Questions tagged [usa]
Large English-speaking country in North America between Canada and Mexico, and Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Used for questions on traveling from, to, or through the USA. For general questions about North America, use the [north-america] tag but be more specific (eg State) where relevant.
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Visa extension due to covid pending - am I legally okay until I hear back from UCIS?
I filed and paid for extension of Visa with I-539 form before my original visa expired on May 6th 2020. I have not heard back from UCIS, should I worry? I dont want to travel while tests and vaccines ...
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Why would a hotel only accept guests older than 21 years old?
I've booked a stay in a hotel at our local Crystal Mountain resort and noticed a peculiar message:
All guests must be 21 or accompanied by a legal guardian.
Why would a hotel not allow someone who's ...
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Working on a Tourist Visa [duplicate]
I own a full service agency within the US and my girlfriend is one of my employees (full time contractor from overseas). She is planning on coming to the US to visit me and my family, I was wondering ...
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Can one walk into Mexico from the US with a US green card and without a passport?
I am a French citizen and a US lawful permanent resident. Is it possible to enter Mexico with a US green card and without a passport via the US <-> Mexico land border on foot?
I am reading some ...
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Can I transit in the US travelling from South Africa
I am a citizen of Haiti, currently working in South Africa. I have to travel to Port-au-Prince for family reason. Can I transit to the US? I have B1/B2 visa and will take a covid test prior departure.
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What are these white circles in Nevada?
I found them in Nevada, USA. At 37.488, -116.228 coords and I can't find any information about this. The bright white lines are roads and I have seen a similar ones but it had a triangle around it.
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Does the United States Department of State issue any US record clearance letter?
I am a French citizen, US permanent resident, California resident, and currently located in California, US. I am applying for a visa: the visa application requires a letter of verification stating ...
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Can I convert the CDC vaccination card issued for COVID into an International Certificate of Vaccination?
As the world prepares to reopen for vaccinated tourism, I'm facing a conundrum in regards to the paperwork required. If you get the COVID vaccine in the US these days, you will be issued a "...
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Can I get USA tourist visa from within Pakistan during this covid period in 2021?
Can I get a USA tourist visa from within Pakistan in 2021? And how much time will it take to get the visa stamped?
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U.S. and Mexican citizen flying from U.S. to Mexico
I already applied to get my US passport but I don't think it will be ready on time, I'm also a Mexican citizen, so, if I'm planning to fly from San Diego to Mexico City, can I do it with a Mexican ...
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Applying for a visa requiring a US record clearance letter: is it faster to get it from the California DOJ (Department of Justice) or the FBI?
I am a French citizen, US permanent resident, California resident and currently located in California, US. I am applying for some visa: the visa application requires a letter of verification stating ...
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What other requirements are there to rent a car as a foreigner aged 23 in USA?
I am 23 years old and am from Iceland, planning a trip to the USA with a friend. We are both below 25 years of age and I have been to the USA about 16 times give or take, all as a visitor; vacation ...
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Canadian citizen entering the US from Europe (Worried about entry being denied)
I am a dual citizen, Canadian and Portuguese, living in Portugal.
Last July, given the EU/US travel ban, I traveled to Canada to quarantine for 14 days so I could visit my girlfriend in the US. I did ...
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How do the Express Lanes in California know how many occupants a car using the express lane contains?
In this answer by Zach Lipton, it is mentioned that the price of using the express lane in California depends (mirror) on the number of occupants that the vehicle contains:
How do the Express Lanes ...
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Is there any way to extend my visa? [closed]
I´m a Mexican citizen and my visa has expired. I was planning on taking some marketing courses in the USA in April, but with the pandemic, the consulate is closed. Is there any way to do the paperwork?...
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Does the introduction of paid fast lane as replacement of the carpool lane increase or decrease the traffic speed? [closed]
I have noticed that on several (all?) highways in the Bay Area in California, US, carpool lanes are being replaced by paid fast lane (typically payable via FasTrak). This made me wonder: Does the ...
