Every day there are more and more bizarre cases emerging of US visas getting rejected, revoked, and denied for no significant fault. This horrific trend continues as an H-1B holder was held at Abu Dhabi pre-clearance for buying his own ticket to the US.
A Pakistani immigrant worker took to social media to describe how his visa was canceled by the authorities just because he booked his own flight ticket instead of letting his employer do it!
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While he claims his job contract was valid, and all documents were in order, the CBP officer at Abu Dhabi preclearance decided to cancel it on the spot.
This was his first time traveling, and it turned into a disaster. Many people wondered if this happened because of his nationality as Trump has even threatened a travel ban on his country.
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Even immigration lawyers, reacting to the post are shocked. Many say this is an extreme case of officer discretion, while others warn H-1B holders to avoid Abu Dhabi for preclearance altogether.
Recently, a student OPT worker also shared about his F1 visa getting canceled in Abu Dhabi, raising concerns about unfair treatment.
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Even after all the right documents and visas are present, your career can be destroyed over trivial stuff. If preclearance officers can cancel visas over a flight ticket, no one is safe from arbitrary denials.
