Case Studies

CBP DENIED MY ENTRY, US CONSULATE DENIED VISA

My H1B visa was approved by US Immigration. I had previously worked for the same company under a J visa. I went to the consulate and the H-1B visa was approved. I then went to the airport to be admitted so I could start working under my H1B visa.

Household tourist visa

My girlfriend was offered a job in the United States and received a long-term H-1B visa. Since we were not married, I was not permitted to enter the United States under her visa as a dependent; neither did I have an employer in the States lined up.

DENIED ESTA ENTRY, MISREPRESENTATION FOR WRONG INFORMATION

I lied on my ESTA, Visa Waiver online and did not tell the truth about a question as it happened over 10 years ago and I figured it didn’t matter now. While I managed to secure online approval for the ESTA I was stopped at the airport. The Custom Border Patrol detained me at the airport started questioning me. During the questioning, the immigration officer kept stating I lied and this was misrepresentation and they denied my ESTA.

E-2 INVESTOR VISA

My wife and I wished to live in the United States. We had a background in hair dressing and photography. We decided to open a hair salon in the United States. Our advice was that we could own a business and set it up in the United States, or we could purchase a franchise. We looked at various existing businesses because Caro had explained or investment was more protected this way.

FIANCE VISA AFTER BEING DENIED ENTRY UNDER MY ESTA

I was denied entry under my visa waiver at Dublin Airport 4 years ago. The officer asked why I was entering, and I said that I wanted to spend a week with my fiancée. As soon as he heard the word "fiancée," he said I could not enter under a visa waiver and denied my entry. I was absolutely floored because I had traveled back and forth several times throughout the year, and my Afiancée would also come and visit me without any issues.

I NEEDED A WAIVER TO GET MY BUSINESS VISA APPROVED

I want to share my experience with Caro's Office regarding my visa application struggles. A few years ago, I was arrested outside a bar during a stag night in Cardiff. We were all loaded into a police van and spent a few hours in jail, I was not convicted, but my arrest report said I had drugs in my possession. Thinking it was behind me, I focused on my career. However, when I tried to attend a conference as the now CEO of my British company, I was denied a visa without explanation. I went back again 6 months later to the consulate and now they were saying I was denied due to drug use.

I-601A WAIVER TO OVERCOME PAST UNLAWFUL PRESENCE

Our office has had many successful I-601A waiver cases approved. One such case involved the spouse of a U.S. citizen who had entered the United States in 1999 without inspection. He walked across the U.S. border without being inspected. He entered without inspection (EWI).

LEGAL USE OF MARIJUANA IS ILLEGAL UNDER US IMMIGRATION LAWS

When I was at Miami Airport, I was pulled aside by an immigration official, and they asked me a couple of questions. I can’t remember what they were because everything was a haze. I was freaking out because I was going to miss my connecting flight. They then questioned me in another room and asked for my password to my electronic devices. I gave it to them, and they came back with two officers this time, stating that it looked like I was a drug user.

NO LEGAL STATUS TO LEGAL STATUS – USE NUNC PRO TUNC

Several years ago, I had a client who was a dependent E-2 spouse who had moved to the States with her spouse to run a business in the US. My client and her three children they were all in E-2S status. Her spouse was the main E-2 applicant, and they had been living in the United States for several years; he ran a successful restaurant, and they employed 8 people.

PAST ARREST AND CONVICTION FOR A DRINK OFFENCE

I'm a CEO of a company in Manchester, and several years ago, I had a DUI. There was damage done to my car and damage done to the side of a garage at a property, but nobody was injured in the accident. I never thought much more of it as I wasn’t arrested and just paid a fine and it put me off alcohol and I changed my life around. One of my biggest clients in the United States needed me to travel to the United States and to be able to do this once a month. I speak Spanish fluently, and we were trying to target the Latino market specifically in the U.S.

SPOUSE VISA (k-3) TO I-751 TO US CITIZENSHIP

I retained Caro’s services as my USC spouse who was living with me wanted me to get the green card so we could move permanently to the US. I met Caro in Dublin and After my consultation retained her services. She advised that the process would take a good 20 months.

CRBA and N600K: US CITIZENSHIP TRANSFERRED TO YOUR CHILDREN WHEN OUTSIDE THE STATES

I was born in the United States; however, I was only there for a few years before my family moved back home to Ireland. I have two children under the age of 21, and I wanted to get them their U.S. citizenship. I contacted Caro, and she explained that I qualified for CRBA (Consular Registration of Birth Abroad).

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA)

I met my spouse in Canada. He was a U.S. citizen, and I soon fell in love with him. We became engaged and got married. I moved to the United States, and we began the process of filing for my green card because I had entered under a tourist visa. As soon as we got married, there was a shift in our relationship.

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR ESTA IS DENIED

My ESTA was denied at Shannon airport, and the officer questioned me in a separate room for many hours. They made me sign a sworn statement because something on my phone didn’t make sense to them. They didn’t believe me, and they canceled my ESTA. The officer told me to go to the consulate, saying they would issue me a visa.