Q: I came to the United States 30 years ago on a work visa but I didn’t complete the program
How can go about returning to Jamaica
A:
You can return to Jamaica at any time. You will be subject to a 10 year bar if you overstated your visa for more than 12 months. That is an automatic bar which is imposed when you depart the United States.
So you could reapply for either an immigrant visa or non immigrant visa at any time after the ten years. Otherwise you re would need a waiver of the ten year bar which would require extreme hardship on a USC spouse or parent or proving that hardship on a Lawful permanent resident spouse or parent . That would require an experienced and competent attorney to demonstrate the extreme hardship to USCIS.
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Drew Elesh
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