Q: Did my mom get ban for overstaying tourist visa for 4 months?She left US after her I130 was approved,I-485 was not filed
I filed I-130 for my mom after she came to me on her tourist visa. But I did not file I-485. After her I-130 was approved in 9 months, she had to leave the US in September 2017 to continue the process of green card in Ukraine at the embassy. At JFK airport she did not get any stamp in her passport saying that she is banned for 3 years for overstaying her tourist visa for 4 month (she stayed in the US for total 10 months). After being asked why she overstayed her tourist visa, my mom said the officer that she is going to do her green card in Ukraine at the embassy. He said OK and let her go. Later my mom decided not to proceed with her green card. If my mom decides to visit me sooner than 3 years, how to know if she got or did not get ban for overstaying?
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