How soon is too soon and how often is too often?

[Lau94 0]

So I am in a really weird situation.

 

I stayed in the US last summer on an ESTA. I am British, my Dad is a perm resident and his wife is American. I stayed for 81 days before travelling back to London to get a F1 VISA. I re-entered the US 16 days after leaving and despite freaking out before hand, the border wasn't scary at all!

 

However I have been accepted to a really good UK university, starting in September. Therefore I am dropping out of community college here in the US to persue that. The downside is my Mum gad already booked a holiday to come and visit me in May, a week after the end of my grace period. Since she will be staying with my Dad, I should probably be there to mediate!

 

My college advisor told me to go to Canada and turn straight back around and re-enter on my ESTA for the extra 30 days I would need. However, this would mean leaving and re-entering almost constantly for the last 9 months so I can imagine this will raise suspicion.

 

Even though I have proof of a plane ticket home, proof of acceptance to the UK university AND my signed tenancy agreement for my return to the UK ... I am worried in the current climate that border agents will be too suspicious to let me back in. Likewise, I am worried that doing this will just equal a denial of entry as well as bans and such. Therefore I want to know if this is advice I should follow through with or if it would be safest to ignore and just go home by thebend of my grace period (risking the wrath of my mother!)

 

One big factor in my favour though is that my Dad has been a perm resident for 15 years so I have had ample time to apply for residency but chose not to ... Proving that I have 0 interest in working here!

 

Please share thoughts and experiences

[Hypnos 6,578]

You're right to be concerned.

 

It could go either way. 

Edited March 2, 2017 by Hypnos

[az2014 381]

Sounds like there is a good chance of being turned away as you are already pushing the boundaries to say the least.

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

It's hard to say, but I think you have more chance to be turned away than to be let in.  Not because of your previous stay, but because you want to come back so soon after your grace period, with practically no time abroad, and you have a greencard holder dad and USC stepmom so they will suspect if they let you enter, you might remain with them illegally or try to adjust status.

 

Is there any way your mom can change her ticket?  Refunds are usually not given, but often dates can be changed for a small fee, for example to the last few weeks of summer?