Actual Stay in USA different from Length of Stay declared on DS-160

[Marie&Curt 10]

Hi! I can't seem to find the answer to this question anywhere, so I hope somebody can help me here. My whole family is coming to visit me here in the US (mom, dad, 2 brothers and 1 sister). When my mom and siblings applied for their B1/B2 visas, they put 3 months as their length of stay on their DS-160 forms, as this is what we originally intended that time. However, we just found out recently that I'm pregnant with my first child, and my husband just joined the Coast Guard and will be leaving sometime in July for his training. Because of this, we are entertaining the thought of having one of my brothers stay here for almost 6 months instead of just 3, so I'd have someone with me while hubby is away for his 2-month training. I am due to give birth on the first or second week of October, and there's a huge possibility that hubby won't be with me, so having my brother there instead would be really nice so someone can drive me to the hospital if need be.

My question is, is my brother gonna run into a problem at the port of entry with the Customs, since his flight itinerary would show he's staying for almost 6 months instead of 3 months as he originally put in his DS-160 form? My gut says no, but I just wanna double check. Thanks in advance for any replies!

[KierenHby 899]

Life happens, things change.. bro just needs to be honest at POE about your pregnancy if asked about plans.

Btw, what does brother do that allows him 6 months away from Phil?

[A'n'L 735]

It might be ok. Just remember that it is up to CBP at POE how long he gets to stay. They might choose to stamp his passport for less than 6 months, especially if they fear he intends on staying.

[Marie&Curt 10]

Life happens, things change.. bro just needs to be honest at POE about your pregnancy if asked about plans.

Btw, what does brother do that allows him 6 months away from Phil?

Yes, that's what I told him to do: Be honest at POE and just tell them about my pregnancy and the reason why we want him to stay here longer.

He just got back from a 2-year religious mission 2 weeks ago. During that time he wasn't employed or going to school; he was serving our church full-time as a missionary. As they are already booked to fly here next week, he didn't apply for any jobs yet.

[Marie&Curt 10]

It might be ok. Just remember that it is up to CBP at POE how long he gets to stay. They might choose to stamp his passport for less than 6 months, especially if they fear he intends on staying.

Yes, that's why I'm concerned and I'm holding off rebooking his return ticket until I do more research about it. It would be really nice to have him stay here for just a lil more than 5 months, but if they cut it short, I'd still be grateful.

[HFM181818 750]

he could well face a credibility issue....saying one thing, then promptly doing something (oddly, this change of mind only seems to occur once the visa holder reaches baggage claim), when it comes time to renew his visa or if a detail-oriented CO decides to look up his arrival/departure dates (which they can now do!), then the next CO will have a hard time believing whatever your brother says next...in addition, he likely told the CO why he 'had to' return after 3 months,,,and before the ink is even dry on his visa, the mind change miraculously takes place....you should know that the CPB folks can look up the notes and other info made by the CO in a special data base, to double check what was said during the interview and what story the arriving visa holder is telling now....when those two statements are not in synch, well, sometimes bad things can happen.