USA ESTA Visa time if I went to London as well

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To be honest, given that you plan on getting married, you should take it really easy with visa-free visits, because it will be extremely easy for the CBP to assume you plan on simply remaining illegally.

I personally would hardly recommend more than a single one-month visit within a 6-month period. Definitely bring a return flight confirmation and proof of ties to Australia.

Then, when the time comes, if you plan on settling in the US, get a derivative E3-D visa

That said: yes, the clock resets when you leave the WHTI area (basically North America+Caribbean), and so you could be granted a new 90-day visa-free stay in the US - at the CBP's discretion of course

Also your ESTA (which is not a visa, but an online passport registration needed for most people except Canadians to enter without a visa by air or sea) is valid for 2 years unless your passport expires sooner. So no need to apply twice even if visiting twice.

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You're mixing up two different things: ESTA preclearance (valid two years, good for unlimited entries) and the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to actually enter the country.

Under the VWP, you can enter the US for a period of up to 90 days, and the clock will reset if you go to London and come back. Your ESTA will remain valid throughout.

Beware that, visas aside, you may be denied entry to the US if they have reason to suspect you will work illegally or not return, and going there to be with your boyfriend and not having the means to support yourself will raise alarm bells.

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