So here is the backstory. I am Swedish but my girlfriend is an American living in GA and I have been visiting her about 3 times a year for the past four years. I have been staying for about 3-4 weeks at a time under VWP and never had any problems. On my last visit this past summer CBP thought that too little time had passed since my previous visit (about a month and a half) and inquired about it. Basically they were saying that I was there too much in a short amount of time. After I explained that I own a company and have a lot of downtime between projects they let me in. However the officer advised me to get a B2 visa. I was not clear why I would need one since they admitted me under VWP. They were really busy that day so I did not have an opportunity to ask them more about it.
I plan to visit my girlfriend over Christmas and New Years. It would be a 3 week stay at the most
I checked and I am still authorized to travel under ESTA so I gather that I am not banned from the program in any way. I have never overstayed past the allowed limit of days allowed under VWP. Nor have I violated any other conditions pertaining to the VWP.
I have tried to get more information from CBP but they could not answer the question oddly enough. I have also used a chatservice with ustraveldocs.com but they only copy pasted standard responses about needing a visa if you are denied from VWP.
I am really confused at this point so if any of you can shed any light on this I would be most grateful. Basically, should I get a visa or not?
I plan to visit my girlfriend over Christmas and New Years. It would be a 3 week stay at the most
I checked and I am still authorized to travel under ESTA so I gather that I am not banned from the program in any way. I have never overstayed past the allowed limit of days allowed under VWP. Nor have I violated any other conditions pertaining to the VWP.
I have tried to get more information from CBP but they could not answer the question oddly enough. I have also used a chatservice with ustraveldocs.com but they only copy pasted standard responses about needing a visa if you are denied from VWP.
I am really confused at this point so if any of you can shed any light on this I would be most grateful. Basically, should I get a visa or not?
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