Leaving the USA after student status with one passport and coming back with the VWP using another passport
I am currently in the USA with a student status. Unfortunately, after fighting and fighting, one week ago I received the notice saying that my working permit (OPT) has been denied - I appealed the case before so it would be the second time that it has been denied-.I know I have to quit the country as soon as possible but I don't have enough time to leave things under control here before I fly back home (selling the car, release my lease agreement etc...)
I have two passports. I was thinking of leaving the USA for a day or a few days to Mexico (closing my student status) and coming back using the VWP using my second passport in order to be able to arrange everything and then finally leave back home.
Does anyone know if I could have problems when coming back to USA with my second passport if I show the airline ticket back to my country, proof of solvency etc...? Do you recommend leaving and coming back by plane or through land borders?
Best Answer
Assuming that you are leaving the USA in time with a valid visa and were not "removed" as they call it, you should be able to enter the USA with either passport (As long as they are both eligible for the VWP) for the purpose of tourism or doing business - not to work or study.
Selling a car, ending a lease is doing business. Visiting your friends is tourism. Just because you were denied to stay as a student or to work does not mean that you are not eligible to be a tourist or doing business in the USA.
Depending on your passports, you might raise suspicion if you go out with one and come back with another - specially if your passport is a biometric one.
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Who is eligible for VWP?
Visa Waiver Program EligibilityYou are a citizen of a Visa Waiver Program country. You do not have a Visitor Visa. You are planning to stay in the United States for 90 days or less. You are traveling to the United States for business or tourism purposes.How long do you have to leave us before returning?
There is no set period you must remain outside the USA before returning but: "When traveling to the U.S. with the approved ESTA, you may only stay for up to 90 days at a time - and there should be a reasonable amount of time between visits so that the CBP Officer does not think you are trying to live here.Can you adjust status on VWP?
Under the statute, a Visa Waiver Program entrant \u2014 here defined as an alien whose last admission was under the Visa Waiver Program \u2014 is ineligible for adjustment of status unless he or she is seeking adjustment of status on the basis of being the immediate relative of a U.S. citizen.How long is VWP valid for?
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) enables nationals of certain countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business (visitor visa purposes) for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa.Getting Your Passport Back After Visa Interview
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Answer 2
The safest thing to do would be for you to leave the country and to give someone you trust limited Power of Attorney over your affairs and let them wrap things up for you. This does not have to be a lawyer -- you could ask a friend to do this for you. There are forms on the internet to give PoA. Be sure that it is limited PoA and be specific as to what you authorize them to do and the time frame in which it's done (otherwise they could do nefarious things that could ruin your credit, etc.).
Attorneys are also very cheap and used to this so you could hire a real attorney to do your final affairs as well.
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