Will this VWP stamp be reset upon returning to the US?
My boyfriend came to the US from April 3 to April 13.
He wants to come back in May and use the rest of his 80 days since he gets 90 days in the US under the Visa Waiver Program, however we are having trouble understanding the stamp.
Does this stamp mean he has only until July 1st to be in the US, even though he left before that, or will they restamp his passport with a new date he has to leave by if he comes back?
Best Answer
The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) allows eligible nationals to stay in the US for up to 90 days without applying for a visa. The 90 days resets each time a VWP visitor is granted entry. So unless he is currently in Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean, he will get a new stamp next time, assuming he is granted entry.
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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.Is VWP the same as ESTA?
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)ESTA is an automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to travel to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).Do they stamp your passport when you enter the US?
At the port of entry, upon granting entry to the United States, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. immigration inspector, provides you an admission stamp or paper Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record in your passport.Does going to Canada reset ESTA?
Where must you travel to in order to before returning on an ESTA to get a new 90 days? You must leave the whole North American region completely to reset this. You can't just pop to Canada or Mexico to try and reset the 90-day counter.How does a country join the Visa Waver Program (VWP)?
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Answer 2
In addition to Traveller's correct answer:
In 2002 my (European) family travelled to Australia via Canada and Hawai'i; the Air Canada flight left Vancouver, landed in Honolulu in the middle of the night, passengers disembarked, passed through immigration, went back to the same gate and boarded the same plane onto Sydney. The same happened in reverse on our flight back. I was still in high school so I don't remember all of the details exactly.
As we are eligible for the VWP, we got the same stamps into our passport. There was also some additional paper slip in there. On our outbound trip, somebody at the gate noticed that the stamp and/or slip said '90 days', asked us when our return flight was scheduled (in about 12 days) and came to the conclusion that it's fine, they'll leave the slips in there so we can re-use them.
However, when we came back through Hawai'i on our return trip, the immigration agent was, let's say, very unhappy about this, asked us a lot of questions about whether and when we actually left the US and concluded that said agent 'is in for a big fine'.
So basically, you leave the US and your VWP entry is completed; new entry, new stamp.
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