Inlaws from China wish to extend their stay???

[Darnell 8,478]

is this a one year, one use visa?

or is it multi-year, multi-use ?

if multi-year, i suggest they leave on time, and come back for usa christmas holiday,

returning (with you and yer wife and child) 3 days before china new years starts.

[aaron2020 11,651]

my other ? is do i have to pay the one time fee or do i have to pay for both of them...since thier both on the same extension app do I just pay the one fee of 290 cash???

Each have their own respective visitor visas. They are not connected in any ways.

Two extensions. Two fees.

You cannot use the same extension application for both parents.

my other ? is do i have to pay the one time fee or do i have to pay for both of them...since thier both on the same extension app do I just pay the one fee of 290 cash???

Each have their own respective visitor visas. They are not connected in any ways.

Two extensions. Two fees.

You cannot use the same extension application for both parents.

[hoopy507 4]

so I cant put both mom and dad on the same visa extension form...there is sections for multiple persons on the form...and do i really have to pay a fee for both or just the one fee...they only have a one yr visa .multiple entry I take....info would be nice to if i have to file two forms or just one with both mom and dad on the same form and only pay the one fee...HELP!!!

[Boiler 43,446]

You do not do anything.

It is there visas, not yours.

[hoopy507 4]

I know this...but I just want to know if i pay one fee for both and one form..any other comments welcomed ...dude you really need to give advice not stupid comments to people...

[Boiler 43,446]

Pay the one fee, let us know how that works.

[hoopy507 4]

Ya know I dont know what your problem is but im just tryin to get some straight answers here,,so piss off and leave your comments off my post...the 1539 has sections to apply for multiple people and all I need to know is do I pay for each one...do i file an i539 for each person or can i put both parents on the same form.......so just dont view my posts anymore ....Im tryin to find the answers to my problem and not your lame comments....................later

[Darnell 8,478]

ok - so they have a one year, multi-entry visa.

Remember - the expiration date on the visa is the last date they can enter the USA.

Would it make more sense for them to leave on time, then return 2 days prior to the expiration date? If they did that, IMO, they'd have another 6 months on a new I-94 (which is the document that governs their legal 'time in usa' )

so, really, if they took my approach, they'd really have 18 months , instead of just the one year. the last date on the visa is the last date to enter the USA and doesn't govern duration of the last stay - it's the I-94 that governs their duration of stay.

[hoopy507 4]

Ok would it be smarter for them to go to Canada and then come back in and would it give them another six months stay or what ever the poe officer decides...????

[canadian_wife 1,791]

"stepping out" to Canada does not reset the clock. Many have tried and this loophole was closed

good luck

[Boiler 43,446]

Do they have a Canadian Visa?

[hoopy507 4]

we are getting them one so we can see Niagra falls...but seems someone said it doesnt reset the clock

[Boiler 43,446]

They could see Niagra Falls from the US side and avoid the hassle of a Canadian Visa.

[canadian_wife 1,791]

we are getting them one so we can see Niagra falls...but seems someone said it doesnt reset the clock

If it did, everyone would take a day trip to Niagara and end up being able to spend 364 days in the US, that wouldn't work would it?

[Darnell 8,478]

Ok would it be smarter for them to go to Canada and then come back in and would it give them another six months stay or what ever the poe officer decides...????

no, alas, sorry, no.

tripping into Canada or Mexico and coming back does not get a new I-94 made. It's a special benefit of NAFTA, changed the immigration 'laws' for those holding tourist visas.

we are getting them one so we can see Niagra falls...but seems someone said it doesnt reset the clock

whoever that someone was? They belong in a special group of 'those in the know'.