Does my multiple-entry 6-month B-1 visa to the US expire while I'm back to my country?
I am the holder of a B-1 visitor visa to the US. It is valid for six months from February 18th. However, I have returned home to my home country for two months during the summer.
Will the visa still go on and expire August 18, or will I have two extra months because I left the US?
Also, is there any way to review my visa validity online?
Best Answer
The USA (unlike for example schengen) has seperate concepts of "Visa" and "Status".
A visa lets you travel to the border and request entry into the corresponding status. Assuming you are granted entry the status then lets you stay.
Normally a B1/B2 visa (plain B1 and plain B2 visas are rare) has a validity between one and ten years.
A B1 or B2 status on the other hand normally lasts 6 months. It is possible to apply for an extension of status to extend that though it's rather expensive and not gauranteed.
With the exception of short visits to Canada, Mexico and a few other nearby countries your status ends when you leave the USA. If you return to the USA while your Visa is still valid and the immigration officer belives you are still a legitimate visitor then you will get a brand new status.
In the USA a status can outlive the Visa so if your visa is still valid at the time you enter you could in principle at least stay another 6 months.
There is no formal limit on the total length of consecutive visits but too many long closely spaced visits may make the immigration officers suspect you are not a legitimate visitor.
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The validity of the visa is unrelated to the allowed length of stay. One consequence if this is that you can travel to the country and seek admittance any time up to and including the day on which the visa expires. Another consequence is that you might be issued a visa valid for 10 years; that does not mean you can stay in the US for 10 years. Each time you enter the country, the border officer will indicate in your passport how long you may stay during that visit.
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