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Crossing US Border THEN flying home to Ireland

  • 13-06-2008 5:31pm
    #1
    Bartronilic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭


    How is immigration dealt with if I enter the US and then 3 weeks later my return flight is from Vancouver?


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  • #2
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    you just need proof of your flight home and of course proof that you can support yourself while in US territory, ie - Money.


  • #3
    PeakOutput
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,639 ✭✭✭PeakOutput


    you will need to get stamped as leaving the us on your way out or else if you try and go back in a few years they will assume that you overstayed your visa or something stupid like that


  • #4
    Bartronilic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭Bartronilic


    Yeah Money will be a problem! I am a cheap person and never buy much and plan to be on a tight budget, guess I'll have to explain why I don't have much. On my J1 they never asked for proof of funds though


  • #5
    Neamhshuntasach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,171 ✭✭✭Neamhshuntasach


    Money won't be an issue. It is a 3 week holiday and 99% of the time will not be asked anything about money.

    The main issue will be that he does not have a return flight from the US. It can be tricky as in order to officially leave the US you have to leave North America (US, Canada, Mexico, adjacent islands). If you do not have a flight to Canada you may be suspect as to whether or not you are going to end up in Canada.

    I was in a similar situation with friends for a trip later this year as we wanted to walk across the US-Mexican border and then travel on towards South America. But i was talking to the US embassy and i was told i'd need a flight to Mexico and then also proof of a flight out of North America within 90 days. But he said it is at the officers discretion so i may have got in without the flight to Mexico. But then again i may not. So i'd call up the embassy if i was you and just make sure you won't have problems on the day.


  • #6
    Bartronilic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭Bartronilic


    I've decided to fly out of Seattle its cheaper as most flights out of Vancouver seem to go to Manchester (:confused:)


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  • #7
    Enii
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,546 ✭✭✭Enii


    The Canadian Airline are meant to take the green slip out of your passport and pass it to the american authorities.


  • #8
    Bartronilic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭Bartronilic


    There are flights Vancouver to Dublin (try Globespan), however I'm going to Seattle as I'll be going around america its just easier for me! Thanks for all the help!


  • #9
    Bartronilic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭Bartronilic


    I completely misread that, I'll be flying Seattle then crossing instead of flying to Vancouver, I'll have to ring the embassy.


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