According to an expert, Prince Harry could face huge problems when renewing his visa in the United States after he was accused of lying on his application
Prince Harry may face huge problems when renewing his visa in the United States, it has been claimed by an immigration lawyer, which comes after the Duke was accused of lying on his US visa application.
The Duke of Sussex, along with his wife Meghan Markle, moved from England to California almost four years ago. The couple moving across the pond came shortly after they revealed to the world that they would be stepping down as senior working royals and becoming financially independent.
Think tank group The Heritage Foundation has since launched a lawsuit against Harry after he admitted taking drugs in his tell-all memoir Spare, as applicants are asked questions about their drug-taking history while filling out the form. Harry famously details taking magic mushrooms and smoking cannabis in his bombshell memoir.
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Detailing his experience taking magic mushrooms, Harry wrote in Spare: “I stared at the bin. It stared back. ‘What—staring?’ Then it became… a head. I stepped on the pedal and the head opened its mouth. A huge open grin.”
The think tank believes that Harry “lied” on his application about previous drug use and was shown special treatment. And now the form is under review and in chambers with Washington DC Judge Carl Nichols.
Speaking to Express, a US attorney and UK solicitor, Charlotte Slocombe, has opened up about Harry’s current situation, revealing that he may face huge issues with his application going forward. She said: There may be impact at renewal, if he previously did not hold a waiver and is now found to require a waiver of inadmissibility due to public disclosures, information, or changes of fact since his last application.”
Ms Slocombe noted how she believes Harry holds either an A-1 or O-1 visa, which, depending on the type, would play a role in admissibility issues. The first is usually issued to diplomats or government officials, while the second is for those with “extraordinary abilities or achievements”
She continued to tell the paper: “Such admissibility issues do not apply to the A-1 visa category but would apply to the O-1 and other categories, where he would be treated the same as any other applicant.”
Ms Slocombe went on: “If he was found to have an admissibility concern and was issued a waiver, then this will certainly impact a Green Card or US Citizenship filing.
“The waiver process is far more onerous for a Green Card filing than an O-1 visa and for US citizenship itself an applicant cannot show ‘good moral character’ if they have violated a controlled substance related law.”
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