Esta visa- can I obtain 1 if B1/B2 not expired?
Upvote:2
An ESTA or a B1/B2 visa only grant the right to present yourself at the border to apply for admission. They do not need to be valid for the duration of the stay - only at the time of entering the US. In other countries, visas have to be valid for the whole stay, but that is not true for B1/B2 visa and ESTA in the US.
The length of the admitted stay is also not dependent on the validity of the visa. Entering under the visa waiver program is actually worse here, as this typically means 90 days of allowed stay, whereas B1/B2 grants 180 days. However, the border officer may also choose a lower duration of admission. Regardless of the admitted duration, it should be clear to the officer that your daughter is not trying to live in the US based on her recent travel history.
In any case, there is simply no need to have overlapping ESTAs and B1/B2 visa as with the B1/B2 visa still being valid in August, your daughter can use that.
Upvote:3
I don't think you're right about the visa being unsuitable for this trip, though it would be possible to have a better idea about that with more information (see my comment above).
However, there is a way to deal with the uncertainty. Officers are not supposed to admit people under the VWP if they have a valid visa for their trip, so arrive with both and let the officer decide whether the visa is valid for this trip. Step by step:
- Apply for ESTA authorization.
- If it is granted, on arrival in the US
- Avoid using an immigration kiosk. Say you need to speak with an officer. If asked why, say that you're not certain whether the visa is valid for your present purpose. Present the visa to the immigration officer and say "I am not sure whether this visa is valid for this trip, so I got ESTA authorization as well."
- If you cannot speak to an immigration officer, scan the visa at the automated passport control kiosk.
- If the ESTA application is not successful, travel to the US with the visa, or, if you're really worried, apply for a new visa.
More post
- 📝 Australian with German Residence Permit... Schengen?
- 📝 Greece Schengen Visa queries for UK resident
- 📝 Can I get a Portuguese invitation-based visa without having a 'Termo de Responsabilidade'?
- 📝 Need some advice from the pros about interrailing around Europe!
- 📝 Does a dual Filipino American citizen need a shore pass to transit Narita/Haneda?
- 📝 Checking in Medical Equipment for Free
- 📝 Is it worth while to get extra leg-room when travelling on a 16 hour flight, on a 777-300ER?
- 📝 Can I take unopened sealed tea bags to Mexico from the U.K.?
- 📝 Roads in Japan during Golden Week
- 📝 How to communicate that a tip to staff on a cruise ship is additional to those prepaid?
- 📝 Trying to get on a full Indian Railways train - any strategies?
- 📝 Old passport that contained my B1/B2 was snipped in the corner
- 📝 Transit in DXB between terminal 2 to 1
- 📝 Arriving Heathrow airport terminal 2, departing terminal 3, but need lounge access in terminal 2
- 📝 Trading or selling personal camera equipment while temporarily in the US
- 📝 Is there a tiny but smart pet I can hide in my pocket while traveling?
- 📝 How to connect between Indonesian Air Asia and Jetstar at Denpasar (Bali) airport?
- 📝 Is it ok to bring sweets with dairy products into USA
- 📝 Hours needed for international/domestic transfer in Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
- 📝 Schengen visa for Iceland processed by the Danish embassy
- 📝 How to stay safe in Mexico City
- 📝 How can I return to the USA legally after the voluntary departure?
- 📝 Where's this verdant ridge?
- 📝 Trip in the south of Germany
- 📝 I decided to extend my stay in Singapore and change my next country of destination, what should I do about the SG Arrival Card?
- 📝 Entering the US with ESTA Visa waiver program with a one way flight and a bus ticket to Mexico
- 📝 Can I use my Belgian student visa to study in another Schengen country?
- 📝 Do I need a Transit visa to fly Delhi-Zurich-Dublin-St. Johns (Canada)?
- 📝 Does Duterte's lockdown on Metro Manila due to COVID-19 impact non-Filipino citizens traveling from Metro Manila to somewhere else?
- 📝 Mostly-unlimited-data SIM cards for US citizens going to the EU?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Can I apply for a B-1/B-2 visa when my previous F-1 visa has expired but my SEVIS record has not been released?
- 📝 Can I apply for a new German Schengen visa, when my first Czech Schengen visa has not expired but only allows me to enter once?
- 📝 Can one obtain a visa for a third country in their home country if they do not currently live in the home country?
- 📝 Esta visa- can I obtain 1 if B1/B2 not expired?
- 📝 If I obtain a Chinese tourist visa does its validity always start immediately, or can I get one that begins at a certain date in the future?
- 📝 Applied for ESTA and was denied. Subsequently, secured a visa and travelled to US. Can I try ESTA again?
- 📝 Can I apply for B1-B2 visa if ESTA is still valid?
- 📝 Can I register a Private visa in Russia though not staying with the person who issued the invitation?
- 📝 Can one obtain a visa for Mauritania while in Australia?
- 📝 Is it possible to obtain a Schengen visa from the US with an expired J-1 visa?
- 📝 Can you be denied boarding in Italy for not having a visa to the UK?
- 📝 Valid Schengen visa in unmarried name and old expired passport, can I travel with both again?
- 📝 Expired Filipino passport with non-expired Kuwait visa -- can I still use the visa?
- 📝 Can you travel to the US with a visa in an expired passport if your new passport is a service passport?
- 📝 UK Visa Officer issued Visa sticker on the expired passport instead of the valid passport. Can I travel?
- 📝 Can not obtain proof of ticket cancellation from Wizz Air
- 📝 I have Canadian passport, can I obtain a Canadian visa for my Saudi passport?
- 📝 I did not receive visa papers when entering Mexico and have a flight in 2 weeks. Can I exit and re-enter through Guatemala to fix this?
- 📝 Can I stay in Italy with valid study visa and expired Permesso?
- 📝 Leave the US with expired immigrant visa and not yet received Green Card
- 📝 Can I apply for an ESTA while I have a pending US visa application for my second non-VWP eligible passport?
- 📝 How can I obtain a lost copy of a UK Visa Refusal Letter from UKBA or concerned authority?
- 📝 Can I renew my children's expired ESTA while remaining in the USA?
- 📝 Can I use a valid Chinese visa in my expired UK passport if I have renewed my passport?
- 📝 Can I use my husband's bank statement to apply for a visit visa to Canada. My husband is not travelling with me
- 📝 What can I do: UK transit visa not issued or passport returned: my flight is in two days?
- 📝 Can a UK visa and BRP card associated with an expired passport be used for re-entry into the UK alongside a valid passport issued by another country?
- 📝 Can a US citizen apply for an ESTA visa to visit US?
- 📝 I have an L2 visa but it expired Feb 2019, can I travel domestically?
- 📝 Can I travel to Germany on a bus through France with a "Deutschland" visa not a Schengen stated visa?