Tourist visa Length of stay and length of re-entry

[Esme2015 2]

Hello,

I am not sure if this questions has been asked before but i wanted to explain the details so please let me know if i can find a similar topic or if you have an answer. My grandma has a 10 year multiple visa. She usually does a 3 month trip every year to the US but she has been travelling more often because of family events. On 2015 She traveled from March- June for my parents 25 year wedding anniversary. Then she came April-July this year.

My Aunt, uncle and cousins are coming to spend Christmas this year and they are the ones who take care of my grandma so they would bring her along from December - January at the end of this year. My grandma is really worried because her immigration counselor told her to only travel one a year and only 3 months maximum. She also wants to come Summer 2017 for my sisters high school graduation, brothers university graduation, and cousins graduation so she wants to stay alone back home but she is old so we do not feel comfortable doing that.

In your opinion, would she have any trouble travelling so many times in a period of ~1 year and 3 months? ( April-July 2016 , Dec-Jan 2017, April -July 2017) ?

I don't think it will be a problem but i wanted (and my grandma asked me) to get more opinions since she is set on not travelling with my aunt and uncle during Christmas.

Also, I plan on taking them to mexico for dinner and for them to visit for a day or two since i live in San Diego, they are from El Salvador. With a 6 month permit, can they freely leave and enter the country? Lets say just for dinner like 4 hours and then cross back to the US? I know Mexicans have that liberty once they have a 6 month stay permit but I'm not sure if it's the same for other countries considering neither is their country (US and Mexico) ?

Thank you so much in advance for your information!

[az2014 381]

As long as she spends at least the same time out of the USA as in then she should be fine.

Not sure what you mean regarding the day trip to mexico? Off course she is free to leave the country whenever she wants. When she comes back she will request entry again the same as every other time.

[Mollie09 1,543]

Agreed on the first point, not the latter - travel to Mexico is a bit different.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/751/~/traveling-to-other-countries-while-in-the-u.s.-on-a-b1-or-b2-visa

Edited August 22, 2016 by F1H1I130

[KierenHby 899]

Multiple trips within a short time can raise flags, but from what you described, she should be ok. Of course any US entry depends entirely on the CBP.

[Marc_us82 49]

I crossed from SD to TJ just for a few hours and came back with my b1/b2 visa no problem. There was no inspection entering Mexico, just a turnstile.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

I think she will be fine. She may get asked a few more questions at the border, but she has good reasons for her visits, she has the money to fund them, and she is staying out of the country more than in, so I don;t think she'll get denied or even major hassle.

[Esme2015 2]

Thank you everyone for your replies! I'm hopeful that she wont have any trouble on her future travels

This link was very helpful F1H1I130, thank you so much.

Agreed on the first point, not the latter - travel to Mexico is a bit different.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/751/~/traveling-to-other-countries-while-in-the-u.s.-on-a-b1-or-b2-visa

Yea usually when i cross there is no revision leaving the country, so no problem there. I was just wondering if the same permit will be valid once they re enter the same day or following day, and it looks like it is. Thank you for sharing your experience Marc_us82

I crossed from SD to TJ just for a few hours and came back with my b1/b2 visa no problem. There was no inspection entering Mexico, just a turnstile.