| Certain people are "inadmissible" for purposes of entry into the United States, either as an immigrant or as a visitor. There are many reasons why a person could be considered inadmissible to receive a visa and enter the United States. There are several broad categories of inadmissibility and then there are several "miscellaneous" grounds. These include polygamy and child abduction.
The miscellaneous grounds for inadmissibility include if someone is a practicing polygamist, if they are a guardian accompanying an inadmissible alien, if they are an international child abductor from a country that did not sign the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction, if someone has voted illegally, and if someone renounced their citizenship to avoid taxes. There are no waivers available for these grounds of inadmissibility.
Polygamy
If an alien comes to the U.S. with the intent to actually practice polygamy in the United States, that alien is inadmissible. The alien is not inadmissible merely because he or she practiced polygamy in another country or is in favor of polygamy.
Guardian Required to Accompany Helpless Alien
If an alien is attempting to enter the United States as the guardian of a second alien who is found to be helpless from sickness, mental or physical disability, or infancy, the guardian alien is inadmissible if the dependent alien is denied admission.
International Child Abductor
Aliens are inadmissible if they are from a country that has not yet signed the Hague Convention of the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and the alien is withholding custody of a child who is a U.S. citizen and of whom custody has been granted to a U.S. citizen.
Unlawful Voters
The general rule is that any alien who has voted in violation of any federal, state, or local constitutional provision, statute, ordinance, or regulation is inadmissible. An exemption from this category of inadmissibility applies if three circumstances are present: 1) each parent of the alien is or was a U.S. citizen; 2) the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining 16 years of age, and 3) the alien reasonably believed that he or she was a U.S. citizen at the time of the voting violation.
Former Citizens Who Renounced Citizenship to Avoid Taxation
Any alien who was previously a citizen of the United States and who officially renounced his or her citizenship for the purpose of avoiding U.S. taxes is inadmissible.
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