Liam Payne was forced to extend his trip to Argentina after his visa application to remain in the US was initially refused due to drug abuse, close friend reveals

Liam Payne was forced to extend his trip to Argentina after his visa application to stay in the United States was initially refused due to his drug abuse, a close friend has revealed. The One Direction star travelled to Buenos Aires to renew his 'extraordinary achievement' visa, which would allow him to continue his new life in Florida with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy. Liam Payne was forced to extend his trip to Argentina - which he initially went on with girlfriend Kate Cassidy - after his visa application to stay in the United States was initially refused due to his drug abuse, a close friend has revealed The One Direction star fell to his death from the third floor of his room at the CasaSur Hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday He had been in the city to renew his 'extraordinary achievement' visa, which would allow him to continue his new life in Florida with Ms Cassidy People bringing Tributes to the CasaSur Palermo Hotel on Saturday afternoon in Buenos Aires Fans consoled each other as they flocked to pay their respects His friend explained how Payne had had to go abroad to renew his 'O-1 non-immigration' visa and decided to make the application at the US embassy in Buenos Aires so he could watch his former bandmate Niall Horan perform in concert. He is pictured with bandmates Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik Fans seen mourning the singer's death in Buenos Aires on Thursday after the news was confirmed Fans weeping at the hotel where Liam died, on October 19 'The results of the tests were good,' the friend revealed.