Originally Posted by
emma69
There was another thread some time ago which suggested people worried about being admitted to the US on the VWP (via ESTA) might be better getting a proper visa before travel. I am not sure if ESTA / VWP applies to all EU countries or not, but it might help reduce your anxiety around this matter.
OK, here is my plan (one of many possibilities that I am thinking about). Let me know what do you think about that 
I will probably go to the USA from EU with a round-trip ticket with the departure from USA back to EU after 2 weeks.
However, I will stay in the USA let's say 90 days or less.
After e.g 80 days (less than 90 to avoid the problems) I will buy a ?one way ticket? (or if it will be not possible round-way ticket and fly e.g. to Acapulco or somewhere in Baja California for a week or so (Mexico is for me without visa max. 90 days).
Then I will buy a roundtrip ticket from Mexico to Australia. Again, officialy for 3 weeks or so.
However, I wil stay there 3 months. After that period of time I will fly with round-trip ticket to Singapore or New Zealand for a month or so.
Again, I will not return to Australia, but continue on a round-trip to e.g. Hong-Kong or Japan or South Korea or back for a summer holiday to Spain. Not sure yet, it will be 1,5 year from now or more.
What do you think about this plan, with "fake" round-trips. Will it be ok for immigration officers or still a problem?
I know that this way it will be maybe a little bit more expensive than multiple-city trips, but it should eliminate on the other hand the immigration problems and the fact that some countries like USA (via esta) doesn't accept multiple-cities or other onward ticket, but only round-way tickets.
What do you think about this alternative?