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I visited the USA from march 1st to 12th on an ESTA, my passport was stamped 03/01/12-05/29/12. Im returning on may 21st and would like to make sure a new 90 day period will begin as I will be there until june 27th.

I believe I have nothing to worry about since either passport control or the airline should have registered me as leaving the states but I gotta check to be safe.

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
Timeline

I visited the USA from march 1st to 12th on an ESTA, my passport was stamped 03/01/12-05/29/12. Im returning on may 21st and would like to make sure a new 90 day period will begin as I will be there until june 27th.

How long you will be allowed to stay in the US (if CBP admits you) is entirely within the discretion of CBP. The 90 day period is not automatic.

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I visited the USA from march 1st to 12th on an ESTA, my passport was stamped 03/01/12-05/29/12. Im returning on may 21st and would like to make sure a new 90 day period will begin as I will be there until june 27th.

I believe I have nothing to worry about since either passport control or the airline should have registered me as leaving the states but I gotta check to be safe.

The airlines are required to provide the names of passengers and their flights to the US government. That should be in their database. The US government should you left the US on March 12th. If there is a problem with their record retrieval, bring proof that you left the US on March 12th; photocopy of your plane tickets, a travel printout with your name and the dates. That should be proof that your visit was brief in March, and your travel in May is a separate entry. The intervening time outside the US from March 12th to May 21st should be sufficient to show you are not abusing the VWP, and your time outside the US was meaningful and not a trick to reset the VWP 90 days.

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