been 10 year since voluntary departing USA

[mundag]

I was convicted with a misdemeanor in 2004 when i was in college in USA, however the record wasn't serious enough for a removal. But I fell out of my F1 status for taking too many online classes later in 2005 and that is when the immigration judge decided to issue me a voluntary deportation in 2007 after some petitions and all that. However I decided to stay and finish my degree. I left USA in 2010 after graduation and diploma. Now it will be 10 years since I left USA voluntarily, and I believe I can go back for a visit later in 2020. All I need to do is apply for a visa at the consulate and be honest about my past for both consulate and the border agents? or do i need to apply for some waivers etc...

thanks

[PKumar01]

Well, you first need to see which kind of inadmissibility you're under. From the sound of it, you think you're under the 10-year bar. Just be sure you're not under some permanent bar. There's really no way of finding out unless you read the notices you got from the deportation. And yes, the deportation inadmissibility may be an issue. You're welcome to try for a visitor visa (if that's what you're after) but a deportation like that makes it harder for future visas.

[Libra_14]

Better consult an attorney.

[newacct]

The process to apply for a nonimmigrant waiver would be to apply for a nonimmigrant visa, be denied, and if the denial is only due to the ban and not due to immigrant intent, and the visa officer recommends a waiver, then you can go through the waiver process. So either way, you would need to start by applying for the visa.