Originally Posted by stimpy
A friend has a Euro passport which is part of the visa-waiver program. He wants to stay in the US for about 5 months, but the visa-waiver program has a maximum of 3 months I hear. If after 2 months he heads across the border for a Canadian weekend and then re-enters the US, does the clock start again for another 3 months?
That is what I understand. A friend from Italy was in the U.S. last year with work permission under this, and the job took too long- he overstayed by a couple weeks, and he said that if he had gone to Canada he would have been ok. Instead they caught him on his exit, deported him (why? he was on his way out anyway), and he will not be permitted back for five years.
A shame, he's a very highly specialized craftsman, comes here to do installations, and is in his mid to late 60's. So it's not so likely he'll come back to work, and that is our loss. DHS caught him, but they miss 12 million others.
(lets not go there!)