Visiting the US for one day...issues?

bairn7
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Hi all

I plan to visit the US for one day in either June or September for a dinner. Flying in on the morning of the dinner and flying back to the UK the day after.

I visit the US 2 or 3 times a year for vacation. I don't want to jeopardise that, and I know its probably a silly question, but is only having a 24 hour stay planned likely to cause problems at immigration when I arrive or is such an itinerary not that out of the ordinary?

I'd either be flying into JFK or DTW depending on which dinner I attend.

Thanks in advance

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  • cubegame
    cubegame Posts: 2,042 Forumite
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    Nothing out of the ordinary. I've done it for business on a couple of occasions.
  • stevie11
    stevie11 Posts: 682 Forumite
    Not a problem as long as your esta and paperwork are in order. I have done it a few times. The TSA officer may quiz you more and if you get one with a sense of humour they may take the mickey out of you for stopping only for dinner.
    Have fun.
  • sandsy
    sandsy Posts: 1,718 Forumite
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    We stayed for 5 hours last month, as we had to change flights in Dallas. Still had to enter through immigration and then depart again. Had no problems whatsoever.
  • gettingtheresometime
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    stevie11 wrote: »
    Not a problem as long as your esta and paperwork are in order. I have done it a few times. The TSA officer may quiz you more and if you get one with a sense of humour they may take the mickey out of you for stopping only for dinner.
    Have fun.

    I've never known a TSA officer to have a sense of humour or even a welcoming attitude.
  • EssexExile
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    gettingtheresometime wrote: »
    I've never known a TSA officer to have a sense of humour or even a welcoming attitude.
    They're fine if you're fine. They're just people.
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  • gettingtheresometime
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    EssexExile wrote: »
    They're fine if you're fine. They're just people.

    I'm perfectly polite to them and I appreciate the job they have to do.

    However I've never come across one that has smiled (regardless of the time of arrival) or bordered on pleasant
  • stevie11
    stevie11 Posts: 682 Forumite
    gettingtheresometime wrote: »
    I'm perfectly polite to them and I appreciate the job they have to do.

    However I've never come across one that has smiled (regardless of the time of arrival) or bordered on pleasant

    I suppose they don't have to be nice or even smile just doing their job. Twice last year at Lax I got the same TSA officer from hell, answered all his questions politely but both times sent me to secondary for no reason, needless to say I missed my connection on one occasion.

    On the flip side I have had a few that have been pleasant and a couple that given me advice on places to visit and good bars etc.

    People have good and bad days I suppose apart from the TEA officer from he'll who must permanently have a bad day:(
  • jackieblack
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    gettingtheresometime wrote: »
    I'm perfectly polite to them and I appreciate the job they have to do.

    However I've never come across one that has smiled (regardless of the time of arrival) or bordered on pleasant

    Maybe you've just been unlucky
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  • Jan1975
    Jan1975 Posts: 9 Forumite
    Don!!!8217;t see any issues. My OH was Chairman of a UK company with a US arm. We went to the US every two weeks for one or two nights on ESTA for three years. The TSA have pulled us several times and I have found the easiest and speediest way to get through it is to say nothing more than a simple answer to their question. Anything more than 10 words in a sentence and they!!!8217;re not interested!
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