4 minutes ago, impulse said:

That's my point. They have the ability. But they're not using it for immigration purposes yet. IMO, the key word is "yet".

As with my comment above as to Penal Code regs with immigration implications not prosecuted:

You say irrelevant. I'll say hibernating.

And if you look at went on with some of the recent nominee enforcement and the amount of data linked, that eventually may not be so far fetched. But if you mention anything on the VISA FORUM about using enhanced computer horsepower to look at 'unorthodox' retirement extensions, the reaction from the main honchos will be something like this:

1 hour ago, JerryM said:

You say irrelevant. I'll say hibernating.

A couple of shiny days does not mean the decades long lasting winter is over.

57 minutes ago, Yumthai said:

A couple of shiny days does not mean the decades long lasting winter is over.

As long as the roots are not severed,

all is well and all will be well in

the garden. ...

In a garden, growth

has its season. There is spring and

summer, but there is also fall and

winter. And then spring and summer

again...

(Peter Sellers in Being There)

On 6/29/2026 at 6:53 PM, JustinTyme said:

Too Easy: (Step One) - Make it a crime to use agents to facilitate annual visa extensions. This means that people need to show up to Immigration, in person, with all the correct information / bank records. Therefore, "the toilet flushes" annually, and it becomes impossible to overstay by more than one year. (You're welcome!) 555!

Using an agent to facilitate annual extension already is illegal for both the passport holder and the agent. But ministerial regulations like the in-person requirement and the "discretion" option are not going anywhere. But what others do to influence or induce that IMM officer's discretion is another matter.

And while the highly informed persons on here say that IMM officers can via "discretion" make or break ministerial regulations, they cannot do so with the Immigration Act which has a higher priority.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by JerryM