Stay extension in the US and Visa stamp
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I have had my staying in the US limited for 3 weeks only , with a stamp on my passport , when I was intending to spend 3 months as a maximum or just as long as i can stay in the country since Im visiting both my best friend and boyfriend.
What can I do to have my staying extended as much as possible ?
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I have had my staying in the US limited for 3 weeks only , with a stamp on my passport , when I was intending to spend 3 months as a maximum or just as long as i can stay in the country since Im visiting both my best friend and boyfriend.
What can I do to have my staying extended as much as possible ?
visas usa passport-stamps visa-extensions
edited Sep 18 '17 at 16:30
user102008
10.8k12149
asked Sep 18 '17 at 16:17
Starfall Shaimie
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Did your limited admission just happen randomly, or did the border guards give you some kind of indication of why you got only 3 weeks?
– Henning Makholm
Sep 18 '17 at 16:22
2
In what status were you admitted?
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:52
Also when you entered did you tell the CBP officer you intended to stay 3 months, or is the 3 weeks you got the stay you requested?
– Dennis
Sep 18 '17 at 18:31
No they interrogated me and searched my bags and based on important papers I have , and also the way back ticket , they thought was coming to get married , so they admitted for 3 weeks after an hour of a very long investigation
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 19:56
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I have had my staying in the US limited for 3 weeks only , with a stamp on my passport , when I was intending to spend 3 months as a maximum or just as long as i can stay in the country since Im visiting both my best friend and boyfriend.
What can I do to have my staying extended as much as possible ?
visas usa passport-stamps visa-extensions
edited Sep 18 '17 at 16:30
user102008
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asked Sep 18 '17 at 16:17
Starfall Shaimie
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I have had my staying in the US limited for 3 weeks only , with a stamp on my passport , when I was intending to spend 3 months as a maximum or just as long as i can stay in the country since Im visiting both my best friend and boyfriend.
What can I do to have my staying extended as much as possible ?
visas usa passport-stamps visa-extensions
visas usa passport-stamps visa-extensions
edited Sep 18 '17 at 16:30
user102008
10.8k12149
asked Sep 18 '17 at 16:17
Starfall Shaimie
82
edited Sep 18 '17 at 16:30
user102008
10.8k12149
asked Sep 18 '17 at 16:17
Starfall Shaimie
82
edited Sep 18 '17 at 16:30
user102008
10.8k12149
edited Sep 18 '17 at 16:30
user102008
10.8k12149
edited Sep 18 '17 at 16:30
user102008
10.8k12149
10.8k12149
asked Sep 18 '17 at 16:17
Starfall Shaimie
82
asked Sep 18 '17 at 16:17
Starfall Shaimie
82
asked Sep 18 '17 at 16:17
Starfall Shaimie
82
82
1
Did your limited admission just happen randomly, or did the border guards give you some kind of indication of why you got only 3 weeks?
– Henning Makholm
Sep 18 '17 at 16:22
2
In what status were you admitted?
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:52
Also when you entered did you tell the CBP officer you intended to stay 3 months, or is the 3 weeks you got the stay you requested?
– Dennis
Sep 18 '17 at 18:31
No they interrogated me and searched my bags and based on important papers I have , and also the way back ticket , they thought was coming to get married , so they admitted for 3 weeks after an hour of a very long investigation
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 19:56
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1
Did your limited admission just happen randomly, or did the border guards give you some kind of indication of why you got only 3 weeks?
– Henning Makholm
Sep 18 '17 at 16:22
2
In what status were you admitted?
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:52
Also when you entered did you tell the CBP officer you intended to stay 3 months, or is the 3 weeks you got the stay you requested?
– Dennis
Sep 18 '17 at 18:31
No they interrogated me and searched my bags and based on important papers I have , and also the way back ticket , they thought was coming to get married , so they admitted for 3 weeks after an hour of a very long investigation
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 19:56
1
1
Did your limited admission just happen randomly, or did the border guards give you some kind of indication of why you got only 3 weeks?
