Just need to get one thing straight.
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Originally Posted by
AZBuck
Four months is longer than you can be in North America under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
Not if you go to Canada FIRST!
Problem is, you went ahead and planned a trip without getting all the information. In days gone by, travel agents would have made you aware of that. The do it yourself travel planning means that you have the obligation to get all that knowledge and information which travel agents have, before you start planning a trip.
It is not too late now, to change, and do Canada first. The cost of that would be much less than the cost you could encounter by sticking to the above plan.
Lifey
dealing with what's important
It's not that you're in bad standing, it's more like the phrase "except for the murder of your husband, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
When you tell us that you're moving forward with a plan to stay in North America for 4 months, when the US embassy writes pretty clearly that you have to leave North America within 90 days (and which is what other visitors to this forum have told us they have been told by customs), the details of your plan become pretty insignificant.
The first time I read that you had to leave North America within 90 days, I had the exact same reaction you did, why should the US care when I leave a different country, but that is the rule. I will try to find you another thread where this exact same situation came up a few months ago.
I looked at what you posted on LP, and you didn't make it clear that the advice you were getting here was being quoted from the US embassy, which lead them to declare that it was wrong. I would be curious what their reaction would be if you reposted it, saying it was from the Embassy in Copenhagen. I would hope they would be less likely to declare it as "just plain wrong."
The overstayer and liar comment appeared to be a direct response to one of your plans to switch your plane tickets, hoping they don't catch you, to get around the rules.
If you get a response from customs and are told something different that what others have reported, and what is written on the Embassy's website, we'd love to hear that too. If you decide to move forward with the tourist visa, that would work too, although I'll warn that from others have reported, that's quite difficult to actually get approved. I'd bet switching your plan to visit Canada first would be far less costly and time consuming.
Posting incorrect information does not help anyone.
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Originally Posted by
lsmnjacfl
Being from denmark, a country we have a visa waiver agreement with, its highly unlikely they would be allowed in the u.s. For only 90 days. Most probable is they will received admission into the u.s. For 6 months. If they exist the u.s. And go into canada, they can re-enter the u.s. And receive up to another 6 months; and, could apply for an extension after that 6 months. Additionally, if they enter the u.s. On a visitor's admission, no one will come looking for them if they overstay their time.
Unfortunately, you too have not studied the US embassy website in Copenhagen. You will find that your statement is quite erroneous. When did you last travel to the US, and tried to stay for more than 90 days?
It is having this kind of erroneous information posted which causes all the confusion. All the information I posted above is gleaned direct from the US Embassy website in Denmark. Maybe if you check that site, and read the requirements, you may be able to post correct information.
If you read right through this thread you will note that in the end the original poster was advised by the embassy to apply for a six month visa for this trip.
The exit to Canada to gain extra time in the US is long gone. It was abolished after the attack on New York in 2001. Since then the entry control has been steadily getting more and more strict.
True, they may not come looking for you, but it will be on your travel record worldwide for the rest of your life.
Lifey
