need help asap please

[dwwml 4]

so im on a tourist visa in america and on my visa they put a stamp saying dec 23, does thatr mean i gotta leave before the 23rd? cuz i wanna leave on the 23rd. would that be ok? to my understanding if it says the 23rd of dec that means i can leave up until or on that very day?

[Hypnos 6,576]

You must leave on or before the 23rd, so you can leave that day if you wish.

Edited December 13, 2013 by Hypnos

[dwwml 4]

really? cuz i called the polish consulate in chicago and asked her that question and she said i gotta contact the american custom and border service and i tried but its a pain to try and reach them...

[aaron2020 11,651]

Your allowed time in the US runs through Dec. 23. You are fine leaving on that day.

Did you show the CBP your return ticket or tell them that you will be leaving on Dec. 23rd? Could not have been a coincidence that the day you plan to leave is the same date written on your visa.

Edited December 13, 2013 by aaron2020

[dwwml 4]

ok well thank u guys!

[MacUK 983]

Although with holiday travellers and bad weather depending on where you are in the States do you want to risk not making it out on time and losing your visa privileges?

[aaron2020 11,651]

Although with holiday travellers and bad weather depending on where you are in the States do you want to risk not making it out on time and losing your visa privileges?

Weather related and airline delays are taken into account. There is no overstay if the delay beyond the authorized time is cause by weather or airline issues.

[MacUK 983]

Weather related and airline delays are taken into account. There is no overstay if the delay beyond the authorized time is cause by weather or airline issues.

Does that also include missing the flight due to bad traffic 2 days before Chrimbo?

[aaron2020 11,651]

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1024

How to extend my Visa Waiver Program stay in the U.S. if there is an emergency that prevents me from leaving within my 90 days

I am visiting under the Visa Waiver Program, but I can't leave as scheduled due to an emergency. How do I extend my stay?

If an emergency prevents you - if admitted under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) - from departing the United States within your period of authorized stay, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) district director having jurisdiction over the place of your temporary stay may, at their discretion, grant a period of satisfactory departure not to exceed 30 days. If departure is accomplished during that period, you will be regarded as having satisfactorily accomplished the visit without overstaying the allotted time. Satisfactory departure is only granted for real emergencies, such as hospitalization, conditions that cause flights to be cancelled or delayed for more than 24 hours (i.e. weather, worker strikes, etc. etc.) Otherwise, people visiting under the VWP may not extend their period of stay beyond their initial 90 days.

If you are unable to go to a USCIS office to obtain satisfactory departure because your overstay is due to a weather-related emergency and you are staying close to the airport until boarding, we suggest you keep a copy of any evidence you have of the emergency situation in order to resolve any questions about the reason for your overstay the next time you come to the U.S. This could include cancelled tickets, a statement from an airline about flight cancellations, including newspaper or other reports of significant storms.

Please see the following link to USCIS InfoPass information if you wish to schedule an appointment with a USCIS Immigration Officer.

[JayJayH 546]

so im on a tourist visa in america and on my visa they put a stamp saying dec 23, does thatr mean i gotta leave before the 23rd? cuz i wanna leave on the 23rd. would that be ok? to my understanding if it says the 23rd of dec that means i can leave up until or on that very day?

really? cuz i called the polish consulate in chicago and asked her that question and she said i gotta contact the american custom and border service and i tried but its a pain to try and reach them...

You can stay in the US until 11:59:59pm on December 23rd.

If you want to stay past December 23rd, you will have to apply for an extension of your visitor visa. This is done through an I-539, but I would not recommend the hassle and uncertainty. Especially not if you're a regular traveler to the US. http://www.uscis.gov/i-539

Edited December 13, 2013 by Yang-Ja

[dwwml 4]

Your allowed time in the US runs through Dec. 23. You are fine leaving on that day.

Did you show the CBP your return ticket or tell them that you will be leaving on Dec. 23rd? Could not have been a coincidence that the day you plan to leave is the same date written on your visa.

i did not show them the ticket i dont think, from what i can remember.....my return ticket was for august the 20th.....cause i got here in june and they allowed me to stay for 6 months...i was planning to go back in august but me and my fiance decided that we wanted me to stay longer....(btw cbp did know that i am travelling to stay with my fiance and he asked about the wedding and all and i said truthfully that we will do this the right way by applying for the k1), and the reason i wanna leave on the 23rd is because the ticket is for some reason the cheapest on that day....the ones on the 19th, 20th, 21th, 22th...they're all over a thousand dollars. so yeah......will i have problems?? i mean cirumstances may change, right?.....like, i was gonna return in august and thats what i told them but i was legally allowed to stay here for six months, so..

[JayJayH 546]

i did not show them the ticket i dont think, from what i can remember.....my return ticket was for august the 20th.....cause i got here in june and they allowed me to stay for 6 months...i was planning to go back in august but me and my fiance decided that we wanted me to stay longer....(btw cbp did know that i am travelling to stay with my fiance and he asked about the wedding and all and i said truthfully that we will do this the right way by applying for the k1), and the reason i wanna leave on the 23rd is because the ticket is for some reason the cheapest on that day....the ones on the 19th, 20th, 21th, 22th...they're all over a thousand dollars. so yeah......will i have problems?? i mean cirumstances may change, right?.....like, i was gonna return in august and thats what i told them but i was legally allowed to stay here for six months, so..

No problem.