Immigration is tricky, especially after the Victory Act 9/11. It takes a mere allegation to have your visa revoked and standard is a 10 year ban on re-entry/re-applying. Because of the severity of the allegations, he likely got a permanent ban.

It’s understandable why he would not reapply. Why risk getting into the US so that Rutherford can have another fit and accuse him of tax evasion, drug and arm smuggling. He’s secure in Monaco. I don’t blame him.

Read the court documents. It was only after Kelly told a magazine that she’d be raising the kids alone that he went for full custody.

Thanks for that link. From the court document it’s clear that Kelly, via her lawyer, is the architect of her own downfall. The Statement of Decision states that up until Mr. Rich called the State Department and then threatened Daniel, the pair had a working parental agreement. Further, Kelly has repeatedly complicated…

Or where ever her children are...

There is no indication he’s ‘a man-child’ or was verbally abusive other than from Rutherford and those who support her. To be honest, he’s done everything he can to facilitate a positive relationship between his kids and their mother, even going so far as to show up with them at the airport holding ‘Welcome mommy’…

I have a friend with this exact type of divorce situation and the core of it - the CORE - of a decade of their insane hellish lawsuits and fighting (torture and permanent scars to their kids) is that they still love and won’t let go of each other. The whole thing is a giant meta of their issues as a married couple,…

But that’s just it, the question wouldn’t be answered. You are all thinking that the only reason the State Depsrtment would refuse a subsequent visa application is because Giersch must definitely have done something wrong. That’s not necessarily the case.

His are allegations of gun running and some other shady dealings. So how likely do they think it is for him to get it back after that? I mean really. Plus she spent 90 grand trying to catch him doing anything that would make him unfit and the PI found nothing.

Can I just say you cannot dive deep into an issue when you are only getting information from one party. Especially if that party has lost every single court case she has brought for this custody fight. Daniel is private and rarely talks to the press, so obviously he isn't going to sit down and discuss the custody…

I’m team dude on this. Kelly seems to be pushing the fact that she is female and American to get custody. Also she is the one who is running to the media. The kids could be totally fine when they are with him because he may concentrate on parenting them instead of bad mouthing her. I understand her frustration but…

Her name is Wendy Murphy. I’ve had the misfortune of working with her and I can tell you, that Rutherford is using her-basically a screaming head on cable “news” shows-is very unsettling. She is arrogant, disrespectful and when I worked with her, I often questioned whether she had actually attended law school.

He hasn’t had it renewed because there is a waiting period that you have to wait to apply and he doesn’t have to anymore. The original judge acknowledged that Daniel may not ever get it back because of the allegations. As of 2014, Daniel needing to apply for a visa is a moot point. The judge gave Kelly’s team a time…

Are you kidding? Having your parents at odds with each other like that sounds agonizing. My parents separated when I was in college and it was terrible—I had awful divided loyalties and I felt like I needed to apologize to each parent for loving the other. To be little and fought over like that seems terrible…