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Originally Posted by BigDGeek
We shouldn't be admitting people with infectious diseases, not even as tourists. Not even on a humanitarian basis.
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Zika in a woman is not infectious. Zika is caused by a mosquito bite or a man passing it to his sex partners.
Over a million B2 tourist visas are issued each year and border agents have to rely on self-reporting or visible signs - there is no health inspection.
Note that B2 visas are good for a year and for multiple entries - we don't know if her B2 was issued on this or a previous trip.
http://www.immihelp.com/visas/sample...pplication.pdf
Security and Background Information
Do you have a communicable disease of public
health significance such as tuberculosis (TB)?
NO
Do you have a mental or physical disorder that
poses or is likely to pose a threat to the safety or
welfare of yourself or others?
NO
Are you or have you ever been a drug abuser or
addict?
NO
Have you ever been arrested or convicted for any
offense or crime, even though subject of a
pardon, amnesty, or other similar action?
NO
Have you ever violated, or engaged in a
conspiracy to violate, any law relating to
controlled substances?
NO
Are you coming to the United States to engage in
prostitution or unlawful commercialized vice or
have you been engaged in prostitution or
procuring prostitutes within the past 10 years?
NO
Have you ever been involved in, or do you seek to
engage in, money laundering?
NO
Do you seek to engage in espionage, sabotage,
export control violations, or any other illegal
activity while in the United States?
NO etc.....
The B2 visa refusal rate for Honduras is close to 40%.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_visa
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam...ort-TableI.pdf
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