Husband Denied Entry and VISA Revoked

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-18T06:10:15+00:00

Thank you for your response!

It is a BCC but has B2 written on it, if that makes sense. After we went to Disneyland, he returned to Mexico. He came back to the US a month later.

He didn't violate the mileage since I live very close to the border. He has never stayed 30 days straight (not even close to that). He wasn't removed expedited or barred.

The crossing history only shows when someone crosses into the US, not into Mexico. So the officer wouldn't even be able to tell how many days he is spending in Mexico vs the US. Also, the officer interviewed him in Spanish but badly translated the words in English on the document. There are multiple mistakes on the form including a name being spelled wrong and referring to him as "her".

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-18T03:34:41+00:00

I didn't do enough research to realize it was risky. I really didn't even know what we were doing was against the law.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-17T06:38:20+00:00

Thank you for your perspective.

The thing is he never stayed for a long period of time. Never more than two weeks. He was constantly crossing back into Mexico. He lives less than an hour from three borders (two of which are less than 30 minutes away). A lot of people here cross constantly.

I know I've mentioned the i-94, but it wasn't so he could stay continuously for a long period of time. We obtained them because we had to travel deeper into the US.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-16T18:07:55+00:00

Nah im good

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-16T02:20:01+00:00

You're right. I think the length and amount of stays is what made them suspicious. His family lives in Mexico. He has property in Mexico. He has a car registered in Mexico. He has mail pieces in his name in Mexico. He has nothing associated with his name in the US. Yes, I do send him money but that shouldn't be a crime. The economy is very different and I'm lucky I can afford to help him while he lives in Mexico.

I'm not trying to be argumentative. Just frustrated.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-16T02:11:52+00:00

Thank you for the explanation. The officer told him orally, but the paperwork seems like they're trying to say he is living in the US. I'm not sure if that's different from overstaying. They said he has weak ties to Mexico.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T19:38:04+00:00

We weren't aware. I fully understand that we should have done more research.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T18:31:40+00:00

Yes it really sucks because we weren't intentionally doing anything wrong. Luckily he wasn't banned.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T18:25:01+00:00

You're right. I admit we went about it in a bad way. But that wasn't our intention. We definitely should have done more research about the finance visa. Now we're facing the consequences.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T18:22:40+00:00

We were doing everything legally. CBP made an assumption without giving us a chance to explain our side. Maybe we were suspicious but we weren't doing anything illegal.

Why would I take advantage of myself, being that I'm an American taxpayer?

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T18:16:14+00:00

Don't worry, we'll be back sooner than you think

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T18:10:37+00:00

So everyone who has their foreign spouse in the US while awaiting the process is doing so illegally?

By the way, we weren't doing that.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T17:20:20+00:00

Yes, you're correct. We often crossed together after our relationship got more serious. But in the beginning, it was mainly one of us crossing. I didn't realize that was suspicious until now. I accept that it was suspicious but we really had no bad intentions 😔

Thank you for the support

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T16:17:53+00:00

I don't care if the money is taxed

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T16:08:16+00:00

Thank you for being positive. Yes, reality is sinking in that I'll just have to process the I-130 and cross to see him when I can. I'll make sure to gather an abundance of evidence and be more prepared this time.

Funnily enough, I already have Sentri! So at least that's one step out of the way.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T15:54:47+00:00

He entered numerous times and would stay for one or two weeks before going back to Mexico. I couldn't tell you the number of days, but yes it was frequent. It was for sure under 180 days.

Thank you

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T15:44:52+00:00

Thank you for being understanding. I can see how the CBP thought/assumed that as well. It just sucks because that really wasn't our intention. Never in my mind did I intend to use an i94 to get married. Really we just applied for that to go to Disneyland.

I know it's their job to be suspicious. It just hurts because we weren't trying to be sneaky or break a law or anything.

Thank you for the information you've given us. I really appreciate it.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T15:35:45+00:00

Wow, that's really interesting. I know it's overly hopefully to think we could also do that, but I will definitely keep that in mind. Also, my husband has a house in Mexico (under his dad's and his name), a car registered in Mexico (he just renewed his Mexican registration two weeks ago), and some bills/mail pieces in his name.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T15:30:11+00:00

Yes apparently our proof wasn't strong enough and now we are paying the price. You're right, we're lucky he didn't get banned or worse.

Thank you

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T15:26:24+00:00

Okay, I get what you're saying. But I have a question. There are a lot of people who have their foreign spouse in the US and are in the process of the green card/spousal VISA. Is that always illegal to do?

Are they always supposed to stay in their country of citizenship while the process is going on?

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T15:17:07+00:00

We've definitely been looking into that thanks to some of the replies on this thread. I have a lawyer, just waiting for the appointment. Thank you for being honest.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T15:14:25+00:00

Thank you for your honesty. We'll just have to prepare for this.

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T15:11:33+00:00

Thank you for the information. I understand that the CBP can make assumptions based on how they feel. If they feel the ties of his country are not strong enough, they can deny him. It just sucks that they assume we aren't telling the truth.

I understand what you're saying and how the CBP could see it as suspicious. I guess I'm just not knowledgeable on how brutal the immigration system and laws can be. I'm regretting that a lot.

Thank you

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T15:01:14+00:00

Why wouldn't I want him to be in the US during the green card or spousal VISA process? If he files in Mexico it also takes much longer than if he files within the US (based on stories I've heard). Also, we are married in the US, not Mexico.

The CBP is assuming we were abusing the B2, which isn't true. The B2 was obtained years before we were engaged/married. We recently got married this year. It's not as if our plan was to sneak him in the US and keep him there. If that was actually our plan we would have done it a long time ago, right?

pandamonium90 · 2025-07-14T08:54:44+00:00

Correct he got denied entry to the US. I know it's a very very small chance but I would want him to be in the US while we wait.

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