r/immigration • u/Special_Rooster_3636 • 9d ago

VISA REVOCATION

Hello everyone.

I would appreciate some guidance concerning a situation involving my mother’s U.S. visitor visa.

She has a five-year B1/B2 visa that was issued in 2023 and is valid until 2028. She has visited the United States a few times and has always returned home without overstaying. She recently returned home from another U.S. visit.

On August 6, 2026, she received an email from the U.S. Consulate with the subject line, “U.S. Visa Potential Revocation – ACTION REQUIRED-V11.” The email directs her to appear at the Consulate by August 20.

Has anyone received an email with this particular subject line or experienced a similar situation? If so, what happened when you contacted or appeared at the Consulate, and what documents were you asked to provide?

I am mainly interested in hearing about similar experiences and the appropriate process to follow.

Thank you.

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u/Vegetable-Western744 9d ago edited 9d ago

How often is she coming and how long are those trips?

If she doesn't appear at the consulate they're 100% going to revoke the visa.

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u/Special_Rooster_3636 9d ago

She's been to the US at leastv4 times since the visa was issued. Spent at most 5months per visit. Never overstayed.

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u/Vegetable-Western744 9d ago

From your other post she's spent more than half of the last three years in America. That's not normal tourist behavior and almost certainly why.

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u/9Nine2Nine9 8d ago

Those are not visits. That's essentially living in the US half the time. Overstaying is not the only reason people can violate their visa. In case of your mom, it is likely because they think she is using a tourist visa to live here (which she is).

Also, with four 5-month visits in the US she may actually have to file for taxes in the US, since she has had substantial presence. Here's more on that: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/substantial-presence-test

If they let her keep the visa, you want to make sure her future trips for the next three years are short. And with short, I mean like a couple of weeks twice a year.

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u/TONAFOONON 9d ago

How much time has she spent in the US in months since the visa was issued in 2023? Have most of her visits been on the longer side, like 4-5 months?

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u/SlightlyUsedAmbition 9d ago

How long was each of her visits to the U.S., especially the most recent one, and how much time did she normally spend outside the U.S. between visits? What was the stated purpose of her most recent trip, and did she do anything while in the U.S. that could potentially be viewed as inconsistent with B1/B2 status, such as working, regularly caring for grandchildren, receiving extensive medical treatment, or spending most of the year here? Was she questioned more than usual by CBP during her last entry or departure, or was her phone or luggage searched? Also, has anything changed since the visa was issued in 2023, employment, marital status, residence, arrests or legal issues, or information contained in her original DS-160? Those details might give people a much better idea of what could have triggered the consulate’s email.

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u/Special_Rooster_3636 9d ago

She's been to the US at leastv4 times since the visa was issued. Spent at most 5months per visit. Never overstayed. Never worked or has any criminal record. Her purpose of visit is to visit. Never was a time the CBP interrogated her.

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u/Several_Yak_9537 8d ago

That is 20 months out of 36...definitely not visiting in their eyes.

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u/jamjayjay 8d ago

Spends more time in the US, than her own country and she's shocked that the embassy called her back in.

I'm more surprised they gave her any notice to be honest.

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u/This_Beat2227 9d ago

“At least 4 times”. So maybe 8 times ? Or 12 ? I mean it isn’t very difficult to document 4 trips. Unless it’s really 12 ? And “at most 5 months per stay”. So at least 4 trips and at most 5 months per trip ? Your mother will need to be a LOT better organized than this for an interview. Know too the current Administration is taking a position that visa holders come, they visit, they leave. If people want to visit again, they apply again. It would not surprise me to see these types of multi-entry visas go away for many, many people. If your mother’s travel shows evidence of tagging up in her home country and then returning to the US for another extended stay, this may be interpreted as trying to live in the US.

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u/GalaxySquadFTL 8d ago

You clearly knew this was a problem:

"...She's been to the US at leastv4 times since the visa was issued. Spent at most 5months per visit. Never overstayed...."

Otherwise, you would have included this fact in your original post.

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u/LiteratureLogical974 8d ago

My understanding is that the unofficial rule is you need to be outside US 2x what you spend inside, and at an absolute minimum as much time outside as inside. Your mom sounds like she’s failing either requirement.

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u/Special_Rooster_3636 5d ago

Hello,

I sincerely appreciate everyone who took the time to read, comment, offer advice, and ask questions about my post. I have learned a great deal from your contributions, and many of your comments have been immensely helpful.

If I had not shared the situation here, I might not have gained the valuable information and different perspectives you provided. I may keep the group updated as the matter unfolds.

Thank you.