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Quakerfriend

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2. This is very sad. A very large % of people who

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Apr 7, 2025, 11:21 AM

Apr 7

emigrated to the US, who now may have green cards or citizenship, overstayed their visas.

The law says that anyone who EVER overstayed broke the law & can be deported for this- Tho this has hardly happened in the past several years.

This has now become a convenient way for them to kick people out. If you are deported, you must wait 10 years before you can return legally through sponsorship.

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expired visa doesn't seem like something worth dying for discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 7 #1

This is very sad. A very large % of people who Quakerfriend Apr 7 #2