Tourist visa questions

[immibie 23]

Hi all, just got visa for mom. Questions please -

1. Does she need round trip tickets to go through immigration custom?

2. On visa form we put visit for a month but now she may want to stay two months, would that cause any issues? The visa is good for 3 month.

3. If round trip ticket needed, can we get 1 way from her country and one way ticket from USA as in two "one ways" to show at the custom or port of entry?

[Asia 2,498]

1. Yes

2. That could cause issues, but it doesn't have too. She can be allowed to stay for 6 months - it's up to CBP officer.

3. Round trip tickets are much cheaper than the one-way tickets.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

1. YES

2. She needs to be truthful at the POE about her length of stay

3. Buy a round trip, it is often much cheaper

good luck

[immibie 23]

Hi I understand round trips cheaper but there's personal circumstances. So can she use two one ways instead of round trip ? Because we want to leave from other city.

Edited March 12, 2014 by immibie

[Asia 2,498]

You can buy multi-city tickets. It doesn't have to be round trip per se.

I traveled from Warsaw (Poland) through Amsterdam (Holland) to New York City. And then from NYC to Los Angels. And then from LA through Paris (France) to Warsaw (Poland). All the flights were in one ticket.

[Mike-eeh and Odie 193]

Hi I understand round trips cheaper but there's personal circumstances. So can she use two one ways instead of round trip ? Because we want to leave from other city.

You can buy round trip and keep the return flight "open-ended."

[immibie 23]

Thanks all the travel agent could get me round trip ticket. On to my second question, she will be truthful to the officer for length of stay, I'm just wondering if the officer will give her hard time for that? Anyone experiences this?

[Mitch0526 1]

Aren't some plane tickets non-refundable? What if a person buys a ticket for a 6 week trip but they only give this person 10 days? Would that ever happen?

We are going to buy our tickets soon and just curious about this since my wife's visa just got approved.

[sharky-rex 76]

I would be very surprised if that happens. Generally if they're suspicious of you they'll either deny you entry entirely, or give you exactly how much you asked for (i.e. until the day you say you're leaving). Usually on a B1/B2 visa they will give you a stamp for 6 months.

[RhettVoe 282]

If your mother wants another visa someday, she should stay as long as she said, not longer. Otherwise, it may appear that she fabricated some story about how long she planned to stay, just to get the visa. Getting a second one will depend heavily on how she complies with whatever she told the VO. If she 'changes her mind', well, remember, the VOs can change theirs just as easily.