Hi I am an Australian who was convicted and sentenced for felony crime in the united states, I was deported with a 20year band, it has been 3 years that I have been back in australia and I just wanted to get a visit visa to visit my sister who is married to an american citizen and lives in the us.. any advice

If you have a 20 year ban from reentering the US what makes you think you can come for a visit? They will run your id at Customs and turn you back. It will be a very expensive trip to just fly to a US airport only to have to go home again. Why not have sis visit you downunder instead?

Hi i am an australian who was convicted and sentenced for felony crime in the united states, i was deported with a 20year band, it has been 3 years that i have been back in australia and i just wanted to get a visit visa to visit my sister who is married to an american citizen and lives in the us.. any advice

Sorry.. you have to wait until completion of the 20 years ban. The best choice for now is to have your sister and her husband come visit you.

Let me explain that I am looking for some sound advice not silly small minded opinions... I am not thinking to just go to the united states on a whim however I know that even with a band there are legal re-entry conditions for people such as myself... I was hoping for maybe some insight on someone who might have had some knowledge on this sector of the re-entry law for deportees... With ever law there is exceptions...

I thank you all in advance that have positive informed answers.. but for the small minded people with negative comments don't be such a waste of energy..

Be positive it gets you further in life..

Since 9/11 the only case that a person who was barred from entering US for 20 years was allowed to return temporarily was when his son, who was a student at Virginia Tech was shot and killed on campus together with other students. The father was allowed a temporary visit on ground of humanity. The attorney who handled his case was one of the best immigration attorneys in US.

Other than this case, I've never seen one.

Thank you for your answer Lawanwadee, do you work with immigration law? I appriciate you sharing what you do know with me at this stage, I read on a site that we can have

Not accurate. Very vague. Do your research and be more specific

Hi i am an australian who was convicted and sentenced for felony crime in the united states, i was deported with a 20year band, it has been 3 years that i have been back in australia and i just wanted to get a visit visa to visit my sister who is married to an american citizen and lives in the us.. any advice
Hello, here some info that might help you out. Good luck and tell me how it goes.

If you have already been deported, you are required by law to remain outside of the United States for a period of between 1 and 20 years. The number of years you must remain outside of the US will depend on the circumstances surrounding your deportation. If you do not want to wait until the specified time is over, you can apply for re-entry using Form I-212. It must be filed with the Immigration Director in charge of the jurisdiction from which you were deported. There is a fee attached to the application and all necessary and supporting documentation should be submitted with the I-212.

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Here is something that might help you out. good luck and let me know how it goes.

If you have already been deported, you are required by law to remain outside of the United States for a period of between 1 and 20 years. The number of years you must remain outside of the US will depend on the circumstances surrounding your deportation. If you do not want to wait until the specified time period is over, you can apply for re-entry using Form I-212. It must be filed with the Immigration Director in charge of the jurisdiction from which you were deported. There is a fee attached to the application and all necessary and supporting documentation should be submitted with the I-212.

Philadelphia Immigration Attorney | Citizenship & Naturalization Lawyer Pennsylvania & New Jersey (http://www.tahirmellalawyers.com)

Consult a few experienced attorneys and compare pros and cons before taking this route because if there is no grounds for humanitarian reasons, you'll be screwed for at least 20-25K easily. I-212 is the most difficult task among all applications.

Joru - I said basically the same thing. What's your problem? He's only been gone 3 years - is he magically going to be able to come back with so little time elapsed and only wanting to visit his sister? I really don't think so. Sorry. He'll be spending a lot of money only to find that he can't reenter the states.

And to the OP - no, I was not being "silly" either, I was being honest as you have not been gone long enough and just visiting your sister is not a good enough excuse for the authorities here. It is not a life threatening situation or a tragedy involved. For you to get a 20 year ban you must have done something to earn this ban otherwise you would not have gotten it in the first place.

Just because I didn't tell you what YOU wanted to hear - I told you what I believed to be the truth in the situation.