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J1 to ESTA while applying for E2
I am currently on a J1 visa and will be applying to change to an E2 visa.
Let's say my J1 expires on X. I will go to Canada from X to X+14 and I have a marriage and family trip planned in the US from ...
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Can I enter the US on an ESTA before the 30-day grace period on a J1 then exit to Canada and re-enter on my J1?
I have booked a contiki tour that starts on the 10th of July, but my J1 visa's 30-day grace period is the 15th of July (14th of August on my documents as the official start date of the course). I am ...
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I have an approved ESTA but then realised I need a visa J1
I have an approved ESTA but then realised I need a visa J1. I've now applied for the visa, can I just not use the ESTA as it wont cancel? Will it affect anything if I just use the visa (to US) ?
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Can I apply for ESTA while I'm in the US on a J-1 visa? [duplicate]
Right now I'm studying in the US on a J-1 visa. After studying, I would love to travel around the US (for longer than the grace period of 30 days, but under 90 days). Can I get an ESTA while still on ...
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Extending my stay in the US by crossing the Canadian border and entering again with ESTA [duplicate]
I am currently in the US under a J-1 student visa. It's an exchange student program, and after the end of this school year, I'll get released from the program and will be able to stay for additional ...
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Can I do academic research while on ESTA?
This is related to the following topic: Doing research on ESTA / J-1 visa.
However, the circumstances are more favorable for me, so that is why I want to ask: I want to conduct research with a ...
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Can I apply for ESTA while in USA, after my J1 expires? [closed]
I am currently studying on a J1 visa which expires in May. I am aware of the grace period of 30 days, but I want to stay in the USA for 90 days after my J1 expires. Can I apply for an ESTA while in ...
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J-1 visa + ESTA to travel, not to RE-ENTER but to STAY in the US?
I am from the Netherlands and I know that similar questions were frequently asked but unfortunately, it seems like no one is in the exact situation I am. I went to New York last year, just for a week, ...
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Is ESTA needed with a J-1 Visa?
I'm going on an internship in the USA this Summer.
I already received my J-1 Visa but I was wondering if I still have to apply for ESTA. Is this the case?
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J1 Visa and ESTA for the US
I have booked flights to the US on the 29th of June but my J1 visa does not begin until the 19/08. Do I just apply for an ESTA Visa to cover for the time before the exchange period?
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J1 visa followed by ESTA
My daughter will be studying in the United States on a J1 visa. After her course finishes she has 30 days left on her J1. Can she then stay for a while longer to travel using ESTA?
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Doing research on ESTA / J-1 visa
Context: I am a researcher from an ESTA eligible country. I have a planned research stay coming up in 2019 (April - July), where I would work on a project under a J-1 Visa (with US funding).
Now my ...
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Overstayed visa J1, now coming back for vacations (2 weeks)
I am a French national and I have done 2 consecutive J1 stays (1 year each). The first one was fine, and during the 2nd one I overstayed for about 1 month.
Now, 2 years later, I want to go back to ...
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Can you apply for ESTA while in the US with a J1 visa?
I am in the US with a J1 visa that was sponsored by a university to let me study there one semester. Once the semester ended, I applied for academic training, which added another semester to my J1. In ...
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After a 18 month J1 visa, can I come back to the US with ESTA and stay 3 months? [duplicate]
I'm from Italy and I had a J1 visa for the US for 18 months. Now it's expired (I'm in the grace period) so I'll soon go back to Italy. Since my boyfriend is American and lives in the US I would like ...
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