– Henning Makholm
Sep 18 '17 at 16:22
Did your limited admission just happen randomly, or did the border guards give you some kind of indication of why you got only 3 weeks?
– Henning Makholm
Sep 18 '17 at 16:22
2
2
In what status were you admitted?
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:52
In what status were you admitted?
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:52
Also when you entered did you tell the CBP officer you intended to stay 3 months, or is the 3 weeks you got the stay you requested?
– Dennis
Sep 18 '17 at 18:31
Also when you entered did you tell the CBP officer you intended to stay 3 months, or is the 3 weeks you got the stay you requested?
– Dennis
Sep 18 '17 at 18:31
No they interrogated me and searched my bags and based on important papers I have , and also the way back ticket , they thought was coming to get married , so they admitted for 3 weeks after an hour of a very long investigation
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 19:56
No they interrogated me and searched my bags and based on important papers I have , and also the way back ticket , they thought was coming to get married , so they admitted for 3 weeks after an hour of a very long investigation
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 19:56
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First of all, you should check your I-94 to make sure that you were only admitted for 3 weeks. Sometimes they write the wrong date next to the entry stamp.
If you want to stay for longer than you were admitted for, you can apply for Extension of Status with Form I-539. It costs $370. You must make sure to file it such that it is officially received by USCIS before the date on your I-94. You can stay in the US while the Extension of Status application is pending (and these days, it can be pending for 3-5 months), even if it's after the date on your I-94.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the above is true only if you entered on a visa. If you entered on the Visa Waiver Program, you cannot apply for Extension of Status.
answered Sep 18 '17 at 16:29
user102008
10.8k12149
2
It's not entirely clear to me that OP wasn't admitted under the VWP, in which case, as I know you know, she is generally ineligible to extend her status.
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:54
Does the application have to be 40 days before the date that the stamp defines ? (the departure date they the customs defined ? ) Will the application (if ever possible) impact my profile ? since I am planning on applying for an immigration Visa once I get back home, to come again and get married to my fiance who's American .
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 16:31
@StarfallShaimie: No, it just has to be filed (officially received by USCIS, which may be a day or two after they receive it in the mail) before the date on your I-94. It should not affect an immigrant visa.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 18:55
@user102008 USCIS is abreviation for what please ? so the moment they recieve my application i will be able to stay till the application is proceeded ? and I will not be considered as over stay ?
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 20:01
@StarfallShaimie: US Citizenship and Immigration Services. They are the ones who adjudicate Extension of Status applications. As long as it was timely received, you can stay until a decision is made.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 20:53
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
First of all, you should check your I-94 to make sure that you were only admitted for 3 weeks. Sometimes they write the wrong date next to the entry stamp.
If you want to stay for longer than you were admitted for, you can apply for Extension of Status with Form I-539. It costs $370. You must make sure to file it such that it is officially received by USCIS before the date on your I-94. You can stay in the US while the Extension of Status application is pending (and these days, it can be pending for 3-5 months), even if it's after the date on your I-94.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the above is true only if you entered on a visa. If you entered on the Visa Waiver Program, you cannot apply for Extension of Status.
answered Sep 18 '17 at 16:29
user102008
10.8k12149
2
It's not entirely clear to me that OP wasn't admitted under the VWP, in which case, as I know you know, she is generally ineligible to extend her status.
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:54
Does the application have to be 40 days before the date that the stamp defines ? (the departure date they the customs defined ? ) Will the application (if ever possible) impact my profile ? since I am planning on applying for an immigration Visa once I get back home, to come again and get married to my fiance who's American .
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 16:31
@StarfallShaimie: No, it just has to be filed (officially received by USCIS, which may be a day or two after they receive it in the mail) before the date on your I-94. It should not affect an immigrant visa.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 18:55
@user102008 USCIS is abreviation for what please ? so the moment they recieve my application i will be able to stay till the application is proceeded ? and I will not be considered as over stay ?
