Seeing Off Cheryl

[kevin_standlee]

I worked from home today and then took cherylmorgan to SFO airport for her flight back to the UK. As those of you following her blog know, she's back to Darkest Somerset for the next few months.

Now I have to buckle down and actually finish that article I promised shsilver months ago.

Comments

[jcbemis.livejournal.com]

Does Cheryl have the problem future neighbors of ours who are UK citizens have that she can not spend more than 6 months in a calendar year in the US due to visa limits?

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Yes, that is exactly the problem. Not more than 180 days per calendar year, and not more than 90 days per individual stay. And going to Canada or Mexico does not "reset" the 90-day clock, either. Indeed, inserting her Torcon 3 trip into the middle of one of her US stays led to the two of us getting to spend lots of time in the waiting room at US Immigration in Toronto sweating out whether they would let her back into the USA.

In this country's zeal to keep Nasty Furriners out, we're also managing to keep out people who would and do make valuable additions to the USA. Indeed, most of Cheryl's clients are US-based companies, so in her case US immigration policy is diverting income tax revenue out of the USA and into the UK.

[jcbemis.livejournal.com]

I think the 90 day per stay is only for people working - at least I don't remember our future neighbors mentioning that part.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

The 90 days per stay is for anyone entering the USA under the Visa Waiver Program, regardless of reason.