How long to stay outside US before entering?

[luckycoco 0]

Hello,

I just have a quick question, I hope someone can help me out.

My mom is currently living in Denmark, and I would like for her to come stay with me for a while. Since she is from Denmark she can enter the US using the visa waiver program. I read about it and I know that she is only allowed to stay in the US for 90 days.

Now what I would like to know is, how long does she have to stay outside of the US before she can enter again? Ideally I would have liked for her to stay 6 months at a time.

Can we drive to Canada and then enter again and she would be allowed to stay for another 90 days?

Or should she contact the embassy in Denmark and submit some papers asking for a longer visit duration?

Please help

[TimeTravel 78]

She can apply for B1/B2 visa, and this would allow her to stay 6 months.

Visa Waiver Program is for those who wish to stay in US for up to 90 days only.

[Laure&Colin 557]

Going to Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean Islands doesn't reset the 90 days clock. She would basically have to fly to South America or Europe, but then coming back, she could very well be denied at POE for abusing the VWP.

If she wants to stay 6 months, she should apply for a tourist visa with the US embassy in Denmark.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Th others are correct, she could try for a B2 visa. In either case, a good guideline is to spend more time outside the US than inside, so with the waiver, go home for 3 months before coming back. That doesn't mean she won't be let back a week after she leaves, but chances are smaller.

[luckycoco 0]

Thank you so much for your help guys

I will tell her to apply for the visa at the embassy in Denmark.