> Well it seems that rules are there to be broken and that there are two
> sides to the bureacratic face.
> I went down to Mexico and on the return went through this long wait to
> have my visa reissued. Well, the first response was 'no way' the
> officers there said this was just not possible. But by some chance,
> they had asked for my drivers licence and when they returned my
> passport, they forgot the licence. Well, we drove off, feeling a bit
> peeved at the refusal, but resigned to getting another flight, when my
> friend pointed out they still had my licence. Back we went, but this
> time we walked over to avoid the huge car queue. Got my licence and
> some other papers, then we had to find our way back into the USA and
> just by some weird chance we went through a different door that made
> us go through the walk-by immigration controls and it was there we
> started talking to this woman officer, explaining the situation. She
> said 'no problem, come this way' so back we went to the same office
> that refused us (by now they had gone through a shift change) and the
> lady simply filled out a new card, got it stamped and away we went.
> So there you have two entirely different faces of authority. Clearly
> getting the visa reissued is quite possible, it just depends on who
> you talk to.
> Just thought you might like to hear my little story.
Not sure if it is the same for a B as a VWP but I have a friend who has
done this many times on a B.
Unless the rules have changed, the POE has the option on a VWP, you were
lucky and got a fortunate second bite.
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