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Can a US Citizen for a US company work remotely in Portugal tax free while sightseeing?
Thinking of going to Portugal for vacation but would like to spend more time there than our typical vacation. Do I have to pay taxes for the work performed there for US-based clients and company? It ...
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Gold Jewelry - Any limit?
I have bought my fiance several gold jewelry over 2 years (I would estimate total of 10k). Most of this was bought back in January 2020. It is all a gift, she has all the receipts. Does she need to ...
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Should I write anything in the "Type of License/Certification/Permit OR Working Title" field when requesting a record clearance for visa application?
I am a French citizen, US permanent resident, California resident and currently located in California, US. I am applying for some visa: the visa application requires a letter of verification stating ...
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ESTA denied because overstay - how to appeal?
My father's ESTA was cancelled after he overstayed with 3 months due to Covid.
It was extended every 30 days because his flight was cancelled and there were no flights to Europe in that period of time,...
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Can admitting previous illegal drug use without any criminal record bar you from entering Anglophone nations (US, UK, NZ, Canada, Australia)?
I was under the impression that immigration officers only cared about people trying to smuggle drugs on/in their person or in their luggage. Even watching Border Security Australia, many non-national ...
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Travelling to Canada after Denied Entry from USA [closed]
I was wondering the chances that I could travel to Canada as a tourist, having been denied entry to America.
I am a sex worker, I live and work in the UK where sex work is a totally legal job. I am ...
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My I-94 travel history is no longer accessible. What could be the reason? [duplicate]
I am a foreign resident in the US on a visa.
Recently, I found out that my I-94 travel history is no longer available from the DHS website. The I-94 itself is still accessible but it claims that 'no ...
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Forced Physical Quarantine at US Southern Border?
I have to believe that USCIS has the facilities to physically quarantine someone if they had a real serious disease like the small pox, active TB, hemorrhagic fever, or bubonic plague.
But today we ...
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I'm a UK citizen/resident employed remotely by a US company. What's the chances of getting an H1B visa? [closed]
I'm a UK citizen working in London. For three years, I have been a writer employed by a company based in the USA. It's fair to say I'm indispensable but I do not have any formal writing qualifications....
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Extension of USA B2 visa 2nd time
I am in the USA on a B2 tourism visa. I applied and paid for an extension which is still pending, though I got this note from USCIS: On January 8, 2021, we scheduled you for a biometrics appointment ...
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Return to Schengen after rejected temporary visitors permit
This is a very specific question. I apologize for how long and over-detailed it is, but I'm trying to make this as clear as possible.
On January 31st 2020 I arrived in Sweden to stay with my now-...
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Covid testing requirements for land travel to US
I'm having trouble finding the info I need, so I'm hoping someone here can help!
I'm a US citizen currently in Canada, planning to return to the US by land (as in, driving across a border) sometime ...
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Will a refusal to enter the US mean I can't enter Canada either?
In October 2020 I arrived in the US on a visitor's visa for a 5 day vacation. I was deported on arrival (at the airport), and barred for 5 years from the US. The US CBP officers asked me a ton load ...
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Traveling to US for only 4 days. What will happen with Biden's mandatory quarantine?
I have a flight to the US (from Argentina) on Feb 14 arriving Feb 15, departing Feb 18.
I wanted to buy some things on President's day, and go to Universal on 16th, and Disney on 17th.
USA already ...
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What is the easiest way to get US visa? [closed]
Some tips to get it? How should I behave in the interview?
I have one reject of J-1 Visa, like work and travel, can it affect on my interview conclusion?
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What sorts of insurance can I get when using a service like AirBnb?
I recently ran into a situation when staying at an AirBnb where there was an overflow in a toilet, the homeowner blamed me, and tried to get a good deal of money from me through AirBnb. AirBnb found ...
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Taking medicines from USA to India for someone else in air travel
My relatives are asking to bring medicines from USA to India. They told us NOT to put those medicines in cabin baggage (15lbs). They told us to put those medicines in checked-in baggage (50lbs) and ...
