When Jonathan returned from the US to Australia for a quick trip to scatter his sister’s ashes, he packed only two changes of clothes, leaving enough space in his small bag to carry the empty ashes urn to his home in the US. The trip was so brief he didn’t even pack a laptop charger.
The Australian says he was detained and deported when returning from the memorial in March, despite holding a working visa still valid for more than a year. He has been living on the US east coast for the better part of a decade – where his American partner, apartment, work studio and clients remain.
Jonathan, who spoke on the condition his real name was not disclosed, says he is now couch surfing in Australia, separated from his “whole life”.
Yeah you can’t just jet off whenever you like if you have a work visa. You need to get permission from the Immigration department first.
People often find this out when they do a quick trip over the border to Canada or Mexico.
I googled this,
“Generally, *holding a US work visa does not require special permission to leave and re-enter the country, as long as your visa and the period of stay authorized by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are valid“
So if you have a valid source for that I would be interested to see it. I won’t lie though even if you can produce anything it wont make me think of the US as anything but a shithole because that’s a shitty thing to have anyway.
I have to wonder if you wiped after you pulled this completely incorrect factoid out of your ass. Cut it out.
Tell me you’ve never even been friends with an immigrant without telling me
What in the hell are you talking about