Q: How to come back to USA?
Hello,
Many years ago I fled USA while on bail with felony charges. I still have a valid us passport. After many years quietly living on another side of globe I was told that my felony case was disposed and all my property was given to my relatives and I’m dead to anyone. Thats why my case was disposed. I want to fly back but here is the deal. I think customs officer will be very curious how come someone who is dead appeared on the border. Let’s pretend they won't be concern about lifted warrant or disposed case but they might as well notify DA. Will I be denied entry ? Because I’m dead and my passport is probably be considered invalid with my us birth certificate?
A:
The information above is vague, but you can no longer pretend if you want to return to the U.S. Hasn't your passport expired? Why was the felony case "disposed?" Did your family present a death certificate to your attorney, who presented it to the prosecutors? Did they present the certified death certificate to Federal prosecutors? Did they misrepresent your physical state as that of being deceased? If so, you no longer exist until you admit that you are someone and prove it.
If there were insurance policies that were collected as a result of a faked death, then that is another issue. Again, you cannot pretend any more.
You need to schedule an appointment with both criminal and immigration attorneys, who are competent and experienced enough to know what advice to provide you. You and the attorneys will have to review what, if any, other crimes were committed. Also, whether or when a statute of limitations for those possible offenses ended.
This seems complicated and unfortunate. The above is general information, not legal advice and does not create an attorney client relationship.
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