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URGENT - Friend wants to visit the US from Finland

Hi David,
I called your info number and heard email is the best way to get answers. I hope you can help me.

1. My question is has the entry to USA for former visa violators gotten harder since 9-11?

A friend of mine is coming for a week long vacation from Finland and she stayed in Usa over the three months allowed without a visa in 1996. She has since then traveled here for short vacations in 99 and 2000 without trouble. But now there has been news in Finland of denied entrys for people that violated their visas over 10 years ago.

2. Can the airport staff decide on who gets in that irrationally and not according to the law?


3. Or has a new law been signed concerning this issue over Bill Clintons Illegal Immigrant and Legal Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996?
Are the entries and exits of visitors visiting without a visa actually recorded?

4. Is there a difference according to where you fly? She will be flying to Los Angeles.?Do you have any info of practises there?

Your answer will be greatly appreciated as other peoples trip will be decided also upon this. It is way too expensive to fly over just to find out that you are not welcomed.

Sincerely