How long for passports and visas to US?

[Amity]

You do electronic visas on EtSA. Takes about a week.

[Cassius2]

passports are quick and i think from memory visas under 90 days are automatic to the US are they not?? sorry have only been to the US for 90+ days so needed a residency visa.

FWIW on your second question, i would be tempted to stopover in LA before NY. i found the jet hopping from LAX to the east coast really exhausting after the long haul flight from australia and really could of done with a nana nap to break it up.

[Kazzo]

My DH always gets his Visa approved in about 1 hour and he goes to America 3 times a year. 9 wks in plenty of time to get organised. How many days are you going to give yourself in LA? Most flights get into LA early morning there, so your best bet is to try staying awake all day and sleeping when it is night there. Has worked for me and DH whenever we have gone. Doing it at the end of the trip means something for your DD to really look forward to but will you get lots of when are we going to Disneyland?

[anney]

Thanks ladies. Glad to hear passports don't take long. If we do the long trip from new York to Melbourne with no stopover, should we get back Friday to be able to feel normal to get back to work and school on Monday?

[Kazzo]

Hmmm, coming home is always more of a challenge, your tired from the flight but also the holiday so yeah giving yourself a couple of days to re adjust is a great idea.