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Old 08-04-2013, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Wing-nut2 View Post
My daughter is an Enforcement Officer with CBP in Orlando. If any of you overstays would like to meet her, send me your address.
It would be great if your daughter could come to TV and hold a Q&A session - even if "unofficial" - preferably in Feb/Mar when most non-US are here.

I have a B2 visa which is stamped for six months each time I arrive here, but I do have at least a month "abroad" between each visit so meet the "meaningful departure" requirement.

However, in addition to immigration rules one must be mindful of the IRS. I have asked several people - tax lawyers, consular staff etc. - and they all say "120 days" is the maximum I should be in the USA each year, on a rolling basis.

The IRS counts current year days in full, last year at one third and the year before that at one sixth. So if I am here for 120 days each year they count it as 120+40+20=180.

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