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by mdpopescu 2855 days ago
I actually went to the US in that exact scenario - tourist visa, six months, paid peanuts. (This was back in 2000.) Until then, it had been a dream of mine to visit the US and that accomplished that dream.

I have fond memories of that time and I would revisit... but I'll wait until things return to how they were back then. (Start at "no TSA" and go from there.)
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drdaeman 2855 days ago
Makes sense, thanks. Yes, no doubt US is a good country and one can wish to live there.

I didn't knew tourist visas can be as long as 6 months - thought they're normally shorter.

Yet, this is still odd to me (just me). As far as I get it, if you're caught, you're banned from visiting the country again, and for a long while. Feels like a bad way to end a dream.

It must be that my subjective perception of the risks involved overweighted the positive aspects.

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