Thanks for your reply, this clears up my problem.
haary@directbox.com (Haary) wrote in message news:<6a91d724.0411140533.2c9702c1@posting.google.com>...
> Hello,
>
> I wanted to visit USA as a tourist and I am a German who does not need
> a USA visa. I had found a cheap one-way ticket from Germany to USA. I
> wanted to purchase the return ticket once I am in the US because I
> thought I could find a last-minute ticket in the US. However, I have
> read on the US embassy website that people like I need a return ticket
> or a ticket from USA to another country BEFORE I enter USA.
>
> You should be like me if your F1 visa expires at the end of 2004
> because you will have no valid visa any more.
>
> I have bought a return ticket from Germany once I have purchased the
> one-way ticket to USA. You should do the same. Of course, it is not as
> cheap as a last-minute ticket, but you avoid lots of problems.
>
> The immigration officer at the PoE will take a look at your passport
> and he will notice that your F1 visa has expired and that you are
> entering USA as a tourist under the VWP and that you have no ticket
> from USA to Ireland. Therefore he will suspect you to continue your
> studies even though you have no F1 visa any more. That will cause you
> lots of problems.
>
> Therefore: Purchase a one-way ticket USA-Ireland JUST BEFORE you fly
> to USA. Even if you get an e-ticket, you should be fine at the PoE.
> But you should be able to prove it to the immigration officer at the
> PoE.
>
> Btw, I fully understand you: we students have to take a good look at
> our wallet because it is not the biggest one...;-) |
