You need to fill in ESTA first. A previous refusal (especially if it was refused some 7 years ago) should not prevent you from receiving a favourable response from ESTA. I know of cases similar to yours where the person got their ESTA approved. However, be prepared as you WILL be asked about your ...
I don't think there is a rule as to how many days/ months you have to be out of the US before returning back for visits. However, if you keep returning on the VWP on a frequently basis with short breaks in between, CBP officers might question the genuiness of your visits. Apart from that if your ...
Hi What is your experience with Customs and Border Protection Officers at ports of entry, what did they ask you and how were you treated? I mean particularly citizens who participate in the Visa Waiver Programme. What do these ppl look for and how can one convince a CBP officer that s/he will not ...
1. If you have a valid HSMP visa that is valid until 2011 then you can travel to the UK by whatever means you want, including by bus. At the border in France (Calais) the IO is going to check your passport and the visa to make sure that you still qualify for admission into the UK. However, you ...
My question is this: With regards to the new countries that are about to join the VWP (such as Czech Republic, Estonia etc). Suppose someone was refused a visa before on the grounds that the visa officer was not satisifed that the person would return to their country of origin. What will happen once ...
Siggi - you're wrong. You cannot limit the number of EEA nationals entering the UK. That's the whole point of the EU. Freedom of movement between member states. Instead I would have limited all those ppl from India, Africa and any other third world countries starting from 1962. Now we are suffering ...
Can an IO on this forum explain why they put 1 in the box for police registration on the landing card. What does this mean? Do you use any other numbers?
UKBAbble where do you get the info from that someone with UK ancestry cannot be questionned at the port of entry? What if the visa was obtained by deception? As far as I know, IOs can still ask questions at ports of entry to check that the visa is still valid and the circumstances have not changed ...
Yes, they can. They need to apply at the relevant embassy, whichever is the country they want to enter FIRST. There is no guarantee, however, that a visa is going to be issued. Normally Schengen countries limit the visit for 90 days.
What is the difference between the following entry stamps given to visitors from non-visa countries. The most common is the usual date stamp with the little endorsement on top: "Leave to enter for 6 months, No work and recourse to PF" and The date stamp and then another stamp : "Leave to enter is ...
Hi When can an A8 national (from Czech Republic) apply for settlement under EU law? I was granted a Residence card in March 2006 (valid for 5 yrs) on the basis of working in the UK. I started work in Jan 2005 and received the WRS card in MArch 2005 (I applied within the 1 month limit). I'm still ...
Does anyone know what the IO writes into this box at the bottom of the Landing Card? POL stands for police registration as certain nationalities have to register with the police.
You don't need to transfer this into the new ppt. When you enter the UK the next time the IO will stamp the new ppt stating that you have existing leave in a previous ppt.
It means that you have been refused entry into Germany. This sign is the standard refusal of entry adopted across the EU. When you make the application for an entry clearance in India you should explain this incident to the embassy before they draw adverse inferences. However, it should not have an ...
Dear All I wish to seek your opinion regarding an incident that I encountered the other day when I came back from Paris on the Eurostar. I'm a Czech citizen and have a 5 years Residence Permit in the UK. When it was my turn to be 'interrogated' by the IO at the desk, he looked at my passport and ...
During my absences, my visa status was student. I'm from the Czech Republic and since we joined the EU, I've been working and have the 5 years Residence permit, which I obtained in March 06.
Hi I'm here in the UK since August 1997. I came as a student and are now working, as since then my country has joined the EU. I'd like to apply for ILR but I read that the Home Office could refuse the application if there is a gap in the 10 years. I have 2 such gaps, the first one was when I left ...
