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I am visiting my brother here in the US, and I am staying for 3 weeks. I used esta in order to come to the US. We want to visit Montreal (Canada) for two days and come back to the US. (We are going there by car)

Will I have problem coming back to the US? I mean esta doesn't expire for at least 2 more months, but if I leave the states, and come back two days later, would esta still be valid? can I come back? Thanks!

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  • As long as you understand that your trip to Canada doesn't reset your 90 days and you still have some time left over on the 90 day count you should not have a problem.
    – Karlson
    Commented Aug 31, 2015 at 20:26
  • He's not asking about a 90 day limit, he just wants to know if it's possible to return.
    – Mark Mayo
    Commented Sep 1, 2015 at 0:19
  • @MarkMayo 21 days in the US + 69 days in Canada...
    – Karlson
    Commented Sep 1, 2015 at 1:49
  • Yes, but you will not get a new admission stamp. You will have to leave on or before the date on your existing WT stamp. Commented Sep 1, 2015 at 5:36

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Yes, your ESTA is valid for up to two years, and you can spend up to 90 days at a time in the country. However, it's still up to the immigration officer to determine (at any time) whether or not you should be allowed back in to the country. So problems - not because of your ESTA, I did what you're describing back in July (went from the US (1 week) to Cuba, Canada and then back into the US 2 weeks later), and had no issues. A week later I returned to Canada for 2 days, and then went back to Seattle to fly out. So basically what you're describing!

Of course, they may have the usual questions about your departure flights, accommodation etc that you might get on your first arrival too, but as long as you have those sorted, you should be fine.

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