Free planning tool
How can you organize a visit to the United States?
Enter arrival and departure dates. The tool calculates the trip length and creates practical preparation, home-care, and return checkpoints.
Free. Values stay in your browser and are not sent to US Expat Desk. Reviewed September 2026.
Visit-to-the-US planner
The planner counts calendar days and places household prompts around the customer-entered travel dates.
Worked example
A household plans a 17-day family visit and receives preparation and return-home prompts.
Result
- summary
- 17 calendar days in the United States
- duration Days
- 17
- tasks
tasks
Item
- label
- Review travel and household arrangements
- offset Days
- -30
- date
- 2027-05-02
Item
- label
- Confirm home care and useful contacts
- offset Days
- -14
- date
- 2027-05-18
Item
- label
- Complete the departure check
- offset Days
- -1
- date
- 2027-05-31
Item
- label
- Arrive in the United States
- offset Days
- 0
- date
- 2027-06-01
Item
- label
- Depart the United States
- offset Days
- 0
- date
- 2027-06-18
Item
- label
- Review the return home
- offset Days
- 1
- date
- 2027-06-19
How the result is worked out
The planner counts calendar days and places household prompts around the customer-entered travel dates.
Limitations
It does not decide admission, visa, tax, insurance, medical, or travel-document requirements.
This tool does not decide eligibility, legal obligations, document sufficiency, or official outcomes.
Sources and review
The result is deterministic and uses only the values entered. Open original sources when a planning step depends on a provider or authority.
- International Travel. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved September 22, 2026.
US Expat Desk is the trading name of Joao Vitor Humenhuk Achutti, a sole trader. Reviewed September 2026.
Common questions
Does visit-to-the-us planner decide an official requirement?
No. It organizes customer-entered planning information and never decides eligibility, legal obligations, or official deadlines.
Where are my answers stored?
The calculation runs in this browser. Your answers are not sent to US Expat Desk.
Can I export the result?
Yes. A completed result can be printed and exported in the formats shown beside the result.
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