Frequently Asked Questions About Inadmissibility

After foreign travel, U.S. lawful permanent residents can become subject to certain grounds of inadmissibility, potentially triggered by a DUI.

If you know anything at all about U.S. law, you probably know it comes down hard on any sort of drug use. What does that mean for a visa applicant who’s coming from a country with more permissive laws?

By itself, a single DUI does not make a person inadmissible to the United States; but it can lead to a finding of inadmissibility on medical grounds.

Domestic violence convictions may, depending on various factors, make visa and green card applicants inadmissible due to the crime involving moral turpitude or matching the definition of an aggravated felony.

Dealing with the negative connotations that U.S. immigration authorities might have regarding certain tattoos.

While simple mistakes and misunderstandings will not normally cause any issues with your immigration application, deliberately lying to an immigration officer can have serious consequences.

Although HIV is gone from the list of inadmissibility grounds, HIV positive applicants still face immigration challenges.