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overstaying a country

Asked on Sep 03rd, 2013 on Immigration - Arizona
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What if someone from the Philippines went to Europe and overstayed. Then that same person got married to a u.s. citizen back in the Philippines. When applying for visa will the u.s. hold this against said person
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Immigration and Nationality Law Attorney serving New York, NY
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What happens in Europe stays in Europe. European trip violations have nothing to do with US immigration law. A US consular officer would not be interested in the happenings in Europe and in a marriage case would only be interested in the bona fides of the marriage and whether that person was excludable from the US for any of a variety of reasons including crimes, addictions, or memberships in questionable organizations.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 Sep 16th, 2013 at 8:49 PM

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Overstaying a visa to another country will not affect the US consulates decision to issue a visa.  They won't know about the overstay since that information is only privy to the country in question, assuming that country even tracks it.
Answered on Sep 04th, 2013 at 12:47 PM

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