Originally Posted by
englisa
I have Global Entry (U.K. citizen working in US). Right now it’s linked to my E2 work visa (not a green card), and I’m still here in the USA in the brief grace period following the end of my job. I’m moving back to the U.K. in a week. I have an old B1/2 visa that still has plenty of years left and i plan to use this for any future vacation travel to save esta fees.
my questions are:
Update the visa info here in the USA before i depart? I’m really interested in someone that’s actually done this without encountering issues from being in the grace period!
Update in the U.K. ? I see there’s a mobile enrollment center shortly in London, but cannot see anyway of making an appointment for existing GE holders. Anyone have info on this?
i realize i could just do an interview here in the US next time after going through regular immigration line, but it’s a pain I’d rather avoid (the line not the interview).
Thanks!
I'm unclear on why you believe that you'll encounter difficulties simply by stepping into a Global Entry office at your outbound airport to update your visa information?
Since 2016, USCIS has allowed a 60 day grace period for E-2 visa holders after their employment ends.
Code of Federal Regulations, title 8, section 214.1(l)(2):
An alien admitted or otherwise provided status in E-1, E-2, ... classification and his or her dependents shall not be considered to have failed to maintain nonimmigrant status solely on the basis of a cessation of the employment on which the alien's classification was based, for up to 60 consecutive days or until the end of the authorized validity period, whichever is shorter, once during each authorized validity period.
So, you're still "in status". What do you envision might happen to you during your drop-in at the GE office?
Also, are you certain that your B1/B2 visa is not already in the system? When you scan your UK passport at a Global Entry kiosk, does it give you the option of choosing which visa you wish to enter on? (A lot of CBP officers at Global Entry interviews are diligent about entering the multiple US visas a person might hold into the system, and linking them all to the Global Entry membership.)