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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Do I need a US visa to transit (or layover) through an American airport?
In Europe usually you don't need to go through immigration to change planes (unless you are entering/exiting Schengen). Is it the case in the US as well? May I catch a connecting flight on one of the ...
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What are the current travel restrictions on individuals entering the United States from regions affected by Covid-19?
This community wiki explains the current restrictions by the United States of America on the entry of individuals who may pose a risk of transmission of the SARS-Cov2, the virus which causes the Covid-...
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Does the 90 days VWP rule expire if you travel from the US to Canada?
I'm on a New Zealand passport.
From most US Embassy webpages:
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables nationals of certain countries,
including Australia, New Zealand, and the U.K., to travel to ...
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Historical flight data outside of the USA?
The question Where can I find historical data on arrival and departure times of a particular flight? only deals with flights in the US sourced from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics . Is there ...
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How to prove that you have significant ties with family in your home country?
How can I prove the immigrant officers that I have significant ties in my home country?
Are there any documents that I need?
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What is the penalty for US citizens entering/leaving the US on a foreign passport?
Answers to a related question mention that it is illegal for a US citizen to enter/leave their home country on a foreign passport. However this raises the following questions:
What is the maximum ...
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Can I travel to the USA while working remotely for my non-US employer?
I would like to travel in the USA for a period of 3 - 6 months. But I want to spend some time working for my employer (remote work) and getting paid by the employer. Is this possible under a tourist ...
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Can a US citizen leave and enter the US using a foreign passport?
I am a dual citizen. I have both a US passport and a non-US passport. I live in the US.
My US passport is currently being processed for renewal. I am unsure whether I will receive my passport in time ...
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How soon can I re-enter the USA having stayed for 90 days under the Visa Waiver Program? [duplicate]
I am currently visiting the USA from the UK (I am a UK citizen) and am intending on staying here for the full 90 days under the Visa Waiver Program.
How long would I have to stay out of the US at ...
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When do I clear US customs and immigration if connecting at a US airport to my final destination elsewhere in the US?
I'm a British citizen travelling from London Heathrow (LHR) to the Hartford, Connecticut airport, and have a two hour stopover in Newark, New Jersey (EWR) on my itinerary. At what stage would I clear ...
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What is the US Visa Waiver Program and what is an ESTA?
I wish to travel to the US and think I am eligible to do so under the Visa Waiver Program. I found a lot of information out there but am still having some trouble understanding how this works.
What ...
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Entering U.S. exactly on the day of visa "expiration date"
I'm a bit surprised from my US Visa. I plan to go to a conference on 3rd of April. Amazingly though, the visa expiration date is written as April 3rd.
So what does that mean. Can I enter the US on ...
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What is the minimum wait before I may re-enter the USA after a 90 day visit on the Visa Waiver Program?
I entered the USA on a three month visa waiver program from Australia. I am about to return to Australia and would like to come back again to the USA. How long do I have to wait until I can re-enter ...
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Traveling to the US with new passport, visa on the old one
I have a valid B1/B2 US visa expiring about a year from now. The passport it's in expired a few years ago, and I recently got a new one.
The passport number does not match, but the national ID ...
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Is volunteer work allowed in the US while visiting under the VWP or a B1/B2 visa?
I am going to Santa Monica for 4 weeks to polish my English in July and would like to volunteer at the Planetary Society located in Pasadena.
I am a Swiss citizen and have a biometric passport. ...
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How can I ensure my exit from the US by land is recorded?
Seeing as the US does not perform border control on exit (save for occasional spot checks, usually when traffic is moving slowly at the border), how do I make sure my exit by land is recorded so that ...
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Can I bring my desktop computer as check-in baggage on a flight? [duplicate]
I am moving from Malaysia to the US, and planning to bring my desktop computer with me. I plan to pack it in my checked-in luggage. Will the computer risk being damaged? Any precaution should I take ...
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Do I need to change my ESTA address when visiting the US?
I have an ESTA for my visit last Sept to NY and I know it is valid for 2years. I am going to Las Vegas in May, do I have to update the address at which I will be staying?
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Is it a good idea to mention to the USA immigration officer that I'm visiting my girlfriend?
I spent 5 months in the USA, and everything went without a problem. Now I'm spending my second month back in my country (the Czech Republic). In a week or two I want to go back to the USA for another ...
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Can I cross the USA-Canada border with a birth certificate and a passport locator number?
My US passport took too long to be shipped to me, and it will arrive after I need to leave. Will I be able to cross the border from the United States to Canada with a birth certificate (copy) and a ...
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Can I use B1/B2 visa to travel to the US without a business purpose?
I got a B1/B2 visa earlier this year when I traveled to the US for a business trip from my company.
It expires in 2013 and I'd love to visit the United States again, but for no other purpose than ...
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Is it okay to use my US visa after a name change?
I had my US visa about 7 month age, and I had to renew my passport for certain circumstances, so there was a mismatch in the name between both the visa and the new passport, you see they had to put my ...
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Overstayed my US visa for over 9 years, never got deported, can I return as a tourist?
I have a particular situation here, In March of 1997 I travelled to the US as a tourist and lived there illegally for almost 9 years. I was never arrested, or had any trouble with the law, I was never ...
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Visa expires in May 2015, can I enter the US on January 26?
I am a Mexican citizen with a visa that expires May 31, 2015. I need to enter the US for five days in the last week of January.
Can I do so or do I need to renew it before entering the US?
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Converting Older United States Dollar Bills
I received from my Dad 150 American Dollars about 12 years ago. I never have thought to change this money but a few days I tried change it in a currency exchange in Sydney and the guy didn't change it ...
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Couldn't return papers to border officials last time. Should I be afraid when going back to USA?
