QUESTION
Do I or my employer could get in trouble if I leave the US with an expired b1 visa? I’m going back to my country.
Asked on Nov 11th, 2012 on Immigration - Michigan
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I’m in the US on b1 visa. I’m a domestic servant to a US citizen. My visa expired five months ago and I’m still here in the US. I want to leave next month.
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Consult with an attorney BEFORE you do anything.
Answered on Nov 19th, 2012 at 5:05 AM
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No. But you should renewal the visa.
Answered on Nov 16th, 2012 at 3:09 AM
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No one is going to stop you when you leave the U.S. No one is going to even know that you had a U.S. employer unless you make the effort of finding an immigration officer willing to listen to your confession. And, if you overstay your visa for less than 180 days, you will not even be subject to the penalty of being barred from the U.S. for 3 years.
Answered on Nov 15th, 2012 at 4:17 AM
Rebecca T White
There is no additional problem created by departing, if that is what you wish to do. If you stay unauthorized for six months or longer you will have a three year bar to returning, and if you stay a year unauthorized you will have a ten year bar to returning, so if you can depart before six months of unauthorized stay that would be best for you, assuming you may wish to return to the US in the near future.
Answered on Nov 14th, 2012 at 6:33 AM
You should leave as soon as possible. Make sure you have proof that you only overstay your i-94 by less than 6 months. Otherwise, you may be subject to at a 3 year bar from coming back.
Answered on Nov 14th, 2012 at 5:26 AM