Why are CBP now giving only 2 month stay in the US instead of the typical 6 month

[deus360 9]

I know several people that where given only 2 month stay instead of 6 month, and this persons have been in the US several times and several countries without ever overstaying . Something has change in the CBP guide lines probably, i am not sure if this is because too many people are trying to stay in the US recently or if this because the country they come from has recently exploited in social turmoil. I know that immigration has a ranking system for this and that all immigrants are not equal depending in the social and economical state of their country  

[Loren Y 2,755]

I find this interesting. I have a good friend in CBP and I will ask her about this. She works the lines as a CBP supervisor, and has been doing it for around 18 years. I haven't heard of this being country specific, but most of the time they can see your entry and exit records into the US over the last X number of years, and if they see a lot of entries, or a lot of days spent here in the US they will limit your visit. I have never gotten an exact formula as how they come up with how long they admit you for, but they will cut the time if they see a bunch of entries and believe you are spending too much time here. They only have access to US, Canada, and Mexico immigration records sharing due to agreements, but even that is limited. They can't see any overstays in other countries on their computer, but if you have an overstay stamp in your passport from when you exited that country they will see it. Overall they usually give 6 months as far as I know, but I will ask if that has changed recently and post back. There is no " Ranking" system per say, and each person is usually judged on their own merits and entries and exits.

[Mike E 11,739]

41 minutes ago, deus360 said:

know several people that where given only 2 month stay instead of 6 month, and this persons have been in the US several times

Maybe CBP thinks they have been in the U.S. too many times spending too many days.  

 

1. Why aren’t 2 months enough?

 

2. Why do they apparently stay for 6 months  at a time?

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

It is based on discretion of the individual officer after considering the risk, is it not?