@Jean *************

Not exactly but probably the easiest way to see the

Point

In most of the world , phones are not necessarily locked to one carrier and can have more than one SIM card or equivalent eSIM or a combination of both

Allowing the subscriber to add another SIM for the past decade or so, but…

Some carriers ( and by that I mean all carriers in USA lock still lock any phone that you buy directly from them )

They will usually unlock your phone, but often it takes x number if business days … blah blah blah. During which time you spend $10.00+ per day. In roaming fees if you answer an SMS or phone call

It will be imposible for

You to get two step verification without an active is cell phone number

Neither credit cards , Banks nor any , govt communication will be accessible for you if you let that go

Since you are in America, make sure that your cell provider is willing to

Unlock your phone or it will not be able to use any other Sim or eSim

@Peter *******

keep in mind that the current president it deporting many many thousands of immigrants without cause many are in “concentration camps “ awaiting deportation, they are probably advised to deny anyone who might try to stay

Huge changes in the process of MAGA

@John ********

ridiculous only because you didn’t respect their rules.

Lucky that you found a back door workaround

@Alain **************

your health problems are one of the principal reasons that they don’t want you

No

Country is looking for visitors who become a drain on their country.

Your health problems are or any other problems , aren’t their problem

@Robby ***********

but no useful information , even after I asked , so what good is your post!

@Robby ***********

could you share some details or is this just a tease

@Fred *************

apparently not or they wouldn’t have turned you away, unless there is more that you aren’t telling us, otherwise you wouldn’t be here , but rather you would be straightening things out with official

Channels

If I understand correctly, your visa isn’t in force until april, yet you wonder why you can’t just do what you want in spite of conforming to the rules?

Am I missing something?

@Euan *******

it is

Very important to

Confirm that your

Passport actually gets stamped anytime when clearing immigration in any city iit often is forgotten by the tired, bored or distracted human behind the glass!

It’s your problem if you dont notice

The one time that you need to be paying attention