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British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days over visa issue

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205 points n1b0m | 1 comments | 10 Mar 25 18:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Svip ◴[10 Mar 25 19:57 UTC] No.43325275[source]▶
Frankly, I wouldn't dare to overstay my tourist visa in the US either 10 or 20 years ago. The articles notes "four month", a standard US tourist visa for an ESTA country (e.g. the UK) would grant 90 days upon arrival; any travel within Canada counts too. Canada, however, grants 180 days, helping explain why Canada may not have seen an issue. Whenever travelling elsewhere for more than 1 month, check _everything_; including your travel insurance, most only last 60 days.
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toast0 ◴[10 Mar 25 19:58 UTC] No.43325294[source]▶
> helping explain why Canada may not have seen an issue

The article seems to indicate that Canada did have an issue:

> Canadian authorities told her to go back to the US and fill in new paperwork before returning to cross into Canada.

It seems that she was detained after re-entering the US upon being refused entry into Canada.

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1. pclmulqdq ◴[10 Mar 25 21:57 UTC] No.43326570[source]▶
If you are trying to get a visa anywhere, it's very standard for them to ask if you have ever been denied entry to any country, and it raises a lot of red flags (regardless of the reason). It's entirely possible she mentioned the denial when talking to the US authorities, and that caused them to detain her until she could be suitably deported.