Originally Posted by Cinna94

I'm travelling from Australia to US in less than 2 weeks, with a return ticket. My boyfriend lives in Georgia and I live in Queensland... so its quite a long distance. What I am worried about is Customs and Immigration. Being a lone traveller, and female, at age 20, I worry that they might pick me out. I plan to stay with my boyfriend and his family for 5 weeks, we have all (his family, him and myself with the knowledge of my own family) been planning this trip all year and I am afraid of getting detained or denied at Border Security. My layover is in Los Angeles and honestly, I have no idea what to expect from US border security. Do I tell them I'm just visiting a friend so they don't think I intend to marry illegally or something? If my length of stay is a concern with regards to expenses, I can bring a bank statement to show I have money but it'll only be spending money.... as I will be staying at their home the entire time, and also he will be driving me as a means of transport. So... I don't really need too much. It is our first time meeting after a year and a bit of dating, i just don't know what to expect from Border Security or what to say.. and I'm really nervous! Has anyone been in this position before? If so, what happened and how did you go with it? I am under the VISA waiver program, so no, I definitely do not intend to work or anything. I am just visiting him and we will be driving around Atlanta looking at all the tourist attractions.

Thanks~