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 20:01
@StarfallShaimie: US Citizenship and Immigration Services. They are the ones who adjudicate Extension of Status applications. As long as it was timely received, you can stay until a decision is made.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 20:53
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
First of all, you should check your I-94 to make sure that you were only admitted for 3 weeks. Sometimes they write the wrong date next to the entry stamp.
If you want to stay for longer than you were admitted for, you can apply for Extension of Status with Form I-539. It costs $370. You must make sure to file it such that it is officially received by USCIS before the date on your I-94. You can stay in the US while the Extension of Status application is pending (and these days, it can be pending for 3-5 months), even if it's after the date on your I-94.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the above is true only if you entered on a visa. If you entered on the Visa Waiver Program, you cannot apply for Extension of Status.
answered Sep 18 '17 at 16:29
user102008
10.8k12149
2
It's not entirely clear to me that OP wasn't admitted under the VWP, in which case, as I know you know, she is generally ineligible to extend her status.
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:54
Does the application have to be 40 days before the date that the stamp defines ? (the departure date they the customs defined ? ) Will the application (if ever possible) impact my profile ? since I am planning on applying for an immigration Visa once I get back home, to come again and get married to my fiance who's American .
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 16:31
@StarfallShaimie: No, it just has to be filed (officially received by USCIS, which may be a day or two after they receive it in the mail) before the date on your I-94. It should not affect an immigrant visa.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 18:55
@user102008 USCIS is abreviation for what please ? so the moment they recieve my application i will be able to stay till the application is proceeded ? and I will not be considered as over stay ?
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 20:01
@StarfallShaimie: US Citizenship and Immigration Services. They are the ones who adjudicate Extension of Status applications. As long as it was timely received, you can stay until a decision is made.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 20:53
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
First of all, you should check your I-94 to make sure that you were only admitted for 3 weeks. Sometimes they write the wrong date next to the entry stamp.
If you want to stay for longer than you were admitted for, you can apply for Extension of Status with Form I-539. It costs $370. You must make sure to file it such that it is officially received by USCIS before the date on your I-94. You can stay in the US while the Extension of Status application is pending (and these days, it can be pending for 3-5 months), even if it's after the date on your I-94.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the above is true only if you entered on a visa. If you entered on the Visa Waiver Program, you cannot apply for Extension of Status.
answered Sep 18 '17 at 16:29
user102008
10.8k12149
First of all, you should check your I-94 to make sure that you were only admitted for 3 weeks. Sometimes they write the wrong date next to the entry stamp.
If you want to stay for longer than you were admitted for, you can apply for Extension of Status with Form I-539. It costs $370. You must make sure to file it such that it is officially received by USCIS before the date on your I-94. You can stay in the US while the Extension of Status application is pending (and these days, it can be pending for 3-5 months), even if it's after the date on your I-94.
Edit: I forgot to mention that the above is true only if you entered on a visa. If you entered on the Visa Waiver Program, you cannot apply for Extension of Status.
answered Sep 18 '17 at 16:29
user102008
10.8k12149
edited Sep 18 '17 at 17:29
answered Sep 18 '17 at 16:29
user102008
10.8k12149
answered Sep 18 '17 at 16:29
user102008
10.8k12149
answered Sep 18 '17 at 16:29
user102008
10.8k12149
10.8k12149
2
It's not entirely clear to me that OP wasn't admitted under the VWP, in which case, as I know you know, she is generally ineligible to extend her status.
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:54
Does the application have to be 40 days before the date that the stamp defines ? (the departure date they the customs defined ? ) Will the application (if ever possible) impact my profile ? since I am planning on applying for an immigration Visa once I get back home, to come again and get married to my fiance who's American .
