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Returning to the U.S. After Deportation or RemovalIf you were removed from the U.S. because you, for example, overstayed your visa, violated the terms of your status, or committed a serious crime (even if you had a green card), the United States expects you to remain outside its borders for some time to come. To that end, you will be considered "inadmissible" under U.S. immigration law, and thus not allowed to return to the U.S., for a number of years.Nevertheless, in some cases, usually where you have a separate basis upon which to apply for a visa or green card and receive a waiver, it is possible to return before those years are up, as described below.. . . there is no way to simply reverse your deportation.In any case, you will absolutely need to the help of an experienced immigration attorney, to analyze your situation and help you apply for any future immigration benefits.For How Long You Will Be Considered InadmissibleOnce you have been deported, the United States government will bar you from returning for five, ten, or 20 years, or even permanently. The exact length of time depends on the facts and circumstances surrounding your deportation. (Most deportees are barred for ten years.) For the details, see the Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) at Section 212(a)(9).Who is barred for five years: If you were summarily removed or deported when you attempted entry at a U.S. border of other port, based upon a finding that you were inadmissible; or if you were removed or deported after having been placed in removal proceedings when you first arrived in the U.S.; or if you, without reasonable cause, failed or refused to attend or remain an immigration court proceeding or walked out before it was over; you may be barred from returning to the U.S. for five years.Who is barred for ten years: If an immigration judge (IJ) ordered your removal at the conclusion of a hearing in Immigration Court (even if you did not attend the hearing), you are barred from return to the U.S. for ten years.Who is barred for 20 years: If you were deported once before and then attempted to reenter the U.S. prior to the expiration of your ten-year period of inadmissibility, an Immigration Court judge could add an additional ten years to your original ten-year ban. (You could also be permanently barred from entering the U.S., as described next.)Who is barred permanently:If you have been convicted of an aggravated felony, entered the U.S. without permission after being removed (deported), or illegally reentered the U.S. after having previously been in the U.S. unlawfully for more than one year, you may be permanently barred from entering the United States. This isn't quite as bad as it sounds, however, in that you are allowed to apply for a waiver of inadmissibility after ten years.Your Old Basis for Being in the U.S. Is GoneJust to be clear, there is no way to simply reverse your deportation. If you violated the terms of your visa, for instance, that visa has now been canceled. If you committed a crime, or did something else that makes green card holders deportable, you no longer have U.S. lawful permanent residence.In rare cases, where there was a miscarriage of justice or new information has come to light, you may be able to have your case "reopened" or "reconsidered."But more likely, if you plan or hope to come back to the United States, you will need to start from the beginning, by first finding a basis upon which you're eligible for an nonimmigrant (temporary) or immigrant (permanent) visa, and then determining whether you can overcome your inadmissibility in order to successfully apply for it.Getting Special Permission to Re-Enter on an Immigrant VisaIf you wish to apply for admission to the U.S. as an immigrant while the deportation-based bar is still in effect, you may be able to arrange this by first completing USCIS Form I-212. Form I-212 is a request that the U.S. government lift the bar early and allow you to go forward with your visa application. Not everyone is allowed to use it; if, for example, you have committed murder or certain other crimes, this waiver is not open to you.Ask a LawyerYou will also need to submit various documents that explain and support your case, including records of your removal proceedings. These might be affidavits from people who know you, medical records, employment records, birth certificates of family members, and so on.The I-212 instructions list a number of "favorable factors" that you should try to document in support of your case, such as evidence of close family ties in the U.S., hardship to your U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident relatives or employer or to yourself, your reformation and rehabilitation, how long you were lawfully present in the U.S. and your immigration status during that time, your respect for law and order, your good moral character, your family responsibilities or intent to hold family responsibilities, the absence of significant undesirable or negative factors in your case, your eligibility for a waiver of other inadmissibility grounds, and the high likelihood that you will become a lawful permanent resident in the near future.For where to file, see the USCIS Web page on “Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal.” You must also pay a fee.If the USCIS decision is positive, you may next apply for an immigrant visa.Requesting Additional Waivers With Your Immigrant Visa ApplicationIf you were deported for certain reasons, such as for being unlawfully present in the United States or for committing a serious crime, Form I-212 will not be enough to get you back into the United States on an immigrant visa. You will also need to apply for a separate waiver of the ground(s) of inadmissibility created by the underlying act or problem.This will likely involve proving that your being denied entry would cause "extreme hardship" to a close relative, such as a spouse, parent, or child, who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Extreme hardship to yourself will not be considered. You will need to prepare a USCIS Form I-601 in requesting this separate waiver.Applying for a Nonimmigrant Visa to the U.S. After DeportationEven if you don't qualify for, or don't succeed in getting a waiver allowing you to get a U.S. green card, you may still be able to get a nonimmigrant (temporary) visa. For example, you might wish to apply for such a visa in order to visit or study in the United States.Getting a waiver of your deportation or other grounds of inadmissibility is procedurally and legally easier for nonimmigrant visas than for immigrant visas. You will primarily be communicating with the U.S. embassy or consulate. The key will be showing that your presence would not harm U.S. interests. See an immigration attorney for details.

