If you want to visit (and not live in) the United States you must first obtain a visitor visa. Travelers from certain countries may be exempt. If you want to travel to the United States for reasons other than business or pleasure, such as study or work, you must apply for a visa in the appropriate category.
How long can I spend in USA as a tourist?
The quick answer to the question of how long a visitor can lawfully stay in the United States for most people is six months. To be more precise, once an admission is determined to be “fair and reasonable,” the default position is that the visitor is granted a six month time period to stay.
How long is a US tourist visa valid for?
10 years
The US Tourist Visa (B-1/B-2) is a non-immigrant US Visa. Its validity period ranges from 1 month to 10 years and allows single, double or multiples entries to the US. The period of stay which is a maximum of 6 months is recorded by the Customs and Border Protection officer.
Do you need a tourist visa to visit the United States?
A foreign national traveling to the United States for tourism needs a visitor visa (B-2) unless qualifying for entry under the Visa Waiver Program. Tourism is a short visit for vacation, for visiting family and friends, or for medical treatment.
Why do people come to the United States for tourism?
Tourism is a short visit for vacation, for visiting family and friends, or for medical treatment. For vacation, seeing family and friends, or medical treatment. Most citizens of participating countries (see NOTE below)* may travel to the United States for short visits without a visa though the Visa Waiver Program.
Why is it important to visit the United States?
Visit the United States. The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State work together to create and maintain an effective, efficient visa process that secures America’s borders from external threats yet ensures that our country remains open to legitimate travel. Such travel is important to our international,…
How many people visit United States each year?
The International Trade Administration’s Tourism Industries Office has issued a report indicating that there were 4.9 million visits to the U.S. by United Kingdom residents in 2015 out of a total of 77.5 million. See also the Tourism Industries one-pager Fast Facts 2015 (PDF, 1 page).
