Hi all,

Hope this is the right place to ask. If not, I do apologise. Feel free to relocate this post to the appropriate section.

I'm a UK resident. I've just returned on the 7th November from a two month visit to the US to visit my wife, who is currently living there. I also visited the US earlier in the year (April) for a month & a half. With Christmas looming, I'm hoping to make one last visit around the 18th of December, since she is unable to make it to the UK at this time. This is where my worries begin.

I've heard that you have to spend at least most of the year in your home country. I have done this to date, but I've still spent a considerable amount of time in the US this year. How would you guys rate my chances of being able to visit the US for 3 weeks from the 18th December next month? While I'm aware that only the CBP officer I meet on the day will truly know my fate, I'm still curious to know how you guys would feel about my chances of successfully passing through immigration. I'm pretty worried about the whole thing, but at the same time.. I really want to be with her during the festive season.

To add further information, I've visited the US a total of 4 times (only 2 of them being this year), and have had no trouble so far with CBP. My immigration record is completely clean to this date. I have a job, and a rented flat too back here in the UK to return to, and plenty of money to support myself during the trip.

Am I worrying too much? Or should I be concerned about visiting again only 41 days after such a lengthy visit?

Many thanks to anyone who can ease my worried mind.