Extend ESTA due to medical emergency
Jan 13th 2011, 7:41 pm
#16
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Re: Extend ESTA due to medical emergency
Ah, the irony!
Thanks for all your helpful replies. I think the best thing we could do is go down to the immigration dept in Philly and get it sorted there. Or at least my partner may have to go. I so hope they will let him stay too but he needs to be able to return here for business and family so I don't want him to jeopardise that.
I don't know if anyone has see the film Brazil, but the bureaucracy reminds me a lot of that!
Thanks again
I don't know if anyone has see the film Brazil, but the bureaucracy reminds me a lot of that!
Thanks again
Pay close attention to what we were saying about documenting this with the Consulate too.. if an overstay, you can not use the VWP again, but it doesn't mean you can get visas to come to the US like everyone else in the world (the VWP is for a fairly narrow group of countries) so you'd both be theoretically able to return to visit and for work.
The bureaucracy isn't soooo bad in this case.. you were allowed to travel here visa free, and it just has a lot of restrictions attached to the privilege.
Hope you're feeling well today.
Jan 13th 2011, 8:46 pm
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Re: Extend ESTA due to medical emergency
Hi meauxna, yes we're doing ok. Sorry I got the name wrong in my last post, I wasn't paying enough attention and I hope I haven't started a big hoo-ha. I was sincerely looking for advice as it's a very worrying time for us with one thing and another and people have been very helpful on the whole. The care we are receiving is second to none and we're really grateful to the hospital staff here, who are just brilliant (crg - hope everything goes well for you!). But I would like to be having my baby at home and our intention was never to have an American passport for the baby 
Thanks again and I'll let you know how it gets resolved.
Thanks again and I'll let you know how it gets resolved.
Jan 13th 2011, 9:05 pm
#18
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Re: Extend ESTA due to medical emergency
Don't worry Southsea, you didn't start a hoo-ha. Keep resting up, and send your other half in here to wrangle with the fine details of immgration!
Jan 13th 2011, 10:13 pm
#19
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Re: Extend ESTA due to medical emergency
Not your hoo ha (hoo boy, that has a different meaning here btw, your hoo ha is where the baby comes out ) just a lot of off topic, so don't worry about it.. plus, you're much tougher than we thought. 
I checked for you, btw, Cunard isn't sailing back til March.. thought that would be a way home earlier for you.
As baby's arriving in Philadelphia, you just *have* to name him Rocky now.
) just a lot of off topic, so don't worry about it.. plus, you're much tougher than we thought. I checked for you, btw, Cunard isn't sailing back til March.. thought that would be a way home earlier for you.
As baby's arriving in Philadelphia, you just *have* to name him Rocky now.
