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Thanks for the quick responses! I was going to buy her a return ticket (hopefully 2 one-way tickets counts as a roundtrip even though they're not the same itinerary), but if we don't know how long CBP will grant her, then how long should we plan on her staying in the US? If I buy her a ticket a couple weeks from the 6 month mark and they only grant her a 2 month limit then we'd have wasted our money. We would like to maximize her stay within the limits, but it's hard to do that if we won't know the limits until she arrives at CBP.

My 82 yr old mother-in-law was approved a 10 yr Tourist Visa and her flight is next week. We didn't know how long she was allowed to stay and if a return ticket is required or not, so we only got a one way ticket for her at the time. I just learned that there is a 6 month / 180 day limit on B2 visa's per stay. Can someone give me a link to an official source page that says this? I can't seem to find any specifics on US or Philippine embassy sites. What are the Philippines exit requirements / US entry requirements? Is a return ticket required at the airport? Is travel insurance required? I understand that the requirements / rules apply to any tourist visa, but I was hoping it would be different for the elderly. My in-law's visa interview was really easy.. they literally asked only two questions: Who is she staying with in the US and where do they live. They never asked for any documents. Given her age, they apparently didn't seem to care much about ties to her home country or how long she intended to visit the US given that she's old and not in good physical shape. Any advice? Thanks in advance!

Great, thanks!

My 84 year old in-law from the Philippines has her B2 interview next month. Does she need to have a medical exam before that or are medical exams only for immigrant visas?