Timeline for Can I stay in the US for a few days if my ESTA was indicated for transit?
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| Dec 4, 2018 at 4:21 | comment | added | Michael Hampton | AIUI the 29 day thing is mostly to benefit ship's crewmembers, as the crew is not considered to have departed the US when they board ship, but when the ship actually sails. | |
| Dec 4, 2018 at 1:20 | comment | added | Andrew Lazarus | Let me point out that the 29-day definition is only two generations out of date, as it would make some sense for a person crossing both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, if they did not wish (say, for political reasons) to travel to Japan overland. The land connection across the USA would be about 5 days by rail. | |
| Dec 3, 2018 at 18:46 | history | edited | phoog | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 3, 2018 at 18:40 | history | answered | phoog | CC BY-SA 4.0 |