Who is exempt from the 90-day rule?
Ugh, the 90-day rule... It basically says if you come to the US on a tourist visa and then quickly try to change your status to something like a green card, immigration might think you lied about your original intentions! So, tourists and temporary visitors have to be careful. Thankfully, people on H or L visas dont sweat it as much. Those visas already acknowledge the possibility of wanting to stay longer, which makes it easier to not have to worry.
Okay, so the dreaded 90-day rule… shudders. Basically, imagine coming to the US on a tourist visa, like, “Hey, just here to see the Statue of Liberty!” And then, BAM, a month later you’re trying to get married and apply for a green card? Immigration gets a little suspicious, right? They might think you weren’t really just visiting, you know? That you had plans all along.
So, yeah, tourists and temporary visitors? We gotta be careful with that 90-day window. It’s like, you have to genuinely intend to leave when you first come in.
But, phew, the good news is it doesn’t apply to everyone. Like, if you’re on an H or L visa – that’s for specialized workers or intracompany transfers, basically folks coming here for a specific job – you don’t sweat it nearly as much. Why? Because those visas kinda already imply you might want to stick around! They already know you’re probably thinking long-term. Which, honestly, makes things a whole lot easier, doesn’t it? I mean, can you imagine the stress if everyone had to worry about that 90-day thing? No thanks!
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