bombelku56
30 Dec 2009
USA, Canada / REFUSED A HOLIDAY VISA TO THE U.S CAUSE IM POLISH [323]
From what I have been reading - they do not keep such records for anyone who overstays their visa. There was a news article recently about trying to keep better track of who comes and goes. The claim was that over 90% of foreign nationals visiting this country are never recorded as leaving, because almost no one "turns in the stub" upon departure. I do not know what this "stub" is about, but it sounds like a simple paper trail that is not enforced.
Unless you are discovered to be an "overstay," then they have no idea if you left or not!
Personally, I hope it stays that way - or they drop the whole visa thing completely. The laws are archaic, discriminatory, and often seem quite arbitrary in their application. I hope it is easier for me to visit Poland than it is for Poles to come here. This is truly a sad state of affairs!
brother outstayed his visa by a couple of years, which means if we want to visit the US to see my sister who lives there (or her brother) my girlfriend would possibly be denied a visa on account of her brothers' behaviour if US immigration keeps such records
From what I have been reading - they do not keep such records for anyone who overstays their visa. There was a news article recently about trying to keep better track of who comes and goes. The claim was that over 90% of foreign nationals visiting this country are never recorded as leaving, because almost no one "turns in the stub" upon departure. I do not know what this "stub" is about, but it sounds like a simple paper trail that is not enforced.
Unless you are discovered to be an "overstay," then they have no idea if you left or not!
Personally, I hope it stays that way - or they drop the whole visa thing completely. The laws are archaic, discriminatory, and often seem quite arbitrary in their application. I hope it is easier for me to visit Poland than it is for Poles to come here. This is truly a sad state of affairs!