Asked in Immigration Law and Civil Rights for Illinois

Q: How do i get my boyfriend back into the U.S long term after he has received a 10 year ban?

Long story short. My boyfriend was born in the Czech Republic and brought to the U.S when he was 3. He grew up in the U.S and went to back to Czech once (not by choice) when he was 17. He reentered the U.S when he was 18 on a 90 day esta. And being young and dumb overstayed it by 2 years. We both moved to the Czech Republic after those two years hoping to figure out his legal situation. He was approved for another 90 day esta 3 months later and we tried to fly back home to the U.S. He was detained and deported at the Ohare airport. And given a 10 year ban. So now we are both currently back in the Czech republic and we desperately want to go home. What do we do? Where do we start? We have been told to apply for a non immigrant visa and then once back in the U.S try to find a way to have him stay long term, but this does not seem promising and we would like to do this process as honestly and legally as possible. (I am a U.S citizen.)

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Matthew J Hartnett
Matthew J Hartnett
Answered
  • Immigration Law Lawyer
  • Philadelphia, PA

A: I would consider sitting down with an immigration attorney to discuss all of your options. You have some options.

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