What happens if an American gets denied entry from Uruguay

[BarryBloomWwf]

Do they get deported to Uruguay or the USA?

 

[oil rush]

If they are refused entry it will be in Uruguay if they are in Uruguay. I read a few stories of Americans getting rejected but it seems like they got a warning before leaving Argentina that they might have a problem. This seems to be people that repeatedly are overstaying or paid many overstay fees.

I haven't heard of any Americans that are getting rejected from flying from the USA. I'm not sure what they would do in that case since flights back to the USA aren't until evening.

 

[GlasgowJohn]

If they are refused entry it will be in Uruguay if they are in Uruguay. I read a few stories of Americans getting rejected but it seems like they got a warning before leaving Argentina that they might have a problem. This seems to be people that repeatedly are overstaying or paid many overstay fees.

I haven't heard of any Americans that are getting rejected from flying from the USA. I'm not sure what they would do in that case since flights back to the USA aren't until evening.

You are detained in the airport in very uncomfortable surroundings....

 

[VINO]

You are detained in the airport in very uncomfortable surroundings....

So this recently happened to a friend of a friend. She came in and was warned on her way out to the USA. She has paid an overstay fee over 6 times. She was living here for many years. She got warned on her way out that she needed to get legal and start the process if she wanted to live here. She flew in from DFW a few weeks ago. She was turned away at immigrations. She had to get detailed in a room and then she had to pay for a flight back to the USA. She got turned away. She was shocked!

 

[Avocado]

So this recently happened to a friend of a friend. She came in and was warned on her way out to the USA. She has paid an overstay fee over 6 times. She was living here for many years. She got warned on her way out that she needed to get legal and start the process if she wanted to live here. She flew in from DFW a few weeks ago. She was turned away at immigrations. She had to get detailed in a room and then she had to pay for a flight back to the USA. She got turned away. She was shocked!

Deport them all if you can't do things legally. It really isn't difficult here. Obey the laws or go back to your home countries!

 

[earlyretirement]

You are detained in the airport in very uncomfortable surroundings....

This has happened to an Argentine friend of mine that came to the USA. Very strange too because she has been traveling to the USA many times. Her family and her have always had visas to visit the USA. But she was visiting a friend and didn't have any hotel reservations. He made everything. He also was paying for her trip. She got to Houston and she didn't have proof of her stay, hotel, spending money as her friend was paying for everything.

She recounted a horrible situation where she had to sit in a holding cell type room and then she had to get on a plane back to EZE. They took her passport until she got back to Buenos Aires. So this sort of thing happens all the time in the USA but shocking to hear it happening to foreigners in EZE especially as it's been so easy the past 25 years to be a perma-tourist. I do think it's ok for the government to take it more seriously.

I got legal here 24 years ago and I believe anyone that wants to live in Argentina long term should too. It's not difficult and doesn't take much money.

 

[TonyTigre]

...She got to Houston and she didn't have proof of her stay, hotel, spending money as her friend was paying for everything.

That was a clear red flag for sex trafficking if she was a young woman. The result would have been the same even if she went to another country other than the US, like Mexico for example.

Deport them all if you can't do things legally. It really isn't difficult here. Obey the laws or go back to your home countries!

As a guest, we should always respect the rules of the host, no matter where we are. Seems like in most cases, they were all warned.

 

[Esposas]

Do they get deported to Uruguay or the USA?

I am hearing more and more of people I actually know that are getting warned and finally turned away after multiple overstays. It is clear we are in different times.

This has happened to an Argentine friend of mine that came to the USA. Very strange too because she has been traveling to the USA many times. Her family and her have always had visas to visit the USA. But she was visiting a friend and didn't have any hotel reservations. He made everything. He also was paying for her trip. She got to Houston and she didn't have proof of her stay, hotel, spending money as her friend was paying for everything.

She recounted a horrible situation where she had to sit in a holding cell type room and then she had to get on a plane back to EZE. They took her passport until she got back to Buenos Aires. So this sort of thing happens all the time in the USA but shocking to hear it happening to foreigners in EZE especially as it's been so easy the past 25 years to be a perma-tourist. I do think it's ok for the government to take it more seriously.

I got legal here 24 years ago and I believe anyone that wants to live in Argentina long term should too. It's not difficult and doesn't take much money.

That is terrible. She probably was doing some escort work or something or more to the story. I know this happens around the world if you have no hotel reservation in your name, no cash, etc. or can verify how you will make it during your trip.

Deport them all if you can't do things legally. It really isn't difficult here. Obey the laws or go back to your home countries!

I totally agree with you Avocado. The laws are very clear in most countries what is and isn't allowed. I will say that just because the country allowed something in the past doesn't mean they will always do it. I think it is fair to ask people to do things legally.

That was a clear red flag for sex trafficking if she was a young woman. The result would have been the same even if she went to another country other than the US, like Mexico for example.


As a guest, we should always respect the rules of the host, no matter where we are. Seems like in most cases, they were all warned.

Completely agree with you Tony. In all the cases I have heard about the foreigner was warned to get legal. People just need to respect the laws. Argentina is very generous but they have already signaled they don't want people breaking the laws and constantly living here without getting legal. I think that is a small price to pay. Many of us took the time, aggravation and expense to get legal here.

Many expats I know are hypocrites. An American girl I know was saying how she hates all the illegals in America. But then I joked with her and told her she is doing the same thing in Argentina. It's funny but she didn't see it that way.

 

[Betsy Ross]

As a guest, we should always respect the rules of the host, no matter where we are. Seems like in most cases, they were all warned.

Absolutely. This isn't difficult to do. I did it just like many others that have lived here a long time. I can't honestly understand why anyone wouldn't want to get legal here. It seems like the government is warning people as they are leaving that they need to get legal. I would think even just hiring an attorney and having some paperwork would help them to avoid problems.

I do feel bad if someone is getting turned away and they have a life here but they must get legal like anywhere else in the world.