How to find if a visa is cancelled?

[GC_Mystery]

Hi,

 

My parents visitor visa extension got denied and they went back immediately after receiving the denial notice. This happened 5 years back. How do we know whether their visa is also cancelled or not? 

 

The visa stamping in their passport is valid till 2015. They want to visit us this summer. Please help.

 

Thanks.

 

 

[JoeF]

If they left after the expiration of the I-94, the visa is automatically canceled. That's in the law!

[GC_Mystery]

Thanks for the quick reply. But in their case the I-94 period did get over but there were waiting for the extension request notice.  The moment the rejection letter came from USCIS they left. So the visa still remains cancelled?

[JoeF]

Thanks for the quick reply. But in their case the I-94 period did get over but there were waiting for the extension request notice.  The moment the rejection letter came from USCIS they left. So the visa still remains cancelled?

They were legal while the extension was pending. But, as soon as it was denied, if they were here past the original I-94 date, the visa became invalid.

[pontevecchio]

Yes. If you overstay the I94 the visa gets cancelled. Have them get a new visa. The overstay will usually not matter. Trying to save money when the bottom line is your parents being sent back from the Airport is unwise. Have them get a new visa.