Author: stephent

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:36 pm

I doubt his visa was denied due to being on Suboxone. As mentioned earlier, it could be for 100s of reasons. The situation is not unique to the US either.

Your friend was smart in being honest about the Suboxone. I would hate to have issues at Customs. Sadly, in the US, their is lots of pressure on the President and others to "be tough" on immigration. Lots of people still have problems with Xenophobia. Its very silly and not all Americans are like that. Furthermore, I saw quite a bit of the same stuff when I was in Europe. It exists everywhere (though it is getting better thankfully).

Tell your friend to try again and have him take any opportunity possible to explain him situation. INS is a big agency and maybe a set of fresh eyes will make a difference.