QUESTION
Can't get across the border to America from Canada a Canadian
Asked on Apr 01st, 2014 on Immigration - Illinois
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Hello my name is jason I have a question that's been bothering me for a while now. And I also want to apologies for my spelling it's not the best. But ok I have came from Chicago Illinois about six months ago. I have immigrant perents that had me in Canada. There from Czech so they left the country with me as a baby and brought me to United States when I was about six years old I was in America most of my life I'm 22 years old now I also have a son in the United States. So any way this is what happend to me I got all of my papers finelly after all those years. And I also got my passport and I wanted to go visit my sister in Texas she was giving birth at the time so I wanted to see the baby. And at the border to Detroit they held me there for about 8 hours questioning me and then telling me they won't let me to America until I pay a fine of like 800$ and that I have to have my own apartment a job a bunch of pay checks and a whole list of other things that I need to do and then maybe there going to let me visit. I kinda thought it's crazy cause I wantto go to school now that I finelly can and I'm not planing to move out any time soon. And I wanted to go to Chicago and see my son also he's going to be five in June. I won't even be able to see him for his birth day this is driving me crazy plz help me out I don't know what to ink about it
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From your writing, I gather that you are a citizen of Canada who spent most of your 22 years in the U. S., are in Canada now, and tried to come into the U. S. at the border near Detroit. If you lived in the U. S. until the age of 18, you would be subject to a 10 year bar if you left the country. The bar is able to be waived for visits by DHS, but you would be asked to pay the application fee for the waiver. In addition, CBP must be convinced that you intend to return to Canada, and that is a reason for which you are being asked to put together as much documentation as possible to show your ties in bonds with that country. You will either have to satisfy the requirements of CBP or work it out with your son’s mother to have your son visit you in Canada.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Apr 21st, 2014 at 1:33 PM