Tourist in USA, can I go to Canada and come back? and does that reset my 6-month stay?
I'm a tourist in USA (I have 6 months as legal period). I will go to Canada for 2 or 3 months (I have ETa) so no problem. My question is if I will have any problems to enter USA again.
I heard some rumors that the 6 months I got in USA will still run while I'm in Canada, so when I come back to USA I have to be in the period of the 6 months that they gave me the first time....
Does anyone knows anything about it?
Best Answer
Each entry on a visa is adjudicated independently, and on your return, you will be seeking to be admitted anew on the basis of your visa. You may be admitted for 6 months, less than 6 months, or be denied entry. All of that is possible. Whether your past entry will have an effect on how long you will be admitted or whether you will be admitted is impossible to predict -- it is up to the whim of the immigration officer at entry.
(There is something called Automatic Revalidation where you can be admitted for the duration of your previous I-94 even if your visa is expired after a trip of less than 30 days to Canada or Mexico, but that doesn't apply here as it is more than 30 days. Also, VWP has rules where traveling to Canada/Mexico/Caribbean islands doesn't give you a new period of admission on VWP, but that is not relevant here as you are not on VWP.)
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Can I go back to Canada after 6 months?
no restriction BUT when every time you come back you have to be a genuine visitor and must have a valid reason to enter canada. Generally: when you make a trip to canada you are allowed for 6 months, when you leave canada your trip ends.How often can you visit Canada for 6 months?
While valid, a multiple entry visa will let you travel to Canada for six months at a time as many times as you want. It will be valid for up to 10 years or one month before your passport expires, whichever is shorter. You must arrive in Canada on or before the expiry date on your visa.Can you leave and reenter the US with a tourist visa?
Is a Short Overstay a Problem? If you overstayed for less than 180 days, leaving the U.S. will not trigger any bars to reentry. And if you have a visa that's still valid, there's nothing to stop you from booking travel to the United States.Can I come back to Canada with visitor visa?
You can leave and come back to Canada multiple times as long as your visitor visa has not expired.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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