10-year visa expiring in January 2011. Travel in Oct 2010?

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Hello! My mother is planning to visit us for 2-3 weeks in the US in October 2010 for 2-3 weeks. She has a 10-year Tourist visa (She got it in Jan 2001). She has traveled to the US before (4 times) with this visa. Is there an issue with the fact that she will be traveling so close to its expiration? Should she perhaps just apply for a new one? Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks.

[Mononoke28 135]

Hello! My mother is planning to visit us for 2-3 weeks in the US in October 2010 for 2-3 weeks. She has a 10-year Tourist visa (She got it in Jan 2001). She has traveled to the US before (4 times) with this visa. Is there an issue with the fact that she will be traveling so close to its expiration? Should she perhaps just apply for a new one? Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks.

As long as she doesn't stay after her expiration date of 01/11, she should be fine.

Diana

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Thanks Mononoke28! How do you know this? Is there a specific rule regarding this?

As long as she doesn't stay after her expiration date of 01/11, she should be fine.

Diana

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

It's called the expiration date. It expires on the expiration date, exactly that date, at midnight.

But since we're at it, the visa only allows to enter the US of A. The CBP officer at the POE makes the final determiation. So even if the visa expires on December 31, 2010, it's possible to enter on December 31, 2010 and get a 6-months I-94, which allows to stay until June 29, 2011.

Visa = permission to ENTER.

Edited June 23, 2010 by Just Bob

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Thanks everyone! That makes sense.