So long as ones medical exam shows no active TB infection, one is fine as far as US immigration is concerned. If one has medical records showing an active infection that was successfully cured, they may wish to bring those records to the panel physician.TB is a bacterial infection that can be a bugger to cure and is highly contagious, so the US and other nations screen for it in immigrants. As it takes six months to a year of religious, and I mean religious, adherence to a treatment protocol to cure, an active infection will result in the refusal of an immigrant visa application.9 FAM 302.2-5(B)(3) (U) Immigrant Afflicted with Tuberculosis(CT:VISA-802; 05-17-2019)a. (U) In General: All posts are required to use the current version of TB Technical Instructions available on CDC's website.b. (U) TB TIs:(1) (U) In General: The medical examination is not considered complete until you obtain a determination from the medical examiner(s) with the application’s tuberculosis classification(s). Applicants should be assigned one or more of the following TB classifications:(a) (U) No TB classification;(b) (U) “Class ‘A’ TB” meaning chest x-ray findings suggestive of pulmonary TB and positive sputum smears or positive cultures (see subparagraph (2) below for more information);(c) (U) "Class B0: TB meaning the applicant was diagnosed with pulmonary TB and successfully completed directly observed therapy and sputum smears and cultures are negative;(d) (U) “Class ‘B1’ TB, Pulmonary” meaning either;(i) (U) No treatment – chest x-ray findings are suggestive of pulmonary TB but sputum smear and cultures are negative (see paragraph (d) below for more information); or(ii) (U) HIV infection, negative sputum smears and culture.(e) (U) “Class ‘B1’ TB, Extrapulmonary” meaning the applicant has clinically active but not infectious TB, and the chest x-ray or other evidence indicate TB outside of the lung (see paragraph (e) below for more information);(f) (U) “Class ‘B2’ TB, Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Evaluation” meaning the applicant has had a tuberculin skin test (TST) greater than or equal to 10 mm or a positive IGRA but otherwise had a negative evaluation to TB (see paragraph (d) below for more information); or(g) (U) “Class ‘B3’ TB, Contact Evaluation” meaning the applicant has had contact with a known TB case. Contact is defined as having shared the same enclosed air space (i.e., exposure) in a household or other closed environment for a prolonged period of time (days or weeks, not minutes or hours) with a person who had a smear and/or culture-positive for pulmonary tuberculosis) (see paragraph (d) below for more information).(2) (U) Class “A” TB Medical Examinations: For applicants infect with Class “A” TB, the medical examination is not considered complete until the applicant:(a) (U) Successfully completes the recommended treatment in accordance with the TB TIs. The Technical Instructions are available on the CDC’s website. The recommended treatment involves directly observed therapy (DOT) where a health care worker watches a patient swallow each dose of medication. DOT treatment enhances adherence and reduces risk of development of drug resistance. The TB TIs require drug susceptibility testing (DST) of sputum cultures to determine which medications will treat the applicant’s disease; and(b) (U) Has the negative sputum spears and culture for acid fast bacilli for three consecutive working days. The TB TIs require laboratory cultures of sputum samples which are more effective in detecting tuberculosis than chest x-rays or sputum smears along.(3) (U) Children under 10:(a) (U) Visa applicants ten (10) years of age or younger who require TB sputum cultures during their visa medical examination, regardless of their HIV infection status, may be medically cleared to travel to the United States immediately after sputum smear analysis (while sputum cultures results are pending) if they do not have:(i) (U) Sputum smears positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB);(ii) (U) Chest x-ray that include one or more cavities and/or extensive disease;(iii) (U) Respiratory symptoms that include forceful and productive cough; and or(iv) (U) Are in known contact with a person with multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB who was infectious at the time of contact.