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My husband just received a Notice to Appear (NTA) and is being deported.\u00a0I heard that he can get voluntary departure and come right back in.\u00a0Is that true?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is possible.\u00a0However, if your husband is removed, he will be barred from entering the US for ten years unless he can obtain a waiver.\u00a0If he is qualified to obtain voluntary departure there will be no bar for being removed.\u00a0However, he may still be subject to other grounds of inadmissibility.\u00a0For example, he may be subject to the 3\/10 year bar if he accrued more than 180\/365 days of unlawful presence.\u00a0He may also be inadmissible due to previous criminal violations or for fraud\/misrepresentation if he fraudulently entered the country.<\/p>\n

Voluntary departure will not cure any grounds of inadmissibility other than the 10 year removal bar.\u00a0It is very important that he be well represented in immigration court if you want him to be able to return or remain in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My husband just received a Notice to Appear (NTA) and is being deported.\u00a0I heard that he can get voluntary departure and come right back in.\u00a0Is that true? 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