Extension of B Visa by travelling to Canada.

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rns219

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Hi,
I would like to know if one can get an extension on the B Visa by travelling to Canada and coming back to the US. Would the visa be re-stamped for 6 months??
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
Regards,
Rohit.
 
No. It does not work. You have to actually leave North America and the Caribbean.

Plus, if you try to re-enter the USA after staying 6 months, you will probably be denied and sent back home. You are supposed to "visit" the USA... not live here for 1 year.
 
If the extension grounds are justified, why not just submit an I-539? Why is the extension being sought?

rns219 said:
I would like to know if one can get an extension on the B Visa by travelling to Canada and coming back to the US. Would the visa be re-stamped for 6 months??
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Thanks for the replies. Does an extension petition raise eyebrows at immigration during a subsequent visit?? What are the generally accepted grounds for filing an extension petition?
 
rns219 said:
Thanks for the replies. Does an extension petition raise eyebrows at immigration during a subsequent visit?? What are the generally accepted grounds for filing an extension petition?
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It does more than raising eye brows... it raises "red flags"... and the "generally accepted grounds" are simply "REAL, UNEXPECTED, EMERGENCIES" that merit one to "live" in the USA for 1 year.
 
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