inadmissible

Inadmissible is an adjective used for something or someone not allowed or worthy of being admitted . In the rules of evidence , inadmissible would mean evidence that would be excluded in a court of law. Inadmissible or inadmissibility refers to unfit evidence in each legal action . Inadmissibility would arise from a prohibition such as enjoining of parol evidence which contradicts a written and executed contract . In immigration law, it would be foreign personnel who are ineligible to enter a country. In a United States-specific context, being inadmissible would mean being ineligible to enter the United States (or obtain any type of visa or green card ) on the grounds of inadmissibility found at Immigration and Nationality Act Section 1212 , or 8 U.S. Code Section 1182 . Commonly applied grounds of inadmissibility include having a criminal record, a history of certain immigration law violations, being without a source of financial support, or having a communicable disease.

[Last reviewed in April of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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