Three years ago I was on holidays in Canada and visited the Niagara Falls. I also went to the American side of the falls and got something like a "short-term visa". I also got a green paper with all ...
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Entry into US with unpaid medical bills and ticket for careless driving
While on vacation in the US last year, my wife and I was in a traffic accident. My wife had to spend more than a week in hospital before we could fly home. Our insurance is covering everything, but we ...
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Car rental vs. buying a car for 1 month, when visiting the USA?
I would like to visit a few places in the states sometime next year, and I was thinking of doing a road trip while I'm at it. I could start in either Los Angeles or Montreal, and then I would like to ...
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Can I apply for and receive a US visa when residing in country other than my own?
I'm currently residing in a country other than my own, and am planning a business trip to the USA for a week. Being a Bulgarian citizen, I do not qualify for the ESTA visa waiver program, unlike other ...
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Ireland Transit Visa when flying from IND - Abu Dhabi - Dublin - US
My parents are Indian Citizens. They hold a valid B2 Tourist Visa to USA. I'm planning to book a flight with Hyderabad (India) - Abu Dhabi (UAE) - Dublin (Ireland) - USA. The leg from Hyderabad to ...
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How much to tip in the United States?
Tipping customs in the United States can be surprising for people who travel there for the first time. It happened to me when I used a shuttle van service out of LAX a few years ago.
To sum up the ...
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Visiting the US after overstaying as a minor 13 years ago?
I can't seem to find a story related to mine so here it is.
I am 25 and a German citizen. In 1998 when I was 7 years old my family moved to the states and we stayed until early 2002 and left ...
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Are there data plans for travelers in the USA? [duplicate]
I intend to travel to the US for a month, and I would really like to use a lot of data traffic during the trip, for browsing, maps, Skype calls, etc. How can I do that? Should I buy a SIM? Do I have ...
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Is B1 visa in perfect condition valid on old damaged passport?
I got my US B1 visa last month on my Indian passport. Someone in my family wrote a phone number on one of the blank page of my passport. As my passport is damaged now, can I travel with my current ...
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Esta return, can I reset the "clock" by visiting the Bahamas?
I've read a few questions/responses on this but seem to be reading conflicting information
I've tried to find a number for immigration at Fort Lauderdale but don't appear to be able to call
My ...
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Do the governments of United Kingdom and USA share immigration data?
My brother applied for a US visa in 2008 with a fake document and it was refused on those grounds. In 2015, he got the visas of and traveled to two Schengen countries on another passport. He intends ...
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Which countries count for the 90-day limit in the US Visa Waiver Program?
What are all the ineligible countries that do not restart the 90-day Visa Waiver into the USA?
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Travelling within the US as a foreign citizen without a passport
I'm travelling within the US and am a British citizen. Can I travel without my passport and just show my UK driver's license instead?
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Updating ESTA details for second visit to USA
My ESTA is valid until Jan 2016. I am holding an Australian passport valid until 2017. I already made one trip to USA in May 2014. I will travel from Australia to USA in Sep 2015.
I have updated ...
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Consequences of not showing up for one leg of journey
Recently I booked a flight using my points.
I am planning to fly to Seattle WA from Indianapolis Indiana. Stop over is Chicago.
On the day of my flight I am supposed to be in Chicago. So I was ...
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I had a J1 trainee visa, can I go to Canada and come back with an ESTA?
I'm from Italy and I had a J1 visa for the US for a year and a half. Now it's expired (I'm in the grace period) but I want to stay longer in California to travel a little bit, because this year I did ...
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Is there a ZIP code I can enter when paying-at-the-pump in the USA with a foreign credit card?
In the USA, many pay-at-the-pump fuel dispensers that accept credit cards require a 5-digit numeric zip code that corresponds to the billing address of the credit card. In Canada, for instance, we ...
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Is there an easy way to calculate the total cost of tolls for a trip within the United States?
Is there a convenient way to calculate the cost of tolls between two arbitrary points within the United States? I'm planning to take a trip along the Eastern seaboard and will be passing through ...
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Biometric passport: How can I know if the chip is still working? Does it matter?
My biometric passport inadvertently spent some time under the rain. It's not badly damaged but some sheets are a bit deformed and there are tiny brown spots on the side. I am wondering if there is an ...
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Am I allowed to take a graphics card in my carry-on luggage?
As I will be travelling to the US in July, I was thinking of buying two graphics cards (R9 390X) over there and bring them back to Switzerland, as computer components are mostly a bit cheaper over ...
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What is the connecting time to consider for International to International Transfers in US Airports?
There is a question on "the minimum time to consider with a connecting flight in the USA". In one answer it is said that "international to domestic transfers are always terrible and should be avoided ...
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UK citizen, US company, living in UK: Can I use an ESTA?
So:
I am a UK citizen
I work for a US company
I currently live in the UK and have no US visa
What am I allowed to do when I enter the US on an ESTA? Am I allowed to work if I am getting paid in a UK ...
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Can a person in the USA fly with an expired driving license?
The company I work for has asked me to attend a training class on the other side of the country.
However my situation is my drivers license expired a few days ago. I do however have a separate ...
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Why my U.S. B1 Visa got refused under 214 (b)?
I went for B1 U.S. Visa at the U.S. Embassy in Delhi.
Interviewer: *Good Morning*.
Me: *Good Morning*
Interviewer: *What is your designation?*
Me: *I am a Software Engineer.*
Interviewer: *What is ...
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Will US boyfriend have issue visiting me in UK for 3 months?
My partner is planning to visit me for 3 months from August this year. I previously visited him in the US for 10 weeks from Dec to Feb with no issues with border staff.
My partner is a US citizen and ...
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