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Question #9 of part 3. (I-485) asks if I've ever been deported, removed or excluded from the U.S.... I'm not sure what to answer. My case is as
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I came to the U.S. originally on B-2 visa. Then I became a student and changed my status to F-1 while in the U.S. Because of a misunderstanding with my school councelor, I traveled home, thinking all I needed to return to the U.S. was the approval notice of my change of status. Because I never got a student visa, my tourist visa was "cancelled without prejudice" and I was sent home. The officer explained to me that it would not affect me, as long as I get a student visa in my home country. I am not sure what was this "removal" called. I had a return open ticket, so the government didn't pay for my travel back. In the past, I had to face similar questions about deportation, and I never knew what to answer. I checked "yes", and then explained on a separate sheet of paper what happened. I believe I was never deported, excluded or removed, since I had never had problems returning back to the U.S. on a proper visa, but I'm afraid to answer "no" so that my answers are consistent with the ones from the past. I would appreciate your advice. Also, I'd be really grateful if you could define "deportation" and "exclusion".
Thank you
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I came to the U.S. originally on B-2 visa. Then I became a student and changed my status to F-1 while in the U.S. Because of a misunderstanding with my school councelor, I traveled home, thinking all I needed to return to the U.S. was the approval notice of my change of status. Because I never got a student visa, my tourist visa was "cancelled without prejudice" and I was sent home. The officer explained to me that it would not affect me, as long as I get a student visa in my home country. I am not sure what was this "removal" called. I had a return open ticket, so the government didn't pay for my travel back. In the past, I had to face similar questions about deportation, and I never knew what to answer. I checked "yes", and then explained on a separate sheet of paper what happened. I believe I was never deported, excluded or removed, since I had never had problems returning back to the U.S. on a proper visa, but I'm afraid to answer "no" so that my answers are consistent with the ones from the past. I would appreciate your advice. Also, I'd be really grateful if you could define "deportation" and "exclusion".
Thank you
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