3 ms·

From the friendly link, ICE itself says he did not violate his visa conditions in any way: From statements made and queries in law enforcement databases, [reda

From the friendly link, ICE itself says he did not violate his visa conditions in any way: From statements made and queries in law enforcement databases, [redacted] has not violated his visa; however, the Atlanta Field Office Director has mandated [redacted] be presented as a Voluntary Departure. [Redacted] has accepted voluntary departure despite not violating his B1/B2 visa requirements.”

SilverElfin 1y ago
The Guardian offers no evidence for this. Just a vague claim of some doc leaked from someone. But even that text doesn’t seem credible. Why would it say “not violating his B1/B2 visa requirements”? Which is it? B1 is a business visa. B2 is for tourism. It doesn’t make sense to claim they aren’t violating the requirements of these two very different visas.
- deleted 1y ago
  [deleted]
- klausa 1y ago
  They're not very different visas; they're very often (always?) issued as B1/B2 visa.
  - SilverElfin 1y ago
    Why would someone sent here by their company for work reasons have both?
    - klausa 1y ago
      They don't have "both", it's literally (usually) issued as single visa sticker whenever you apply for either. You seem to try to make a bigger distinction between B1 and B2 than the US government does.
      - SilverElfin 1y ago
        Are you saying the form you fill out doesn’t ask you the purpose of your visit?
        klausa 1y ago
        "Purpose of your visit" in the context of a multi-entry visa with a ten year validity period, is a rather nebulous term. I don't really remember, it's been 10y since I last had to fill out a DS-160, but I don't think so. You probably will get asked about the purpose of your _first visit_ in the interview though. Even setting that all aside, B1/B2 are _obviously_ very often combined together. "I'm going for a conference, and then I'm going to do some sightseeing on the weekend" is something that, under some very strict and specific reading of the law, would require a B1/B2 visa for example. If you want to be extremely strict in reading the law, you can't really attend a conference on a B1, and sightseeing would require a B2.
- themaninthedark 1y ago
  Right. I don't trust the government and if they are in fact violating the law than I hope that there is recourse, I would bet however that there is a clause somewhere that says that they can rescind status if they like. However The Guardian's evidence is a couple quotes from a leaked document, not a scan of the leaked document. We do however learn the worker was from SFA: https://www.kedglobal.com/korean-smes/newsView/ked202205090014 https://www.kedglobal.com/korean-smes/newsView/ked2022050900... So probably not doing construction work as some of the claims and only arrived in June so not close to the start term of the B1/B2 6 mo allowed duration.
- decimalenough 1y ago
  The B-1/B-2 visa is a very common visa type that allows both business and tourism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_visa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_visa

SilverElfin 1y ago

The Guardian offers no evidence for this. Just a vague claim of some doc leaked from someone. But even that text doesn’t seem credible. Why would it say “not violating his B1/B2 visa requirements”? Which is it? B1 is a business visa. B2 is for tourism. It doesn’t make sense to claim they aren’t violating the requirements of these two very different visas.

deleted 1y ago
[deleted]
klausa 1y ago
They're not very different visas; they're very often (always?) issued as B1/B2 visa.
- SilverElfin 1y ago
  Why would someone sent here by their company for work reasons have both?
  - klausa 1y ago
    They don't have "both", it's literally (usually) issued as single visa sticker whenever you apply for either. You seem to try to make a bigger distinction between B1 and B2 than the US government does.
    - SilverElfin 1y ago
      Are you saying the form you fill out doesn’t ask you the purpose of your visit?
      - klausa 1y ago
        "Purpose of your visit" in the context of a multi-entry visa with a ten year validity period, is a rather nebulous term. I don't really remember, it's been 10y since I last had to fill out a DS-160, but I don't think so. You probably will get asked about the purpose of your _first visit_ in the interview though. Even setting that all aside, B1/B2 are _obviously_ very often combined together. "I'm going for a conference, and then I'm going to do some sightseeing on the weekend" is something that, under some very strict and specific reading of the law, would require a B1/B2 visa for example. If you want to be extremely strict in reading the law, you can't really attend a conference on a B1, and sightseeing would require a B2.
themaninthedark 1y ago
Right. I don't trust the government and if they are in fact violating the law than I hope that there is recourse, I would bet however that there is a clause somewhere that says that they can rescind status if they like. However The Guardian's evidence is a couple quotes from a leaked document, not a scan of the leaked document. We do however learn the worker was from SFA: https://www.kedglobal.com/korean-smes/newsView/ked202205090014 https://www.kedglobal.com/korean-smes/newsView/ked2022050900... So probably not doing construction work as some of the claims and only arrived in June so not close to the start term of the B1/B2 6 mo allowed duration.
decimalenough 1y ago
The B-1/B-2 visa is a very common visa type that allows both business and tourism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_visa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_visa