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Can I make a leisure trip to California (vacation) in the current covid-19 situation as of 2021, will my quarantine be monitored?
I am planning a vacation trip out of state from Boston, Massachusetts to California by air. I found a deal that will work around Presidents' Day but then there was this warning to check the California ...
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F1 Interview after 2 Tourist denials [closed]
My gf applied for Tourist visa in 2018 and got denied twice (in a span of 1 month) with 214b (insufficient ties) first time and for no significant change in the second attempt. [We realized that this ...
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South African Refugee Travel Document [duplicate]
I am trying to apply for visa student for the US, but I will have the South African Refugee Travel Document instead of a regular passport. I am worried that they might not be able to issue a visa for ...
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Would being denied entry be considered to fall under either Removed or Deported on the US visa application?
Specifically on the DS160 application there is a question that asks "Have you ever been removed or deported from any country?"
If someone was denied entry to some other country at a port of ...
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Leaving USA with other passport than used for entry [duplicate]
I am a dual citizen of Germany and USA and I will enter the USA soon with my US passport which is set to expire in 2 weeks. I plan on staying there for about 1 month before returning to my country of ...
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Applying for a B1 Visa after F1
So I have been in the US for the last 4 years on an F1 visa. Followed all the procedures and left the country before my F1 visa expired. However now I am trying to apply for a B1 visa to the US and ...
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Entering USA with a soon-expiring US passport
My US passport expires 16 days from now. I would like to enter the USA from Germany (which is where I spent the holidays). Will I be able to travel despite the near expiry of my passport?
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I am traveling to germany [closed]
I am 13. I have an arranged place to stay in germany for 1 year. I know german pretty well and intend to go to school there.I have US as well as German passports. What paperwork do I need to fill out?
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How can I know whether some parts of a path are not covered by cellular network?
Given a path on some navigation program such as Google Maps or Waze in the United States, how can I know ahead of time (= before driving) whether some parts of the path are not covered by cellular ...
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Traveling from USA to Canada [closed]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
https://www.google.com/search?q=world+map+with+country+name&oq=World+map&aqs=chrome.3.0i271j69i57j0i433j0j0i433....
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Is a Covid test required before flying to the USA from the Netherlands?
I am going to fly to ATL (Georgia) and then to IAD (VA) and go home in MD. Is a PCR test required to be able to fly to the USA?
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Is it possible to do a u-turn after entering the Ambassador Bridge from the US to avoid leaving the US?
Is it possible to do a u-turn after entering the Ambassador Bridge from the US to avoid leaving the US?
I am reading conflicting reports.
https://k1025.com/this-guy-took-the-bridge-to-canada-exit-in-...
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Are technical stopovers not allowed in the United States?
I read on CNN (mirror):
When an airplane stops over in the US, all passengers must alight the aircraft and proceed through US Customs and Border Protection before they're allowed to advance on with ...
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Can I travel to Boston from Bangalore with layover at London?
I'm going to Boston on an F1 visa from Bangalore. Because of the ongoing COVID restrictions, is it allowed to travel to US if i have a layover at London airport?
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With the border currently closed, how can I get from the US to Canada with a pet without flying or owning a car?
I’m about to move from Chicago, IL to Vancouver, BC for a new job (US citizen, I have work permit approval). I’ve arranged movers already for my stuff (coming Monday); the issue is to bring myself, my ...
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Can I stay over night in Puerto Rico with a C1 visa?
I work in St. Kitts and am on vacation in India. I plan to go back to St. Kitts with my wife and daughter. We have a C1 visa which is valid till November 2021. I will take Air India from Delhi to New ...
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What should I be concerned about if I let my daughter's U.S. passport expire before renewal?
My daughter has US citizenship as well as citizenship with an EU country. We live in the EU. She's under 16. When her passport expires in a couple of years in February, she'll still be under 16 ...
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