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 16:31
@StarfallShaimie: No, it just has to be filed (officially received by USCIS, which may be a day or two after they receive it in the mail) before the date on your I-94. It should not affect an immigrant visa.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 18:55
@user102008 USCIS is abreviation for what please ? so the moment they recieve my application i will be able to stay till the application is proceeded ? and I will not be considered as over stay ?
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 20:01
@StarfallShaimie: US Citizenship and Immigration Services. They are the ones who adjudicate Extension of Status applications. As long as it was timely received, you can stay until a decision is made.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 20:53
add a comment |
2
It's not entirely clear to me that OP wasn't admitted under the VWP, in which case, as I know you know, she is generally ineligible to extend her status.
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:54
Does the application have to be 40 days before the date that the stamp defines ? (the departure date they the customs defined ? ) Will the application (if ever possible) impact my profile ? since I am planning on applying for an immigration Visa once I get back home, to come again and get married to my fiance who's American .
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 16:31
@StarfallShaimie: No, it just has to be filed (officially received by USCIS, which may be a day or two after they receive it in the mail) before the date on your I-94. It should not affect an immigrant visa.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 18:55
@user102008 USCIS is abreviation for what please ? so the moment they recieve my application i will be able to stay till the application is proceeded ? and I will not be considered as over stay ?
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 20:01
@StarfallShaimie: US Citizenship and Immigration Services. They are the ones who adjudicate Extension of Status applications. As long as it was timely received, you can stay until a decision is made.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 20:53
2
2
It's not entirely clear to me that OP wasn't admitted under the VWP, in which case, as I know you know, she is generally ineligible to extend her status.
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:54
It's not entirely clear to me that OP wasn't admitted under the VWP, in which case, as I know you know, she is generally ineligible to extend her status.
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:54
Does the application have to be 40 days before the date that the stamp defines ? (the departure date they the customs defined ? ) Will the application (if ever possible) impact my profile ? since I am planning on applying for an immigration Visa once I get back home, to come again and get married to my fiance who's American .
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 16:31
Does the application have to be 40 days before the date that the stamp defines ? (the departure date they the customs defined ? ) Will the application (if ever possible) impact my profile ? since I am planning on applying for an immigration Visa once I get back home, to come again and get married to my fiance who's American .
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 16:31
@StarfallShaimie: No, it just has to be filed (officially received by USCIS, which may be a day or two after they receive it in the mail) before the date on your I-94. It should not affect an immigrant visa.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 18:55
@StarfallShaimie: No, it just has to be filed (officially received by USCIS, which may be a day or two after they receive it in the mail) before the date on your I-94. It should not affect an immigrant visa.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 18:55
@user102008 USCIS is abreviation for what please ? so the moment they recieve my application i will be able to stay till the application is proceeded ? and I will not be considered as over stay ?
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 20:01
@user102008 USCIS is abreviation for what please ? so the moment they recieve my application i will be able to stay till the application is proceeded ? and I will not be considered as over stay ?
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 20:01
@StarfallShaimie: US Citizenship and Immigration Services. They are the ones who adjudicate Extension of Status applications. As long as it was timely received, you can stay until a decision is made.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 20:53
@StarfallShaimie: US Citizenship and Immigration Services. They are the ones who adjudicate Extension of Status applications. As long as it was timely received, you can stay until a decision is made.
– user102008
Sep 21 '17 at 20:53
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1
Did your limited admission just happen randomly, or did the border guards give you some kind of indication of why you got only 3 weeks?
– Henning Makholm
Sep 18 '17 at 16:22
2
In what status were you admitted?
– phoog
Sep 18 '17 at 16:52
Also when you entered did you tell the CBP officer you intended to stay 3 months, or is the 3 weeks you got the stay you requested?
– Dennis
Sep 18 '17 at 18:31
No they interrogated me and searched my bags and based on important papers I have , and also the way back ticket , they thought was coming to get married , so they admitted for 3 weeks after an hour of a very long investigation
– Starfall Shaimie
Sep 21 '17 at 19:56