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[Transborderwife 4,666]

5 minutes ago, sy1983 said:

 

This is why I never said to apply for a visitors visa. She is a national under VWP. She is able to stay for 90 days and leave the country and re enter the United States again.  If this is such a terrible idea, why is it that NO ONE can answer me. What is the appropriate amount of time that she is allow to re-enter the US again ? 

I think the US has way more problems right now then to care if a law binding visitor makes a visit ONE time a little too close than her previous entry.  

Ive also have friends from Taiwan and S. Korea that have there parents visit a few times a year. 

Do you really think helping out a family member at home is really consider work? 

It isn't child labor if a child works at a home owned establishment. Kinda the same thing .... 

no worries guys. I'm done .. you guys come up with whatever you want.  

I say multiple entry in a year is no big deal. If you are a law binding person under VWP. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal experience from someone from canada: they want more time in your country than the USA, yes people get turned away for saying they'll look after family.

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20 minutes ago, sy1983 said:

 

This is why I never said to apply for a visitors visa. She is a national under VWP. She is able to stay for 90 days and leave the country and re enter the United States again.  If this is such a terrible idea, why is it that NO ONE can answer me. What is the appropriate amount of time that she is allow to re-enter the US again ? 

I think the US has way more problems right now then to care if a law binding visitor makes a visit ONE time a little too close than her previous entry.  

Ive also have friends from Taiwan and S. Korea that have there parents visit a few times a year. 

Do you really think helping out a family member at home is really consider work? 

It isn't child labor if a child works at a home owned establishment. Kinda the same thing .... 

no worries guys. I'm done .. you guys come up with whatever you want.  

I say multiple entry in a year is no big deal. If you are a law binding person under VWP. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no set appropriate amount of time that she is allowed to reenter the US again.  It's a case-by-case basis.

 

How do you know she is a law abiding visitor?  How do you know anyone is a law abiding visitor?

 

It doesn't matter what you think or what we think.  It's about what the US Government thinks.  You don't seem to understand that your opinion and ours does not matter and only the opinion of the US Government as to whether it's work or not matters.  You think your opinion about what is consider work or not should matter when the US Embassy interviews people for visitor visas.

 

 

[geowrian 22,338]

1 hour ago, sy1983 said:

This is why I never said to apply for a visitors visa. She is a national under VWP. She is able to stay for 90 days and leave the country and re enter the United States again.  If this is such a terrible idea, why is it that NO ONE can answer me. What is the appropriate amount of time that she is allow to re-enter the US again ? 

I think the US has way more problems right now then to care if a law binding visitor makes a visit ONE time a little too close than her previous entry.  

The general rule of thumb is to spend twice as long outside the US as in it. So if you visit for a full 90 days, then spend at least 180 days out of it before returning. It's not a strict requirement by any means, but failure to do so will put her at risk of being denied entry for concerns of living in the US. That denied entry will very likely make her ineligible to use her ESTA in the future, and getting a tourist visa from a VWP country is not easy.

 

That's true that there are bigger fish to fry, but that doesn't mean they are permitted just ignore it. CBP will follow the law and their policies and procedures. If they believe the traveler is likely abusing the VWP privileges by living in the US or performing work, then they will deny her entry. They don't get to pick and choose which rules to follow.

 

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Do you really think helping out a family member at home is really consider work? 

It isn't child labor if a child works at a home owned establishment. Kinda the same thing .... 

Do I? Maybe. But what I think or you think doesn't matter. What matters is if USCIS thinks it's considered work. They have made that determination many times in the past.

 

No, these are not at all the same thing. You're confusing criminal law, tax code, and labor regulations with immigration law. These are legally very different circumstances.

Edited June 2, 2017 by geowrian

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57 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Do I? Maybe. But what I think or you think doesn't matter. What matters is if USCIS thinks it's considered work. They have made that determination many times in the past.

 

No, these are not at all the same thing. You're confusing criminal law, tax code, and labor regulations with immigration law. These are legally very different circumstances.

Exactly! 

I even posted a news article in this thread where a person was denied entry because the border officer decided taking care of a child is considered work. It didn't matter what the visiting foreigner thought. It didn't matter what her relatives in the US thought. It didn't matter what we or @sy1983 thought. It only mattered what the border agent thought at the time and she was sent back home.  

Don't know why this poster is saying we can "keep making things up" when there is proof.

[Boiler 46,103]

2 hours ago, sy1983 said:

 

This is why I never said to apply for a visitors visa. She is a national under VWP. She is able to stay for 90 days and leave the country and re enter the United States again.  If this is such a terrible idea, why is it that NO ONE can answer me. What is the appropriate amount of time that she is allow to re-enter the US again ? 

I think the US has way more problems right now then to care if a law binding visitor makes a visit ONE time a little too close than her previous entry.  

Ive also have friends from Taiwan and S. Korea that have there parents visit a few times a year. 

Do you really think helping out a family member at home is really consider work? 

It isn't child labor if a child works at a home owned establishment. Kinda the same thing .... 

no worries guys. I'm done .. you guys come up with whatever you want.  

