tourist visa and flight booking for 6 months?

Robert Jorge says on Jun 23, 2007, 08:32:

Your first paragraph is accurate. Don't worry about the dates on the return tickets. I did the exact same thing one year ago. I had return tickets for 6 months after my entry, but was given only a 2 month stamp in my passport. I don't think they even looked or asked for my return tickets. You'll be fine, don't worry about it. If you are totally fluent in Spanish, sweet talk the DAS "stamper", and tell him / her that you plan on staying for 6 months, so could he / she give you a 90 day stamp? It is rare, but does happen. You almost certainly will have to ask the person though. If you can manage the 90 day stamp, it will save you a little bit of money, and it will be one less day of running around for a 30 day extension in the future. If they only give you the 60 day stamp, don't worry about that either, it is the most common stamp. It is worth the effort though to try for the 90 day stamp.

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englishhunk says on Jun 23, 2007, 10:30:

hi geezer, where in ul are you from ? taking a career break ?

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getting better says on Jun 23, 2007, 16:04:

Its a long while ago now but when I spent 6 months there I got 90 days and nipped into Ecuador, and after a long argument on the border got another 90 days on reentry. Maybe you'd only get 60 rather than 90 for both, but it's a lot less hassle than applying for an extension IMO.

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elgrin says on Jun 26, 2007, 08:08:

Thanks RJ and gb. It looks like I don't have so much to worry about as I thought.

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