Parents given only 2 months stay at Miami POE: Immigration attorney explains why a B1/B2 visa does not guarantee six months' stay in US

A B1/B2 visa does not guarantee admission to the US. A US visitor's visa allows a six-month stay during any single visit but that does not guarantee that they can remain in the US for six months. They will have to follow the date that border officials give on the I-94 at the time of entry. Form I-94 is the US government's official arrival/departure record for most foreign nationals entering the US and it determines how long they are allowed to stay in the US.Recently, an NRI account posted on social media that the parents came to the US with their return tickets booked in February 2027 but at the Miami port of entry, the officers allowed them to stay only till November 2026, which would make the duration of their stay only two months. The NRI account said that the parents came for the birth of their grandchild, but if they have to leave in November, they would miss the birth. The account also said that the CBP officer noticed that the father had a job in India and hence asked why the parents needed a five-month stay in the US.Read: Parents came to US for 5 months, officer allowed only 2 months as father has a job in India: NRI shares parents' entry experience, seeks adviceWhile the...