what is the minimum duration of stay in usa after entering in the country on immigration visa.?
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In immigration parlance a visa is a document that allows you to enter the country.\n\nYou have to stay until you have your interview. That's the one prior to being issued a temporary green card ("Resident Alien Card"). There is no set time because it always takes longer than the estimate, which is all the DHS will give you. In my case it was about a year. After your interview you can apply for a Travel Waiver. I never applied for one so I don't have any experience of that. I didn't go back 'home' until five years after I arrived.\n\nYour temporary green card is good for three years. In the meantime, usually about a year before it expires, you can start processing for your permanant green card ("Permanent Resident Card"). Once you have that you can come and go as you please.
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You can't.  Entry to the US under the Visa Waiver Program precludes your applying for an extension of stay or change of status.
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Your approved stay in the U.S. does NOT depend on when your visa expires --- it depends on the date on your I-94,  Arrival Departure Record expires.  You received this when you went through Immigration at the airport or land port-of-entry.\n\nThe I-94 is a little white card that will has your name and stamped or written on it, will have your entry date and the date by which you MUST leave the U.S.\n\n Unless you file a form requesting an extension of your approved stay, you will become illegal the day after the I-94 expires. Just because your visa expires April 2007 DOES NOT mean you can stay in the U.S. until April of 2007.  In fact, it DOES NOT mean that at all.   If you stay in the U.S. after the date of that your I-94 expires, you will be illegally in the U.S.  This will also have the effect of automatically canceling your visa, and will most likely prevent you from getting a new visa in the future.  \n\nNOTE:  If you need to extend your stay in the U.S., you must file the form below with the Service Center in your region and the office MUST receive it before the date your I-94 expires.  \n\nAlso,  to get the extension you will have to show you have a valid passport.  So do that quickly!\n\nGood luck!
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It depends on a few things.  The bar can be as short as until they get a new visa to permanently.  It depends on things like how they ended up leaving the United States after their initial entry, how many times they were here illegally, how they entered the US, and the number and nature of criminal problems they had in the US.  In most cases, the bar is for 5-20 years based on the above conditions.
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I wouldn't worry about it. Just leave as planned and there won't be any problems. But if you're still worried, contact immigration at their website. They usually answer e-mails within 24 hours. Hope you enjoyed your visit to America. Have a safe trip home.\nwww.uscis.gov
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Actually it depends on the time they gave you on your visa I am from Spain and they gave it to me for 10 years, but it does not mean I can go to the US for 10 years. since a type b1/b2 is considered a tourist visa when you arrive in the airport you have to go trough immigration and they ask you a bunch of questions on the reason for your visit. then if they let you in they give you an I-94 card to fill out and they stamp the time they will allow you to stay in the US with your visa type the max time is 6 months which you have, if you go back to Italy before or on the day the 6 months expire you can come back the next day. if you go over the 6 months but stay less that 2 years the you have to stay out of the US for 3 years. If you go over 2 years after that I-94 card expires then you have to be out of the US for 10 years as penalty.
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I've heard it can take up to 2 years. Are you trying to get your spouse here? visapro.com has a lot of good information.
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Check with the Immigrant Visa Unit of the US Embassy in Manila.  They'll have an idea how long it will take once the petition is approved.
441974
Depends what country you come from...US immigration laws say that you have to be in your home country for a certain amount of time while your application is being processed(each country is different) until you are granted entry......
144366
Depends on which type of visa you would like to get. All I know is whatever type of visa you apply for, the US Embassy always assumes that you are planning to stay in the US for good. Believe me, I have been through all that. Thank God I now have a multiple entry tourist visa that is good for 10 years.\n\nMind you, getting a visa is not an assurance of entry to the US. There are instances when tourists are denied entry for some reason by immigration personnel at a US airport.\n\nThere are good websites that can give you the right info on each type of visa. Its best that you browse them
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I am a Permanent Resident and I went to Italy! You have to go to the Italian embassy and apply for the visa they do ask you to apply 30 days before departure. You will need your employment letter stating how long you will be gone for from work and your tickets and hotel reservation. I know sounds stupid but i had to present all this before i got the visa. Normally they do give you the visa in a few days max in a weeks but you will have to leave your passport there with them they check everything and than will let you know  when you can come to pick up your visa. They are not like other embassy that you get your visa the same day! Italians are a bit slow lol. They will also tell you that once you land in Italy within 8 days you have to go to the questora to let them know that your there and they will give you a permit to stay etc bull shit stuff...i did end up in the questora the worst place to be at!! If your here for 2 weeks i suggest you don't do that, the police don't go after tourist, if they do ask for id give them your state id they will be fine! They don't do anything to American Residence!\nHope the information has helped.\nThe rest of the info is on their website.
