VISIT AMERICA (B.2 - B.1).

B-1 or B-2 application being approved by a US consulate in your home country.

Visiting United States for Business, B-1

The B-1 is a non-immigrant visa visa available to aliens traveling to the United States for business or professional reasons. Among other professionals, it is widely used by:

• Aliens entering the US to participate in the various conferences, workshops, seminars, trainings, conventions, negotiations, business meetings, retreats and conferences.
• Aliens who are engaged in the projects carried out in the US
• Aliens entering the US to participate in litigation
• Aliens entering the US to give a guest lecture or speech at a US educational institution.

 

Visit United States for Pleasure, B-2

The B-2 visa is probably the most popular US visa. This non-immigrant visa is available to aliens traveling to the United States for tourism or pleasure. If the B-2 visa is for multiple entries, an alien can usually re-enter the US several times as long as an alien maintains residence in the foreign country. Additionally, the B-2 visa processing times are relatively short. Most commonly, B-2 visa is granted to aliens intending to enter the US to:

• Visit friends and relatives in the US
• Receive medical treatment in the US
• Tour the US for pleasure

While the B-2 visa is very common, it is very frequently denied. B-2 visa denial is very frustrating because it usually involves vacation plans and/or visiting family and friends.

Both B-1 and B-2 visa applicants must:

• demonstrate an intent to depart at the expiration of their authorized stay (I-94)
• show employment, family, social ties to residence abroad
• Adequate financial resources to carry out purpose of a visist, be it sightseeing or medical treatment. In most cases, B-2 visa holders are admitted to the US for 6 months, but this period can be shorter, for example 3 months or even 1 month