scrubbedexpat099

Get her to visit you, combining the two would give you the year.

petergus

ya, but basically then have to fly back and forth atleast a couple times before its worked out?

quite annoying, we were really hoping there was some sort of extended visa that would be easy to get, finding out that its just a huge pain!

avanutria

Maybe they make it difficult to keep out people who don't want to put effort in.

It's a straightforward process. It just takes a while to complete. We all had to go through similar situations.

Nutmegger

Don't you have to earn your living in the meantime? That's what the border control will be wondering . . .

Noorah101

Yes, welcome to the real world. LOL

Yes, that was in your fantasy world.

Yes, once again, welcome to the real world.

Rene

GeoffM

Ignoring the replies and responding to the thread title, yes you can go to South America and get a new 90 days on return to the US. I did it 6 years ago. Not so for Canada, Mexico, and parts of the Carribean.

E3only

I am almost certain that this will be a case of lets try 'no huge penalty' way of doing it.

This is where it gets to me. The laws are so biased (and that's just my opinion) toward family immigration. You can overstay and still get a visa yet lots of folks who want to genuinely be here as tourist have next to no home getting a B2. Not that I can do anything about it...that's how we roll here.

To the OP - there is no 'I want to live here for a year before I get married' visa. Couple of posts before mine are the choices you have. I would do the right thing or risk a ban.

E3only

But a very much case by case decision. Not everyone could be as lucky as you, no?

crg

Correct. They would either get 90 days, or stuffed back on a plane, usually back to where they just arrived from.

GeoffM

Is it luck or is it fact? Ok, so 90 days is max and the official can grant anything less (including no entry) but are you just over complicating a question which, on the face of it, is simple enough? So 89 days in the US followed by a week in Brazil might be different. But those extreme circumstances were not posed.

Noorah101

I think the question is, will he be let in at all. If he goes far enough away to reset the 90 days and get a new VWP, it will be a brand new entry, and the POE officer has the right to refuse him. Especially if he just spent 90 days in the USA, and only 1 week out.

Rene

Nutmegger

And, as noted on his other thread, he has already been turned down for a B2, so is seen to be trying to spend a lot of time in the US.

E3only

You answered the question, sure but the fact of the matter is what happened to you may not happen to everyone...it is case by case.

The slightest of doubt in the POE's mind and you will be back on the plane.Further OP clearly wants to abuse the VWP indicating they want to stay for long term so it's only obvious for posters to warn them.

GeoffM

It is always case by case, hence the wording I specifically used.

petergus

right. ya the vibe im getting from many many sources is its ALL up to the officer at the counter when you enter the border. very strange in my opinion (to have no set or fixe'ness'), but i guess for such a large country what can they do.

right, so would that really be practical to do then when the immigrant visa application is in progress?