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Going on holidays to america - maximum stay

  • 03-01-2009 2:53am
    #1
    skaterdude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭


    Hey all my friends are going on a j1 to america and im trying to go with them, the thing is im not in college so cant go on a j1 :(:(:(
    is there any other way i can go with them?
    eg go on a holiday and go with them, or go on a work visa somehow?
    also what is the longest time i can stay there on holidays can i work while im there or not?


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  • #2
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    You can go on holidays to them. I believe it's 90 days. Check US Embassy website to be sure.

    There is also some new work visa thing.. but being still young with no college (not eligible for J1?) you may not qualify.


  • #3
    skaterdude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭skaterdude


    what are the requirements for the work visa?
    are you sure about the 90 days? will i have to get onto the embassey or what?


  • #4
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    Bit of info here about new US requirements for pre-registration.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055347044

    check out this for visa info
    http://dublin.usembassy.gov/general.html
    (i googled for this website. im not sure if it's the official website but it appears to be)


  • #5
    cooperguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,650 ✭✭✭cooperguy


    You can definatly go on a holiday visa for max 90 days. A friend of mine did it last year. Just turn up at the airport with your passport


  • #6
    skaterdude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭skaterdude


    cooperguy wrote: »
    You can definatly go on a holiday visa for max 90 days. A friend of mine did it last year. Just turn up at the airport with your passport
    Really?
    i went to a travel agent and they told me it was max one month?


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  • #7
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Up to 90 Days for your standard joe soap with an Irish passport. All you have to do is pre-fill your ESTA (see sticky thread at the top of forum) and the forms given to you at the airport. No need to go to the embassy.

    You can't work, of course. And there will be very little chance of any other visa worth applying for being available to you/worth applying for for 90 days.


  • #8
    jojobrad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭jojobrad


    Just make sure you have enough money with you to cover living expenses for the 90 days otherwise they might not let you into the country. Happened me about ten years ago when I went to stay with family for the summer. Only had about $200 in my pocket and they thought I was there to work so I had alot of trouble convincing them otherwise. A horrible experience altogether, put in a cell for about 2 hours (I kid you not) and it was just horrible,,,,so just make sure you've got loads of dosh :)


  • #9
    The Paws
    Closed Accounts Posts: 418 ✭✭The Paws


    Yep, you can stay up to 90 days for holiday...I don’t know much about working visa or J1…sorry!!
    I checked that out when I was going to USA for 2 weeks last year. You can turn up in Airport with passport and return ticket...just as the others mentioned above.

    ***I would recommend you to get travel insurance as in USA it cost a lot for a hospital visit.

    Hope that is some help to you!


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