The guy in that media overstayed his visa past the exit date. The OP didn't leave the Country immediately when leaving employment as she was supposed to but the visa itself was still in date. There is a big difference. Unless her employers told immigration services when she left and they compared that to the exit date on her visa and put her on a blacklist, they are not likely to ever know. The only way she would have been caught was at the time. I really wouldn't mention it.
I have replied for a B1/B2 anyway. I'm a paranoid person, so I'll do it the right way. Have an appointment at the US embassy in December.
And; I joined a program to go to the US as an au-pair I guess my host family was obligated to report when I left.
You are probably right to be sure and I am sure you will be ok. I am just still reeling from my mistake making small talk to an immigration official who decided to question me for a hour because he was sure I was going over to the States to play football for money... Simply because I was carrying my club kit bag and explained what it was when he asked...I thought he was interested in my junior z football career.....
Either just go, don't tell them anything, and hope for the best. Or go to some other country.
I really doubt there will an issue if you just dont volunteer the information, I would have thought that pre 2001 there was a lot of record keeping to the extent they have since that.
The first sentence is the answer to your second. You get pre-clearence usually here so it's not a case of being put back on the next plane.And I've already given the embassy information about my overstay - since I'm applying for a B1/B2. I'm just wondering if I should tell them about the short period I worked too.
Hi. I’m a Norwegian female
Lulle
Where are you flying from? There is pre-clearance in Dublin. So if they let you through , then there are no checks on the other side.
And if they turn you back, it's not as disruptive as being turned back at Immigration in the USA and detained until a return flight is available.
Brendan
Bringing my 13-year old along with me doesn't give me the opportunity to "hope for the best".
And I've already given the embassy information about my overstay - since I'm applying for a B1/B2. I'm just wondering if I should tell them about the short period I worked too. From what I can read the penalty for working illegally is about the same as for overstaying. In my case - a three year ban.
Jeysus, keep your mouth shut!! If there is no record of you working in a restaurant 22 years ago, they won't have any record...unless you tell them.
And you haven't clarified if you overstayed the amount of time you were allowed stay on your visa. The fact that you have been to the US twice before, means you would almost certainly have gotten in again without hassle. Now you are running a greater risk of getting rejected.
And I've already given the embassy information about my overstay - since I'm applying for a B1/B2. I'm just wondering if I should tell them about the short period I worked too. From what I can read the penalty for working illegally is about the same as for overstaying. In my case - a three year ban.
I think you're doing the right thing in playing it safe and applying for a visitor visa. It's a pain going through the process, but you should be fine, and you'll know before you travel whether you'll be let in as you'll have the actual visa rather than a waiver. I've no recent direct experience, but there was a documentary about the US Embassy in London recently, and it was clear enough that whilst they are tough, they are not out to penalise people unecessarily for things that at are at worst a technicality (in the sense you would have qualiffied for a visitor visa in any case). Being caught supplying inacurate information, is a big no-no for them, though and will imediately raise suspicions, so I think you're right to play it safe.
Whatever about being caught out for the overstay, where there's no way of knowing what records they may have (or absense of records that should be there), there's no way from what you say there could be any record of you having worked there, so I would be inclined not to say anything about that. Whetever you decide, though, by applying for the visa, you will know before you travel where you stand.
Hi. I’m a Norwegian female who worked as an au-pair in the US almost 22 years ago. Stuff happened (nothing criminal) and eventually I moved out from my host family and into a friends house. I had a J-1 visa, and I believe that means I have to leave the country immediately. I didn’t – and stayed for another 76 days and went back home to Norway.
Are you saying you overstayed the end date of the visa (I think they were usually for 4 months) or that you should have left the country when you quit your job?
I did a J1 around the same time as you and the visa was not tied to any employment, in fact many people went without a job and got work waiting tables or cleaning when they got there.
Are you sure it was actually a J1 visa?
...I think they were usually for 4 months... Are you sure it was actually a J1 visa?
Since I'm putting all on the table to the embassy
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