Prince Harry’s controversial US visa application could go under the spotlight again. Following a renewed effort from a Washington DC organisation to find out whether he lied about using drugs when he applied to move to the US. A judge in Washington is reviewing which of the papers in the prince’s file can be released publicly.
There’s a lot to go through – court records show that there are 1007 papers in his comprehensive file held by the US Department of State, which handles visa applications. A conservative think tank called the Heritage Foundation sued the Department of State in January in a bid to get it to release the paperwork relating to his visa. Heritage believes Harry, 40, may have not reported his drug use on his application. When he moved to the US with his American wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, 44, in 2020. The form specifically asks about current and past drug use.
Drug use & visa questions
Harry later wrote about using cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in his memoir Spare. If he’d revealed his drug use on his application. He should have been disqualified from obtaining a US visa, says Heritage. The court action earlier this year led to some files being released. But they were heavily redacted and none of them revealed Harry’s visa status or if he concealed his past drug use. Heritage has filed fresh paperwork in court to get more documents released.
Under close watch
Samuel Dewey, a lawyer acting on behalf of Heritage. Says the fact that there are so many papers in Harry’s file indicates he’s being monitored very closely.
“I think we’re going to see documents from Harry talking about the case, but other information may be withheld. It will then be up to politicians whether that decision is overruled.”
The lawsuits have led to speculation that President Donald Trump could deport Harry. If it is found that he wasn’t honest when it came to filling in his US visa application.
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