I'm thinking of asking a curious question: what happens if you are forced to overstay in a country because you were denied boarding your flight out of the country or your flight was cancelled, as a general question for many countries. Would such a question be considered too broad? If so, should I narrow it to just one country, or should I narrow it to specific cases like boarding denials due to overbooking, other reason, delays, cancellations, or your flight is diverted back to the same country?
@gparyani It seems pretty broad to me. As a practical matter, most countries will figure out some way to deal with you if it's not your fault, but the details will vary from country to country
@ZachLipton So if I were to limit it to, say, just the USA, but keep it general for all flight situations (delays, cancellations, diversions, boarding denials, etc.) it wouldn't be too broad?
@ZachLipton Now that I think about it, I think I'd ask two questions: one for boarding denials, another for the rest, because the former affects just that one person while the latter affects everyone on that flight.
Of course, both would be limited to just one country.
What generally happens if I am forced to overstay my legal stay in the USA because my flight gets delayed, cancelled, or diverted? Will I be banned from entering the USA? Will I still be able to use the Visa Waiver Program to enter?
Some examples:
I entered the U.S. on a visitor visa. I was su...
@gparyani I didn't downvote but generally we frown upon questions about situations which could've been easily prevented with a bit of foresight - in this case booking a ticket that leaves a few days before the visa expires is the prudent solution
same goes for questions like "Help, tickets are cheaper from Jan 1st but my visa is valid until December 25th. Can I just overstay?"
@JonathanReez Why would we or should frown upon such questions? That's the view immigration officials are likely to take and I often tell people that in answers but that does not make the question illegitimate.
@Relaxed to me it shows a lack of planning on OPs side. I would also frown on questions like "help, I've left for the airport 1 hour before departure and was late because I was stuck in a traffic jam. Did the airline rightfully bump me off the flight?!"
But I wouldn't frown on a question like "The cheapest ticket combination requires me to transfer from the train station to the airport in 1 hour. Is it feasible considering the likelihood of traffic jams in city X?"
@JonathanReez So what? Up and down voting is not there to express judgment about the way people conduct their lives... I am sure we did get questions about traffic jams incidentally.
What generally happens if I am forced to overstay my legal stay in the USA because my flight gets delayed, cancelled, or diverted? Will I be banned from entering the USA? Will I still be able to use the Visa Waiver Program to enter?
Some examples:
I entered the U.S. on a visitor visa. I was su...
