Category "usa"

Is there a program that allows non-US/Canadian citizens to avoid going to secondary inspection when crossing the land border?

I've started a job in Canada that requires me to drive to the US occasionally. At the border this week I've learned that apparently all non-US/Canadian citizens

Should I apply for both B1 and B2 visas or only for a B1 visa for business and tourism purposes?

I want to use my annual vacation to attend a seminar in the US. Should I apply for a B1 (business) visa only, or for both B1 and B2 (tourist) visas? Thanks for

I am a Jamaican travelling on a B1/B2, transited through the US but never stayed, what does this US stamp mean?

I traveled through the US on 13 August to get to India. I didn't leave the airport, just got on a connecting flight, but the immigration officer stamped my pass

How feasible is it to get a B2 visa for a 6-month stay?

How feasible is it to spend more than 3 months in the US? Here are the most pertinent facts about me: European who's been in the US once on a visa waiver in Se

Travel to the USA but single and unemployed

I want to visit the USA for a tour trip, but I am single and still unemployed, though I have enough in my bank accounts to travel and temporary stay. Am I eligi

What do I need to know about going through immigration traveling out of the country for the first time?

I will be traveling out of the country (from US, visiting Canada) for the first time this summer. It's a week long trip for a conference. I'm fairly familiar wi

Should my non-American girlfriend mention her American boyfriend when applying for a visa?

I am an American citizen but I have not lived in the US for more than 20 years. My girlfriend is not an American, and is not eligible for VWP (though less than

Can I say to the CBP I am visiting my boyfriend in the USA?

I am from Latin America and I am planning to visit my boyfriend in the US for 33 days. Can I tell the CBP I am visiting my boyfriend when they ask "why are you

Import tax for a product coming from EU and arriving in US

My friend is visiting Germany for some time. During the stay her notebook broke so she got a new one as a present from someone else in Germany. The receipt show

Can airlines deny boarding the outbound flight if you are ineligible for the return leg?

Assuming I am in the US and buy a return ticket from the US to anywhere, but my visa doesn’t allow me to re-enter the US, and I will just skip the return

Travelling to the US 3 times in 12 months

I traveled to the US in October 2017 and I am returning in February 2018. Even though I am going to the same place to see the same person, do I need to inform a

How many days (minimum) do I need to visit Yosemite? [closed]

I have a business trip to San Francisco at March. Later, I am planing a few days off and visit Yosemite National Park. How many days do I nee

Enter on Visa Waiver, then convert to J-1 [duplicate]

I would like to enter the USA on the Visa Waiver programme, and after a week of stay change over to a J-1 visa (i.e., have a week of holidays

US/UK passports and Chinese visa

I have US and UK citizenship and passports. I live in the US. I am traveling to China. Does it matter which passport I use to get visa?

Is it allowed to have two US visas in two different (nationality) passports?

My wife was born in country A, and recently acquired the nationality of the country we live in, country B. She currently holds a valid passport for country A wi

Security for US domestic flights conections

This is my first time traveling by myself. I'm aware that I have to go through Immigration the moment I set foot in the United States, but the State I arrive in

As an asylee, can I use my passport instead of my US re-entry permit?

I am an asylee in the United States. I have a Green Card, and my primary passport which was issued by my country of origin. I am not allowed to go back to my ho

Automatic US visa revalidation - boarding pass in Canada

My F1 is expired, but other documents are ok (I-20, I-94). I plan to come back to the US after a short trip to Canada using the AVR rule. Will I have any proble

Toll gate misreads toll transponder in rental car

I have an I-pass (Illonois) that work on the tollways for I-95. In Maryland, the toll reader did not pickup the I-pass at one station and snapped the license p

Nashville to Detroit - which is quicker / the major route?

Question for those with local knowledge, in the US, when driving from the South to Detroit, you can either go on 65 (via Indianapolis region) or on 71/75.