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Hello,
I have a question regarding overstaying a visa in a foreign country.
My fiancee overstayed her visa in Cyprus in 2002. Her employer told her that she was taking care of her visa and wasn't. Her employer stopped paying my fiancee. My fiancee then fild a human rights complaint and the next day the police showed up and took her to the police station and basically made her go back to her home country (deported).
My fiance was 21 yrs old and was just in cyprus because her dad retired there. She has no ambition to ever go back there at this point but did in 2008 after recieving a Cyprus visa. She wasn't allowed entry and had to go back home to her country of birth. My fiancee has two police certificates of no criminal record and has never committed any offens other than trusting her employer in Cyprus.
My question is: Is overstaying a visa in a non-USA country a crime of moral turpitude? I don't believe it is due to reading a consular field manual stating immigration violations are not. She has a letter stating she has not been convicted of any crimes in Cyprus but they can't issue a police cert due to their legislation. Also should she check the box yes or no on her DS-156 where it asks if she has any convictions or been arrested? She wants to be truthfull to the embassy interviewer and not lie.
So once again, she has only been involved with this one incident, it won't prevent her from a K-1 visa will it. Do I need to get a letter from Cyprus stating she ONLY overstayed her visa?
Thanks
I have a question regarding overstaying a visa in a foreign country.
My fiancee overstayed her visa in Cyprus in 2002. Her employer told her that she was taking care of her visa and wasn't. Her employer stopped paying my fiancee. My fiancee then fild a human rights complaint and the next day the police showed up and took her to the police station and basically made her go back to her home country (deported).
My fiance was 21 yrs old and was just in cyprus because her dad retired there. She has no ambition to ever go back there at this point but did in 2008 after recieving a Cyprus visa. She wasn't allowed entry and had to go back home to her country of birth. My fiancee has two police certificates of no criminal record and has never committed any offens other than trusting her employer in Cyprus.
My question is: Is overstaying a visa in a non-USA country a crime of moral turpitude? I don't believe it is due to reading a consular field manual stating immigration violations are not. She has a letter stating she has not been convicted of any crimes in Cyprus but they can't issue a police cert due to their legislation. Also should she check the box yes or no on her DS-156 where it asks if she has any convictions or been arrested? She wants to be truthfull to the embassy interviewer and not lie.
So once again, she has only been involved with this one incident, it won't prevent her from a K-1 visa will it. Do I need to get a letter from Cyprus stating she ONLY overstayed her visa?
Thanks
