Residency cancellation
Jul 10, 2015 | 10:13 pm
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Residency cancellation
I am travelling to USA After 2 weeks .. I had a residency in uae and it expired so i had the choice between renewal or cancellation so i chose to cancel it as it would be better for me to go with a tourist visa as i am not staying there permenantly .. The issue is that a cancellation stamp was made on my residency in my passport .. I wonder what the us cbp will think about it if he saw it .. I wish he understands that its done voluntarily not as if i am deported
Jul 10, 2015 | 10:32 pm
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What they say/do likely depends on the nation that issued your passport, what you claim as your country of residence on the US entry form and possibly whether they notice the cancellati
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Jul 11, 2015 | 12:32 pm
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Jul 11, 2015 | 3:13 pm
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I am Egyptian I hold egyptian passport. I have residency in UAE as my father works there , when residency expires u have choice to renew it or abandomn it, for me as i am studying in egypt its better to go on tourist visa as I am not staying permenantly there so I gave it up voluntarily and its all legal and organized practice. The officer then stamps "cancelled " on ur visa and it has no problem at all. I found out that other countries stamp cancelled on visas when the bearer does illegal act in their counties. I dont know when going USA will the cbo officer understand that the cancelled stamp is an ordinary practice or he will think that its like a punishment for illegal act
Jul 13, 2015 | 1:35 pm
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I am Egyptian I hold egyptian passport. I have residency in UAE as my father works there , when residency expires u have choice to renew it or abandomn it, for me as i am studying in egypt its better to go on tourist visa as I am not staying permenantly there so I gave it up voluntarily and its all legal and organized practice. The officer then stamps "cancelled " on ur visa and it has no problem at all. I found out that other countries stamp cancelled on visas when the bearer does illegal act in their counties. I dont know when going USA will the cbo officer understand that the cancelled stamp is an ordinary practice or he will think that its like a punishment for illegal act
Jul 13, 2015 | 1:56 pm
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Great . Thank you. I understand that but do u have the word "cancelled" stamped . Not valid and expired and stuff like that are somehow clear or better than cancelled . But its the country's policy. I have no problem to tell him why it is cancelled but i wish he has his methods to know that its no problem , not think i am lying.
Jul 14, 2015 | 8:07 am
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Great . Thank you. I understand that but do u have the word "cancelled" stamped . Not valid and expired and stuff like that are somehow clear or better than cancelled . But its the country's policy. I have no problem to tell him why it is cancelled but i wish he has his methods to know that its no problem , not think i am lying.
Jul 14, 2015 | 9:41 am
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There have been "deport/deported" and "denied" stamps in passports, and those are more likely to cause issues when traveling or seeking visas. But then that too is a case of YMMV.
I've had "cancelled" words stamped or hand-written on my visa/residency stamps/stickers, and it's not been a problem for me.
Great . Thank you. I understand that but do u have the word "cancelled" stamped . Not valid and expired and stuff like that are somehow clear or better than cancelled . But its the country's policy. I have no problem to tell him why it is cancelled but i wish he has his methods to know that its no problem , not think i am lying.
Jul 14, 2015 | 7:45 pm
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No problem at all. I am a US Citizen and used to be a UAE resident. I got the "cancelled" mark on my UAE residence visa and nobody ever cared. Sometimes I was asked why I had been living in the UAE, but nothing about the cancellation.
Jul 15, 2015 | 1:03 pm
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As others have said, 'cancelled' is common terminology. And I wouldn't really be too concerned about US CBP being concerned about the nuance of terminology between 'cancelled' and 'not valid' 