Why was an airport code printed on my US B1 visa?
My friend recently applied and was granted a visa for a meeting he's attending at a USA university. His visa has some annotations in it. One of these annotations is an airport code (IAD). He was part of a group and apparently they listed IAD as the nearest airport to where they are traveling to.
I was helping him find tickets and I realized that he'd get much better prizes if he travels via BWI (it's actually 5 minutes closer to his main destination, according to Google Maps). My question is, can he travel via BWI or is it a MUST that he enters the USA via IAD? Also, seeing how most trips first enter the USA in places like Miami/New York, does it matter what his visa says? Or does it mean he needs a direct (and quite expensive) flight to IAD?
Best Answer
If the visa is for 5-10 years, for multiple entries (as they usually are), then nobody would expect your friend to enter the USA at the same airport for the next 5-10 years. I've never heard of a restriction in the port of entry for a B1 US visa, so our friend is most likely fine.
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