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I BELIEVE THAT IT IS 6 MONTHS AT A TIME...I HAVE FRIENDS THAT DO THIS EVERY YEAR AND GO TO ARIZONA AND THEN GO BACK AND IT SEEMS THAT THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO GO BACK FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS AND THEN THEY CAN COME BACK AGAIN. YOU WILL GET THE BEST ANSWERS FROM THE AMERICAN INS ONE WAY TO MAYBE SPEED THINGS UP IS TO COME HERE TO HIM GET MARRIED AND WHILE YOU ARE HERE FOR THE 6 MONTHS HE CAN FILE FOR YOU TO STAY BECAUSE THEN YOU WOULD BE HIS WIFE
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OK,  as far page 22 goes in the naturalization guide, it states: What if I was outside the US for between 6 and 12 months? \nIf you leave the US for more than 6 months, but less than 1 year, you have broken or disrupted your continuous residence.What is messed up about this is that all the time she accumulated prior to her trip,after the date she became a permanent resident, goes down the tubes! However , those eleven months outside now count as time she is re-accumulating back here,since her return! I  take it you guys are married at least three years otherwise she will not be eligible. Let's say she returned today, she can start counting form tomorrow! So when will she be eligible again?\n 2 Years and 1 month from tomorrow's date! Get it!  That's pretty harsh, I know!\n   It is just as  important to keep track of both physical presence and continuous residence. Physical presence involves the total number of days you were outside the US on ALL of your trips. Continuous residence involves the total number of days you were outside the US in a SINGLE TRIP! In all she has to accumulate at least 3 years because she is married to you (A US CITIZEN) In general, do not stay outside of the US for more than 6 months!
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YOU CAN STAY FOR 1 YEAR IF YOU HAVE GREEN CARD YOU CAN ALSO FILE FOR A 2 YEAR PERMISSION TO STAY OUT OF USA WITH USCIS. YOU CAN CHECK OUT USCIS.GOV SITE FOR MORE INFO ON FORMS & APPLICATIONS
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Applicants for visitor visas must show that they qualify under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The presumption in the law is that every visitor visa applicant is an intending immigrant. Therefore, applicants for visitor visas must overcome this presumption by demonstrating that: \n\nThe purpose of their trip is to enter the U.S. for business, pleasure, or medical treatment; \nThey plan to remain for a specific, limited period; and \nThey have a residence outside the U.S. as well as other binding ties which will insure their return abroad at the end of the visit\n\nApply at your embassy or consulate. Depending on where you are from you may qualify for the VISA waiver program. See source for more information.
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Are you just a visitor, or are you meeting a potential fiance'...it all depends, honestly. \n\nAs just a visitor, I found that a visitor can stay as long as six months without a work visa, so long as they meet the following requirements:\n\n"41. The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor are that he: \n\n(i) is genuinely seeking entry as a visitor for a limited period as stated by him, not exceeding 6 months; and \n \n\n(ii) intends to leave the United Kingdom at the end of the period of the visit as stated by him; and \n\n\n(iii) does not intend to take employment in the United Kingdom; and \n\n\n(iv) does not intend to produce goods or provide services within the United Kingdom, including the selling of goods or services direct to members of the public; and \n\n\n(v) does not intend to study at a maintained school; and \n\n\n(vi) will maintain and accommodate himself and any dependants adequately out of resources available to him without recourse to public funds or taking employment; or will, with any dependants, be maintained and accommodated adequately by relatives or friends; and \n\n\n(vii) can meet the cost of the return or onward journey.; and\n\n(viii) is not a child under the age of 18.\n\n\nHope this helps!\nCheck the link if you need more info...\n \n\n42. A person seeking leave to enter to the United Kingdom as a visitor may be admitted for a period not exceeding 6 months, subject to a condition prohibiting employment, provided the Immigration Officer is satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 41 is met. "
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you can stay for 6 months, with no visa...it's an entitlement as a CDN citizen, you can extend it to up to one year with the help of the embassy. you cannot work thought you must have work authorization for that...\n\ni'm CDN living in america.