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US visa revoked midflight for 2-day overstay, family sent back from Singapore
US visa revoked midflight for 2-day overstay, family sent back from Singapore
A Reddit user has claimed that his 82-year-old mother-in-law's US visa was revoked midflight when she was barred from boarding her Singapore-Seattle flight, forcing the entire family to return to India. The woman, who held a 10-year visitor visa issued three years ago, had traveled from Bengaluru to Singapore without any notification of visa issues at the departure airport.
The Redditor later discovered that the revocation was likely due to a two-day overstay during her previous US visit. She had arrived in the US on February 22 and was required to leave by August 21 but departed on August 23. The man said the two-day overstay was a technical violation and that the authorities should have warned her instead of revoking the visa without notice, causing the family to spend thousands of dollars on rebooked tickets and hotels.
Indian Opinion Analysis
US visa revocations are rare but can happen if a traveler is found to have violated visa terms, such as overstaying even by a day. The key issue here is that the revocation appears to have been recorded in the system before the family left Bengaluru, but Indian immigration did not flag it. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) maintains real-time databases, and airlines are required to check passenger status before boarding. The family's financial loss, including rebooked tickets and hotel stays, could run into several lakh rupees. The incident highlights the risks of even minor overstays for frequent travelers, and the lack of a formal warning mechanism before revocation. Going forward, travelers with prior overstays should verify their visa status before booking international flights.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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