Timeline for Leaving Mexico after 90 days as part of ESTA requirements
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| Mar 14, 2019 at 2:33 | comment | added | phoog | I forgot a preposition in my previous comment! At or by, take your pick. | |
| Mar 13, 2019 at 22:18 | comment | added | phoog | @GerardAshton the actual rule with regard to tickets is related to the traveler's residence, not the point of origin. So a British citizen (or any VWP traveler) who resides in Mexico can use a ticket to Mexico to satisfy the requirement, even if arriving from the UK or indeed from anywhere else. This is regulated 8 CFR 217.2(c)(1). | |
| Mar 13, 2019 at 22:07 | comment | added | Gerard Ashton | I was mixed up with the requirement to have a return or onward ticket to be admitted under VWP, and Mexico would not have counted as "onward" when arriving from the UK. But since the transit already happened, that's a moot point. | |
| Mar 13, 2019 at 22:03 | history | edited | phoog | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 13, 2019 at 22:03 | comment | added | phoog | @GerardAshton regarding "leaving to a nearby place like Mexico doesn't count as an exit": that's not how it works from a legal point of view. The person is most certainly not considered to be present in the US during his or her time in the Caribbean, Canada or Mexico. I've added a citation to the specific paragraph of the CFR. Also note the use of "may," which means that using this provision is discretionary. | |
| Mar 13, 2019 at 21:50 | comment | added | Gerard Ashton | My recollection is if a person enters the US from a distant place like the UK, leaving to a nearby place like Mexico doesn't count as an exit, so the 90 day clock continues to tick. There is a place to send evidence that one left if it doesn't get recorded automatically, but would sending evidence of leaving Mexico 180 days after entering the US satisfy the requirement? | |
| Mar 13, 2019 at 21:13 | history | answered | phoog | CC BY-SA 4.0 |