Visitors
B-2 and ESTA visitors, and parents visiting
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B-2 visa and ESTA: how long visitors can stay
How long you may stay, why you cannot work, how to ask for more time, and what overstaying costs.
4 min
Health insurance for visiting parents and B-2 visitors
Why visitors need their own travel medical plan, what to check before buying, and what to do if they get sick.
4 min
Parents visiting: B-2 visa rules
Applying for a visitor visa, the interview, how long parents may stay, extending with Form I-539, and why overstaying causes long bans.
4 min
Helping visiting parents feel at home
Senior centers, places of worship, libraries, getting around without a license, safety basics, and keeping them busy while you work.
3 min
Parents visiting on a B-2 visa: airport documents checklist
What parents should carry on the plane, what the border officer may ask, and what goes in carry-on or checked bags.
3 min
Extending a B-2 visitor stay with Form I-539 and avoiding overstay
How visitors ask for more time, why the I-94 date matters, what overstaying costs, and how to keep proof that you left.
3 min
Visitor insurance claims: pre-existing conditions, denials, appeals
How visitor medical insurance pays, key words, how to file a claim, why claims are denied, how to appeal and lower a bill.
3 min
Visiting parents: driving in the US and airport wheelchair help
Foreign license and IDP rules, insurance and rental cars, free airline wheelchair help, TSA Cares, and meeting parents at arrival.
3 min