Regarding the validity visa

[African Zealot 1,455]

5 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Those are extensions, not initial CBP allocations.

Read again 😁. Maximum INITIAL PERIOD OF ADMISSION. Did you miss that? The word is INITIAL. Extensions are in the far right column.

Edited August 25, 2021 by African Zealot

[SalishSea 18,072]

1 minute ago, African Zealot said:

Read again 😁🤣😁🤣😁. Maximum INITIAL PERIOD OF ADMISSION. Did you miss that?

I did miss it.

 

So you have seen this happen in practice?

[African Zealot 1,455]

1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

I did miss it.

 

So you have seen this happen in practice?

I’ve only read about it happen once. Like I said it is extremely unusual, but it happens here and there.

[SalishSea 18,072]

1 minute ago, African Zealot said:

I’ve only read about it happen once. Like I said it is extremely unusual, but it happens here and there.

I’m trying to think of a possible reason someone would give for wanting to stay that long.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

20 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

I did miss it.

 

So you have seen this happen in practice?

I’ve only seen it in the context of a different type of B (the B1 that is specifically for domestic workers), not for B2. 

[Kai G. Llewellyn 838]

33 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

I did miss it.

 

So you have seen this happen in practice?

I know of a CBP officer who commented that he gave a pair of Canadians a 1 year duration of stay. Also here as well; https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/135866/is-it-normal-to-be-granted-1-year-as-duration-of-stay-for-a-b1-b2-visitor-to-the

 

I would imagine it is for exceptional cases only, but I could see in cases where someone was completely financially self-sufficient and was coming for a defined purpose that they be granted that year.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

19 minutes ago, Kai G. Llewellyn said:

I know of a CBP officer who commented that he gave a pair of Canadians a 1 year duration of stay. Also here as well; https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/135866/is-it-normal-to-be-granted-1-year-as-duration-of-stay-for-a-b1-b2-visitor-to-the

 

I would imagine it is for exceptional cases only, but I could see in cases where someone was completely financially self-sufficient and was coming for a defined purpose that they be granted that year.

Canadians often get more leeway than visitors from anywhere else. The example posted seems extremely rare. 

 Imo all this is academic anyway, OP will be lucky to even be granted entry if CBP figures out what his/her agenda is.

Edited August 25, 2021 by SusieQQQ