Should have used WeChat. On a Huawei phone.
British man banned from US because of text to American girlfriend
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Re: British man banned from US because of text to American girlfriend
#12Just wondering as to why people even bother with the US at all? What does the US give you that UK doesn’t, besides a fucked up government (even more so than the UK - see who’s in charge of the FCC or the tax filing situation), crazy & unreasonable immigration policies, etc?
This won’t change as long as people accept it. But if tomorrow tourism & business travel slows down to a crawl because of this you can bet you’ll see changes the next day.
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#13It's pretty stupid. Moving can mean taking action. Not that it's any of their business. On the other hand, I can see why they would think that, but isn't it like, pretty easy to tell if this guy ends up overstaying his visa or whatnot?
Then I get distracted by the embarrassment I feel reading his meticulous reassurances to her banal insecurities.
Then I'm back to feeling bad for the guy, with someone like me reading his texts.
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#14This is one side of the story. There's likely more than just this text message that raised suspicion.
But the law is quite clear that anyone applying for admission to the US is presumed to be an intending immigrant and the burden is on them to prove they will leave before their duration of status expires. Literally millions of people per year are denied visitor visas because they can't meet that burden of proof. Not sure why this is particularly newsworthy.
Re: British man banned from US because of text to American girlfriend
#15Just wondering as to why people even bother with the US at all? What does the US give you that UK doesn’t, besides a fucked up government (even more so than the UK - see who’s in charge of the FCC or the tax filing situation), crazy & unreasonable immigration policies, etc? This won’t change as long as people accept it. But if tomorrow tourism & business travel slows down to a crawl because of this you can bet you’ll…
Bother with what? Living there?
Re: British man banned from US because of text to American girlfriend
#16Just wondering as to why people even bother with the US at all? What does the US give you that UK doesn’t, besides a fucked up government (even more so than the UK - see who’s in charge of the FCC or the tax filing situation), crazy & unreasonable immigration policies, etc? This won’t change as long as people accept it. But if tomorrow tourism & business travel slows down to a crawl because of this you can bet you’ll…
Bother with what? Living there?
Travelling there or thinking of moving there (if you have the possibility to obtain a work visa/green card/etc).
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Bother with what? Living there?
Travelling there or thinking of moving there (if you have the possibility to obtain a work visa/green card/etc).
Well if it’s moving there for work, the upsides are significant for certain fields. Software folks are paid like peasants in London compared to SV.
Re: British man banned from US because of text to American girlfriend
#18Just wondering as to why people even bother with the US at all? What does the US give you that UK doesn’t, besides a fucked up government (even more so than the UK - see who’s in charge of the FCC or the tax filing situation), crazy & unreasonable immigration policies, etc? This won’t change as long as people accept it. But if tomorrow tourism & business travel slows down to a crawl because of this you can bet you’ll…
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Re: British man banned from US because of text to American girlfriend
#19This is one side of the story. There's likely more than just this text message that raised suspicion. But the law is quite clear that anyone applying for admission to the US is presumed to be an intending immigrant and the burden is on them to prove they will leave before their duration of status expires. Literally millions of people per year are denied visitor visas because they can't meet that burden of proof. Not…
He wasn't denied a visitor visa, he's been banned for life and that can't be overturned. Quite different. He also has a girlfriend in the US, so that's over for him. That's life changing.
BTW, he doesn't exactly need a visa, he was on an ESTA.
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#20Does the US _really_ have a problem with UK citizens overstaying their visa? I highly doubt it, this is insane.
Not likely, but US border officials can pretty much exercise arbitrary power in deciding who gets in, and they can’t get in trouble for denying entry to a non-citizen Joe B. Nobody.