I say multiple entry in a year is no big deal. If you are a law binding person under VWP. 

I did do a 80 odd day VWP once, back to back, well you are asking for trouble, have some people managed it, absolutely. A friend of mine effectively lived in the US for 10 years on a B, as they say do you feel lucky.

 

I also made multiple entries in one year but all for a normal tourism periods.

 

I worked for a multinational and remember a note coming around about US business trips and not to overdo it.

 

Looking after children is hard work, not sure why you think otherwise.

Edited June 2, 2017 by Boiler

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2 hours ago, sy1983 said:

 

This is why I never said to apply for a visitors visa. She is a national under VWP. She is able to stay for 90 days and leave the country and re enter the United States again.  If this is such a terrible idea, why is it that NO ONE can answer me. What is the appropriate amount of time that she is allow to re-enter the US again ?  People have answered you multiple times but you fail to read their posts apparently.

 

I think the US has way more problems right now then to care if a law binding visitor makes a visit ONE time a little too close than her previous entry. Who says she is a law abiding citizen? By the way...we don't care what you "think" and neither does the US Government.

 

Ive also have friends from Taiwan and S. Korea that have there parents visit a few times a year. The key word is VISIT!  Most humans can't afford to take two six month "vacations" a year!  It's pretty obvious when someone wants to come to the USA for a 6 month "vacation" then leave and come back in a few weeks for yet another 6 month "vacation".

 

Do you really think helping out a family member at home is really consider work? Yes, absolutely!  Child care is big business in the US.  Many UNITED STATES CITIZENS (AMERICANS) rely on this for their income by doing in-home day care.  Many of these child care providers and licensed and even pay social security and taxes on their income which of course a non-us citizen could not possibly pay because they are not allowed to work.   In Hawaii the cost of child care is 600 to 1100 dollars per month per child for a full-time babysitter.  A foreigner coming into the country takes that child or children out of the day care system, thus denying an AMERICAN income.

 

It isn't child labor if a child works at a home owned establishment. Kinda the same thing .... No, totally different.  You are talking about child labor laws now.

 

no worries guys. I'm done .. you guys come up with whatever you want.  Thank GOD for that because you refuse to see the truth.

 

I say multiple entry in a year is no big deal. If you are a law binding person under VWP.  Again, no one cares what you think.  And that's that!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I did not get a PM, feel a bit left out 

[David & Diana R 1,005]

5 minutes ago, Regina89 said:

Waoh! This is going way too far. 

Thank you all for your time and advices. It was very helpful for me. 

I do understand that it doesn't matter what I think or what we think.  It's about what the US Government thinks and what their opinion will be since in fact, other than helping my sister, I don't have any other reason to stay that long in the US. If doing so is considered work by the US Embassy then.... 

 

Please don't insult each other because of this topic. I came here because I needed feedback from your experiences and I'm glad you answered me. 

I agree.  There is no need for you to apologize about this.  You asked a question and I hope you got the answers you needed.  I got a lot more than I bargained for.  Good luck to you all.  God Bless 

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OP's sister is in a far better situation than a typical mom-to-be with an absent spouse no matter the reason for his absence. As long as Sis plans ahead and makes contact with the individuals I listed before, she should do fine.  In the event she needs assistance with immigration services, there will be people at her husband's unit to guide her to the proper resource.  The USCIS has special services for the military and their family members. OP should be a normal tourist and enjoy her visit with family; everything else will work out for Sis.

 

[Regina89 2]

57 minutes ago, CEE53147 said:

OP's sister is in a far better situation than a typical mom-to-be with an absent spouse no matter the reason for his absence. As long as Sis plans ahead and makes contact with the individuals I listed before, she should do fine.  In the event she needs assistance with immigration services, there will be people at her husband's unit to guide her to the proper resource.  The USCIS has special services for the military and their family members. OP should be a normal tourist and enjoy her visit with family; everything else will work out for Sis.

 

What does OP mean? 

 

Who are the individuals you're talking about? 

 

I think if there were any other suitable solution that the military can provide, she wouldn't ask me to come since I'm making a huge sacrifice putting my life "on stop" in order to help her. 

 

Maybe there are things she doesn't know. Can you explain please? 

[Regina89 2]

On 30/05/2017 at 3:55 PM, Mollie09 said:

Work is not allowed with a student visa either 

I'm not going there to work.... 

[Regina89 2]

On 31/05/2017 at 2:21 AM, Mollie09 said:

Not a choice of words, the difference is between a mother visiting a daughter and work that could be done by a hired nanny.

The problem is that I don't think she can afford a nanny.

If I don't get there, she'll just have a really hard time and a lot in mind to figure out how to handle things.

Imagine there's a problem at night and she might go to the hospital, she'll have to wake her children up, put them in the car and drive herself.

Who wouldn't want to help her sister in such situation if they can ? 

She's all alone there with no family. We all live in France and she's the  only one who decided to live in the US. 

[Boiler 46,103]

Can she stay with you and have her family to hand?

[Regina89 2]

11 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Can she stay with you and have her family to hand?

Do you mean come to France?

Edited June 3, 2017 by Regina89
I misread