At the end of the day, our own social/ethical/moral judgements are not important - for good or bad. It appears that the USA, for immigration purposes, deems all these indiscretions as suitable reasons to deny entry.JohnK said:Yes I know they are still crimes but you cannot put someone who was convicted of armed robbery or someone convicted of rape and someone stealing a loaf of bread or smoking dope in the same category.
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stevemilo said:I am starting to feel I should have just risked it and gone to the US. But I guess knowing my luck I might have been sent back so it's probably better the process I went through.
So now I am left wondering how Ben Cousins managed to get a Visa for his journey to the USA to undergo drug rehabilitation?Hawkeye said:It appears that the USA, for immigration purposes, deems all these indiscretions as suitable reasons to deny entry.
news.com.au said:Mr Heath agreed to a 90-day adjournment on $1000 bail so that Cousins, who has never tested positive for illicit drugs, could return to drug rehabilitation in the United States at an undisclosed date.
NM said:So now I am left wondering how Ben Cousins managed to get a Visa for his journey to the USA to undergo drug rehabilitation?
Either there is no consistency in the application of the rules for granting a Visa, or Mr Cousins is not planning to disclose his visits to the magistrate when completing his I94W form.
JohnK said:After about 10 minutes I was told no problem and I could enter the country and next time answer "No" to this question.
NM said:So now I am left wondering how Ben Cousins managed to get a Visa for his journey to the USA to undergo drug rehabilitation?
Either there is no consistency in the application of the rules for granting a Visa, or Mr Cousins is not planning to disclose his visits to the magistrate when completing his I94W form.
But that has the same application/entry requirements as a regular Visitors B2 visa. I assume this the same Visa that the US government has refused to grant to some applicants based on their criminal record.simongr said:I think it it would most likely be a B2 Medical Treatment visa.
news.com.au said:The lawyer would not comment on how this may affect Cousins' application for a visa to the United States.
No. Even getting something is writing there is no guarantee that next time a different border protection officer will make the same decision.ozstamps said:Did you get that in writing from someone there? :?:
NM said:So now I am left wondering how Ben Cousins managed to get a Visa for his journey to the USA to undergo drug rehabilitation?
And then disappeared....Mal said:Well he got through Immigration at LAX
JohnK said:And then disappeared....