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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 10:59 pm
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Originally Posted by ayeaye
Will this cause any issues - flying out of SFO to the UK on a Saturday evening, then on a flight back from the UK into IAH on the following Monday afternoon.

I'm a UK passport holder travelling under VWP.

Reason I'm doing this is that the SFO trip is leisure, non-refundable tickets, and the IAH trip is business - company won't pick up the cost of the business portion of my return ticket if I stayed.

Main issue I see is if the departure record isn't updated by the time I arrive into IAH on Monday afternoon - is that all automated these days with ESTA and lack of I-94W forms being completed? I can easily explain what I've done to CBP (and keep copies of itineraries and boarding passes etc.), but I guess I'm just wondering whether I should be prepared for additional questioning because of the (lack of) time between trips?

Or is this just run of the mill and CBP have seen it all before?

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I don't think you'll have a problem (famous last words). I doubt, even in the days of I-94W's that their system would be updated so quickly. Personally, when I've done this before, it's never been an issue - for example short trips to Canada or Australia. (UK-US-AUS-US-UK in four days)

As you suggest, keep the records and try not to look too nervous!
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