Reentering US after overstaying the visa as a Minor

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If you have a ten-year ban then you have a ten-year ban. A ban doesn’t mean much if you can simply reapply so it really means a ban— a ban is a ban. The ban starts the day you leave so if you left in 2011 then it expires in 2021. Keep documentation of when you left for this reason.

The only way to get a visa would be to first have the ban lifted. However, such waivers are extremely difficult to obtain even if you have family legally in the USA such as a spouse or parents. The criteria for immigrant visas for example is “extreme hardship” for your American family members (not hardship for you, I should note) which is a high bar. They certainly won’t waive it for a friend’s wedding.

Ask if your friend can hold the wedding in Canada or Mexico.

Until then, you might see if your ban was improperly applied given your circumstances (criteria here) and consider hiring an immigration lawyer in the USA to try to have the ban overturned or waived. This will take months if not years and a lot of money. With the current administration, you may have more luck just buying lottery tickets.

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