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VWP/ESTA eligibility after AOS during a previous admission
I am a citizen of the United Kingdom and a prior holder of a US Green Card. I successfully immigrated to the United States after being admitted under the VWP by adjusting my status within the 90 day ...
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Over stayed ESTA for more than 6 Month Forgiveness
I entered the United States with my ESTA (electronic system for travel authorization) from Chile last year legally. Before 180 days passed, I got married. We never submitted the adjustment status ...
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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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Do stays in Canada/Mexico automatically count towards the US admission period under the VWP?
According to numerous online reports (e.g. the US Embassy in the UK), a VWP national who enters the US by air solely in transit to Canada or Mexico, and then spends over 90 days in Canada/Mexico, ...
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How do I get past a 3-year ban from overstay with VWP? [duplicate]
I have an overstay with a VWP of 333 days, I had to leave the US in January 2018 but stayed until December 2018 to take care of an American citizen who has no family. I have a 3 year ban. So I had to ...
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American Airlines Delay Responsibility for overstaying 1 day VWP [duplicate]
Will American Airlines take responsibility for overstaying 1 day of VWP due to a delay in a connecting flight?
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How do we get a health extension for the US visa waiver program?
My Mum has been visiting family in the USA for 90 days from the UK; she has become too sick to return to England. How can we extend for 2 more months?
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Will I overstay my Visa Waiver if I fly from Mexico to catch a flight in New York back home on the same day?
I read a lot of things here but couldn’t figure out a clear and safe answer to my own question. Thank you for your help!
I will go in 3 days to the US, where I will stay exactly for 90 days (I have ...
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Overstayed in the USA for 2 years was arrested then deported. When can I return? [closed]
My wife, a Texan native, married me in my home country, the United Kingdom, in 2011, but shortly after had to return to the States for family matters. Six months later I joined her in Texas on a 90-...
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Overstayed my VWP in 2008 due to marriage - will I be denied a B2?
in 2008 I messed up badly. I traveled 3 times to the US on VWP. The first 2 times stayed the full length. Upon my third entry on VWP I was put through secondary inspection and asked tons of questions. ...
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How many days is my ban?
If I overstay my VWP stay by let's say 2 weeks and then my USC wife puts in an adjustment of status and request for my green card, and months later after the interview it gets refused, how long is my ...
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How can I check if I am banned from travelling to the US?
I am a UK citizen and I last entered the US in 1998 under the Visa Waiver Program.
I overstayed the maximum permitted time, leaving after approximately 21 months total stay. At no time was I ...
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Can I re-enter the United States after overstaying?
This is my situation.
In 2011, I moved to the United States from Sweden to start at the university. I entered with an F-1 student visa that would last me until 2015, but I messed up school after my ...
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Overstayed my US visa for over 10 years, never got deported, can I return as a tourist? [duplicate]
In 2000, I traveled to the US via a J-1 Work And Travel program and lived there, illegally, for 11 years. I was never arrested, or had any trouble with the law, I was never deported. I paid my taxes (...
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Overstayed VWP in the USA
I am a German/British national. About 6 years ago, I entered the US under the VWP, but overstayed my allowed time. When I left the States, I was asked no questions. I have never been arrested or in ...
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US travel visa after an overstay
I overstayed my 90-day visa by roughly 23 days in September 2013. I desperately want to return to the US for a week. Am I eligible to enter us again, as it has been 3 years? Does my ban come into ...
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Visiting the US after overstay as a minor [duplicate]
I found stories related to mine but none answered how I should fill out the Visa Waiver Program ESTA form. I moved to the US with my mother when I was 9 years old and left when I was 12 (with a ...
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Overstayed as a minor. Will I get the ESTA approval? [duplicate]
I moved to the US when I was 5 and moved back to my home country at the age of 13. Its been 13 years since then. I want to travel to the US for a short holiday and was wondering if I would get denied ...
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Overstaying grace period and reentering on an ESTA
My visa got cut short, and I kept my original plans which ended over a week after the grace period. I then reapplied for a visa, was granted one, and visited another few times. My visa is no longer ...
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How do you know if you have a 10-year ban for overstaying in the USA?
How do you know if you have a 10-year ban for overstaying in the USA?
I am English, married to an American for 4 years now. I am back in England now but I overstayed my visa briefly because of health ...
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Overstaying US Visa Waiver Program
I have a tricky question regarding an overstay of the Visa Waiver Program.
I'm an Australian citizen who's spent the last 5 months or so in Mexico, and will be heading back home soon. In order to ...
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Husband overstayed VWP, how to get approved for B2 visa
My husband entered the U.S. in August 2013 on the VWP.
During his stay, we decided to get married. We were advised by a lawyer that he should stay and apply for a green card while he was in the U.S. ...
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Does flying to the Cayman Islands reset the VWP clock?
Have 4 week stay in Florida then 2 weeks in Cayman and back to us for 8 weeks. Does the 2 week stay in Cayman use up time out of my 90 day esta? I know I can't start a new 90 day clock when I return ...
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Applying for a B2 visa after previous overstay as a child?
Background:
So I was brought into the US under the visa waiver program as an 11 year old child in January 2000. I voluntarily left the country on Sept. 2009 when I was 20 years, 9 months, and 3 days ...
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Have I invalidated my own ESTA and if I fly to Mexico does that mean I will not be allowed back into the States?
The ESTA that I entered the States on back in October was due to expire on January 8th. As I wished to stay a little longer (an extra couple of weeks) I searched the internet to see how this was ...
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