll with the punches but if she told the officer 30 days, then stayed longer than that, then decided to visit you again and unfortunately got back to the same officer, the officer may recall speaking to her and question her further about her stay.

 

When I visited my husband during our CR1 visa filing process, I was "lucky" to end up going to the same officer on THREE separate visits. He distinctly remembered me because I took my kids with me on each visit and he talked and laughed with them while he processed our passports, etc. He usually joked about me bringing island food in my luggage (which I never did) and the hard fact of being away from my spouse during the process.

 

So.....It is possible to get the same officer again.

 

It's quite possible, the one nice thing I think is that there will be a decent amount of time in between our next visits as I will be going to her country next year, so no back to back visits.

1 hour ago, Daisy.Chain said:

This happes to someone I know. Her plans really did change, and even though she left months within the time limit and waited 3 years before a second visit, not only was she denied but her visa was revoked. This was following the rules.

Maybe I should email Customs and Border Patrol (if that is the right one) just to inquire? 

41 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

Sounds like she does indeed intend to re-visit. 

Most likely, I will be going to Vietnam next year, then we will probably do one more visit before the process completes. This is what I was most concerned about.

1 minute ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

Then it's fine to change her ticket. As long as she leaves before the date on the stamp, it's not a problem.

Okay, that's what I thought but wanted to be completely sure.

Thanks for your help

They stamped her passport for six months authorization.

I wanted to assume that she can stay for that time, however I just don't like to conflict with what we tell immigration.

Hey everyone, my wife is currently visiting me on her visitor visa. She will be returning home as we are in the middle of the CR1 process.

When she got to border patrol, she told them that she would only be staying for 30 days as evidenced by her return ticket. We were worried that she would even get that so we played it safe. Now that she is here, I would like for her to be able to stay for one more month (keeping it under 90 days). 

My question is, what can we do to ensure that this does not cause her any issues if she tries to visit again before completing the CR1 process? Is there someone we can inform? Is it even necessary?I have heard some of some people getting in trouble for not leaving on the day they told the officer.

Thanks in advance.