Skip to main content

Two entries on an ESTA in the same year?

My boyfriend and I have been together for just over two years. He’s Chilean and we met during his first time in the USA in July 2019. He departed at the end of July 2019.

I went to Chile in January of 2020 and returned to the USA at the end of the month. I went back to Chile in December of 2020.

When I left Chile at the beginning of February 2021, I brought my boyfriend with me and he stayed through the end of March 2021.

All of his time spent in the USA (July 2019 and February-March 2021) was on an ESTA.

I had planned to return to Chile in August, but their borders aren’t open to non-resident foreigners and I can’t acquire salvoconducto at the embassy since it isn’t an urgent need/emergency. Since I spent the holidays with his family last year, he wants to spend the holidays with my family this year…but he’s worried that he’ll be denied entry (most likely in Texas) since he was already here in 2021.

He’s a full time student with plenty of documentation indicating that he plans to return to Chile, but since we want to apply for the K1 eventually we don’t want to risk him being denied entry.

Do you think there is anything to worry about? His entry would be about 9 months after he last left the USA. He last stayed for about 6 weeks.

submitted by /u/coqowl
[link] [comments]

source https://www.reddit.com/r/immigration/comments/ph8ski/two_entries_on_an_esta_in_the_same_year/
Labels:

Popular posts from this blog

N-400 form {"data":null,"error":{"developerMessage":null,"userMessage":null}} message

A few questions: I filed my N400 naturalization on March 23, 2020. Nearly one year later on Feb 2021 they sent me a notice that they'll reuse my biometrics from my green card application, but they won't refund the biometric fee! At the same time April 2021 showed up on my account as the expected completion date. Last week, the status was "17 days". Today the estimated time of completion has disappeared!!! Any idea what that means? More importantly - When I click on "View PDF" link under "N-400 Application for Naturalization", to see my actual N-400 form, I get " {"data":null,"error":{"developerMessage":null,"userMessage":null}} " message! The form is also missing under "Documents -> Your Uploads" tab! So, it appears that my N400 form is missing! What does that all mean, considering that it's impossible to file without N400 form! Finally, under profile, My name is incorrectly sp...
Read more

Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status -

Uscis.gov - USCIS August 28, 2024 at 05:12AM Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status Edition Date: 08/28/24. Starting Oct. 28, 2024, we will accept only the 08/28/24 edition. Until then, you can also use the 04/01/24 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions. from RSS Feed
Read more

NVC Case FE Review note

Hi everyone, my family and I are under the F3 category and we just received a notice from NVC that our documents have been approved and that we are Documentarily Qualified. My only concern is this message that we received today in addition to the acceptance: ​ " [Name of petitioner] does not meet the minimum income requirement to sponsor the intending immigrants for this case. The consular officer will make a decision regarding this requirement at the time of the interview. For more information, please visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p . To avoid delays, an additional Affidavit of Support Form I-864 for a joint sponsor may be submitted." ​ We already have a petitioner and a household sponsor (the household sponsor's income is above the required level), but still unsure why we received this. Has anyone else received this message? All of our documents say "Approved" on NVC. Does this mean we have to find another sponsor? Can we show the consular officer our ...
Read more