"Oh My Girl had wrong visa, says US Customs and Border Protection" BBC

[FactMan]

So this is the final article about the situation and with that, the final thread.

 

K-pop group Oh My Girl had wrong visa, says US Customs and Border Protection

 

"The official, with the US Customs and Border Protection, asked not to be named because he wasn't allowed to talk about the issue with the media.

However, he said the girl band lied to customs officials saying they were travelling as tourists.

Officials then denied them entry because they didn't have the right performance paperwork.

The group was trying to enter the US under the visa waiver program, which allows South Korean travellers into the country for up to 90 days without a visa.

 

We were doing what we do every day," the official told the Los Angeles Times. "We send people back all the time."

 

Link to the whole article here.

 

 

Noob agency. Poor girls.

[galhadineas]

their agency really failed this time. Poor Oh My Girl...

[kjsj]

Lol they wanted to shift the blame.... By calling themselves mistaken as prostitutes because it wouldn't be their fault. smh

[Dasom's Nose]

poor girls they must have been so embarrassed.

[speedthief]

Well their main purpose for their USA trip, the Unforgettable Gala 2015, was already over...

[NiNiBear]

damn...that's embarrassing

[I Am John Malkovich]

 lol Oh MY Girl image is ruined can't fix that and the company is fucking stupid they got what they wanted to make OMG relevant but OMG and the company will definitely get hate for this......   

[YNRA]

yasssss oh my girl get that bbc la times relevancy!!! 

[dead.]

Lol they wanted to shift the blame.... By calling themselves mistaken as prostitutes because it wouldn't be their fault. smh

 

 

It seemed more like they were trying to sensationalize the story than trying to shift the blame. 

[kjsj]

 

 

It seemed more like they were trying to sensationalize the story than trying to shift the blame. 

Either way, I mean did they really think people weren't going to find out LOL

[Is there a problem?]

i like the prostitute story more.

[vortex]

they really dragged this out ... they were wrong no matter what way

you look at it.... poor oh my girl :/

[SONYEO]

poor girls they must have been so embarrassed.

[PeachyHearts]

I feel so sorry for them. I hope this doesn't mess up their future career.

[Joymax]

....

[Astoral]

the agency wanted to shift the blame lmao

 

i feel so bad for the girls

[sammydee]

I feel sorry for the girls. They did nothing wrong here

[NARA.]

gosh

[Charmy]

WM has had b1a4 for years, you'd think they would be experienced in this 

[sane]

So if I'm not mistaken, apparently it's only legal to do unpaid work on a visa waiver if it's something that would normally be unpaid. In this instance I'm assuming the other acts in the show were paid, so it would be illegal for OMG to perform even if they agreed to do it for free. Their management really should've looked into this better before wasting everybody's time tbh.

[Mako Yagami]

Mess, mess everywhere.

[A Hamster Named Loneliness]

 

 

The government official claims the group made up their story about being accused of sex workers and the real issue was that their luggage contained performing kit and they were clearly in the United States to work.

 

I'm pretty sure it was the company that made up the story of how OMG were accused of being sex workers, not the group themselves    

 

I like the other articles on this that said that officials believe that the girls were coached by their management to say that they were there as tourists. 

[lisssie]

the fact that the bbc wrote an article tho... that exposure is what their agency wanted.

[Natagirl]

So embarrassing....dont they know us immigration dont play...you cant try to get over them like that...

[yenxxi]

Get that Ukiss type of spotlight Girls