Prince Harry could by no means maintain a Inexperienced Card or be granted US citizenship after admitting to taking quite a lot of medicine, a lawyer has warned. Kaitlin Davies, from Davies Authorized which specialises in immigration, informed The Solar: “With out distinctive circumstances, Harry would probably by no means have the ability to maintain a Inexperienced Card or turn into a US citizen if he formally admits to utilizing cocaine.”
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In his memoir ‘Spare’ and in subsequent interviews, Prince Harry revealed that he had experimented with cocaine, marijuana, magic mushrooms and ayahuasca. The admission sparked questions over how Prince Harry was granted his present visa as candidates are quizzed on their drug historical past. Speculations additionally started on whether or not the Duke of Sussex can be permitted to reside in the USA.
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However admissions within the memoir and TV interviews is not going to be thought-about “formal” as they weren’t made beneath oath, the lawyer mentioned. Though, Prince Harry may very well be questioned on them at an official interview, the lawyer added.
“If the prince admitted to any immigration officer that he had beforehand used unlawful medicine, he can be deemed ineligible for a visa,” the lawyer mentioned.
In his memoir, Prince Harry admitted that he often smoked hashish and misused alcohol as a youngster. He additionally mentioned that he tried cocaine for the primary time aged 17. In a TV interview, Prince Harry mentioned that he used ayahuasca to assist him address the trauma of his mom Princess Diana’s 1997 dying.