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Re:British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days ov... by gobblegobble2 on Monday March 10, 2025 @04:15PM (#43325546)
The article says "[she] was told she should have applied for a working visa, instead of a tourist visa", so it's fair to assume she had a proper B2 tourist visa, which lets you stay for 6 months.
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Re:British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days ov... by decimalenough on Monday March 10, 2025 @07:57PM (#43327622)
VWP/ESTA is a "tourist visa" in all but name, and it's much more likely that a UK citizen would be using this instead of going through the full B2 visa application rigmarole.
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