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@Gabriel ********
you may be right but expecting consistency here is a waste of energy. Try another branch
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@Chuck *********
very definitely English. A UK expression meaning roughly “wasting people’s time”.

Most English expressions and terms are fine in the US. Except for the one used for cigarettes.

In a meeting in the US years ago. In San Francisco. An English participant said “I’m stepping out for a <English expression for a cigarette here>

You could have heard a pin drop.
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Probably not unless you have a ton more in and out stamps prior.

If you try to extend though you’ll only get 7 days.

And of course all of this depends on the IO you get
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The IO you got at that time. You will be fine, until you aren’t.

Even sillier since you can get any retirement, LTR or marriage visa and completely eliminate the risk of being rejected.

So sure. Lots of people will come and go like this. Only a few will get pulled but when they do the impact is significant and better mitigated than gambled.
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You should be fine. I got an O A outside th country and after a full year will do LTR. Elite is extremely expensive and IMO not really worth it.
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There is no hard and fast answer. Your sister clearly isn’t part of the group they are really targeting but it all depends the what the IO in front of her thinks.