Are you an EWI or Overstay?
 

I was curious to find out what the ratio of EWI's to overstays was.

Please feel free to comment on your experience as you came to the U.S for the first time.

I am an overstay by the way.

Re: Are you an EWI or Overstay?
 

I don't mean to sound harsh, but some people are overstayers and they arrived before 15, but their visa didn't expire until after they were 18 and are now overstayers. To me they were adults an had the ability to make the decision of leaving, or adjusting. And should not benefit from the DREAM act. Like I said it's harsh thought, and I don't mean to offend anyone, but as an EWI when I was 6 I truly had no choice on whether to stay or go, and this became my home. Well if any of yall want to change my opinion go right ahead.

Re: Are you an EWI or Overstay?
 

I would be so happy if i was just an overstay. I could just adjust easily by marrying a USC (don't go saying things like "it's not that easy" because i call BS on that one), and at least you wouldn't have a ban.

Re: Are you an EWI or Overstay?
 

some overstayers still didn't have a choice like us though. They were young when it expired. I am EWI too.

Re: Are you an EWI or Overstay?
 

I got here using a borrowed passport from a kid that didnt even look like me. I crossed with 2 of my dads friends who were real citizens, and I remember the black guy at the port looked at "my" passport and then looked at me, and I think he could tell it wasnt me, but he didt care and let me through lol...then I went to eat a jumbo jack right after with my dad

Re: Are you an EWI or Overstay?
 

I got my visa on 2000 and it expired on 2010. B1/B2 visas, once you overstay your 6 months, you are already an illegal alien. It is not the expiration date of the visa that counts.

Re: Are you an EWI or Overstay?
 

By the way, what does EWI stand for/mean? I'm taking it as the other route that is basically hardcore undocumented.

Re: Are you an EWI or Overstay?
 

There's a poll/thread exactly like this one already. Are moderators not taking care of duplicates anymore? OP should have done a search first.

Re: Are you an EWI or Overstay?
 

But what I was referring to is the age of the person when it expires. And I wasn't talking specifically about you.

Re: Are you an EWI or Overstay?
 

Entered without inspection. Which means that your identity was not recorded when you entered into the US so your presence isn't lawful. I was passed off as someone else' s kid I'm not sure how though.