US bank account and 90+ day visa options
Hi everyone - hoping to gain some advice as I seem to have left everything a bit last minute...
I'm planning to go to the US at the end of september and buy a bike and register it there, then travel around the western states for around 3 months...
I have two main questions:
1) does it make sense to set up a us bank account (either before or when I arrive) and transfer some £££s to $$$s so I'm not continually paying commisson on using my UK Visa/debit cards? I have an address I can use in the US but was wondering if they will let you have a bank account/card etc without being a resident?
2) As a UK citizen I know I can stay for 90 days without the need for a B2 visa - however, I sort of wanted to stay for a couple more weeks to the middle of January... I will be going into Mexico for at couple of weeks at some point (going to ride in Baja!) - can anyone confirm if this would allow me another 90 days once I re-enter the US, or is that 'loophole' essentially closed now? - I looked on the US embassy website and it seemed to suggest that any trip into Mexico or Canada and back out would have to be as part of the original 90 days - can anyone confirm or advise a way around this?
Many thanks in advance...
JennyMo xxx
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