(b) (U) Children who meet the above criteria should be found to have a Class “B1” TB, Pulmonary classification by the examining panel physician. Because this classification is not considered to be an inadmissibility, you may issue visas, to otherwise qualified applicants, without first processing a waiver. If the applicant has other medical ineligibilities, however, then a waiver may still need to be filed. (See 9 FAM 302.2-5(D), Waiver, below for more information)c. (U) “CLASS 'A'" Finding for Infectious Tuberculosis: A visa applicant identified by the panel physician as having Class “A” infectious tuberculosis is ineligible to receive a visa under INA 212(a)(1)(A)(i).(1) (U) TB TIs: A visa applicant identified by the panel physician as having “Class “A”” infectious tuberculosis is ineligible to receive a visa under INA 212(a)(1). However, in exceptional medical situations, a provision allows applicants undergoing pulmonary tuberculosis treatment to petition for a Class “A” waiver. Waivers can be pursued for any applicant who has a complicated clinical course and who would benefit from receiving treatment of their TB in the United States. It should be noted that historically these waivers have rarely been granted due to the infectious nature of the illness.(2) (U) Waivers: You may recommend a waiver of the ground of inadmissibility to DHS/USCIS for IV or DHS/CBP for NIV; provided that the alien has met certain CDC requirements. (See 9 FAM 302.2-5(D)(1) below for waiver procedures for immigrants or 9 FAM 302.2-5(D)(2) for waiver procedures for nonimmigrants.)(3) (U) When Waiver is Not Granted:(a) (U) Any applicant with Class “A” TB who needs treatment overseas and who is not granted a waiver, is medically ineligible to receive a visa until the completion of successful DOT treatment and have negative sputum smears and cultures at the end of therapy in accordance to the TB TIs. Consistent with other applicants started on tuberculosis treatment prior to travel, if TB therapy is started for an applicant ten years of age or younger, the applicant should be found to have a Class “A” TB classification by the panel physician. In this case, a Class “A” waiver can be filed with CDC so that it can be reviewed and the applicant can travel to the United States before completion of therapy.(b) (U) For any Class “A” TB case involving a young child, the CDC supports the filing of a waiver application so that they may review and adjudicate in a timely manner.(4) (U) Refusal of Treatment: Do not issue a visa to applicants with positive sputum smears or positive cultures who do not want to be treated.(5) (U) History of Noncompliance: Do not issue a visa to an applicant with a history of noncompliance until he or she has completed DOT treatment in accordance with the TB TIs.d. (U) Class “B” Finding for Infectious Tuberculosis: An alien who is found to have Class “B” medical condition for tuberculosis is not inadmissible under INA 212(a)(1)(A)(i).e. (U) Medical Treatment at U.S. Military Institution: Although alien dependents of U.S. military personnel may not use U.S. military facilities for visa-related medical examinations, such facilities are authorized to treat alien dependents that have tuberculosis. Those military facilities designated by the Surgeon General of any of the U.S. Armed Services, or by the Chief Surgeon of any major Army command abroad, are considered acceptable to the CDC for the treatment of tuberculosis. A statement from the Surgeon General or a Chief Surgeon that the alien will be admitted for treatment may be accepted as meeting the requirements of 9 FAM 302.2-5(D)(2). The name and address of the military hospital in the United States where the treatment will be provided must be shown on Form I-601, Application for Waiver of Ground of Inadmissibility, Section B.