Leaving USA by road to CA on last day of i-94 question !

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hponawa

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Hi,

I am a foreign medical student currently in the US doing my clinical clerkships at a hospital in detroit.

I have a 10 year multiple entry B1/B2 visa. I entered the US on April 14th 2009 and my 6 month I-94 expires on October 13th 2009.

I still have a few more months to complete my clinical clerkship here so I need to get my I-94 extended.

I understand that just driving/flying to Canada or Mexico and returning few days later will not result in a new extended i-94. However, what if I drive to Canada on the LAST DAY of my I-94 (October 13th 2009), surrender my I-94 at the border upon entry into Canada, stay in Canada for a few days (more than 48 hours) and then drive back into USA ? If they grant me entry, wouldnt they have to issue me a new I-94 now since the old I-94 would have been expired anyway?

Is this something I could do instead of filing for an I-94 extension? Would it be okay if I stay for just a few days in Canada and return or do I need to be in Canada for a set number of days before I am allowed to reenter USA on a B1/B2 visa?

If this is a possible method and if someone has tried it, pls let me know if it worked etc.


Ofcourse, I have all the documents and schedules from my university showing that I need to stay in US for a few more months to complete my clinical work as a medical student and I am not being paid or anything for it.


Any input would be appreciated!

Thanks
 
They would probably not allow you to do this, you are not supposed to be "living in the USA" with a VISITOR visa. If you leave, it needs to be for at least 4-5 months before coming back or it will arise hard questioning and maybe a restricted entry.
 
Thanks for the input PraetorianXI and TripleCitizen....

PraetorianXI....just to clear, for foreign medical students in caribbean medical schools, their 3rd and 4th years of clinical clerkship in hospitals are usually done in the US hospitals. The students always come to the US on B1 visas. That is the "allocated" visa for medical students visiting US for medical clerkships. Ofcourse, we are still students here and not allowed to get paid. Even though we are students, we cant be on the regular F-1 visas because the medical school is not a US based school.

So as far as visa type, I am on the correct visa in my case.



Another quick question, since I have a valid reason to be in the US (clinical clerkships), what do you think my chances are for gaining reentry at the canadian border again?.......when I flew in on April 14th, there was zero resistance in immigration. I was granted entry as soon as I said I was here for clinical work and showed my school provided documents.

I am currently in a rotation at a hospital and cant take a big break so my only concern is whether I will face resistance or not if I leave USA just for the weekend or so if I plan to drive back and forth.

What do you think?

Thanks for all the help!
 
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