If you’ve overstayed more than 6 months in the US, and you leave, you will not be able to re-enter the US legally for 3 years, unless you are granted an I-601 waiver. If you’ve overstayed more than 1 year in the US, and you leave, you will not be able to re-enter the US legally for 10 years, unless you are granted an I-601 waiver. If you applied for a visa after you overstayed and left the visa, you’ll most likely be asked about this issue. If you tell them about your overstay, you may be ineligible for a visa, for now. If you lie about your prior stay in the US, and the US finds out, you will be ineligible to enter the US due to fraud, unless you are granted an I-601 waiver for fraud.
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