Visitor Visa - B2

Hello everyone!

I recently submitted my DS 160 and got a date for both my interview and more information requiered from me (finger prints, picture, etc.) and as many people I am very nervous, people I personally know and even my parents have told me it is very difficult for a visa to be accepted and I would like some advice from people who have already gone through this process. My situation is:

I am an 18 year old boy who lives in Mexico, I am on summer break but by the time of my interview I would be going to a college I applied to and entered to, My father is the person who will be paying for my trip and I made sure to make this clear in my DS 160, he has a great job with really good income, my mom is a teacher in a public school in Mexico. I do not have any relatives in the US .

Here is where it gets complicated from what I have heard. I want to stay in the US for 1 month, more specifically in Luisiana, New Orleans with a friend I met online, we have been friends for over half a year now, Its a girl, she lives at her grandparents house alongside her sister, and I plan on staying at her house, We are just friends, We decided it would be cool for me to visit the states (I have never been to the states before) and she could show me around.

Like I said before I have my life in Mexico city and I do not plan on staying in the states, I am just nervous my visa could be rejected, this trip is really important, it is the month of both our birthdays and we are good friends.

I would really appreciate any advice, to prove and better my chances of obtaining this turist visa.

Hello Everyone,

I am working in SCM consulting company in India and hold B1 visa. In 2018, I traveled to US on official visit twice and stayed for 5 weeks and 3 weeks.

This year i will be visiting US on official trip by end of August, the dates are not fixed yet.
I am planning to take My wife and kid with me on this trip for tourism purpose. The interview scheduled in first week of August.

The itinerary is not booked yet as that will be done by my Company in 3rd week of August.
I will be taking care of all expenses of my wife and kid during this visit.

Will i get the visa approved for them under these circumstances.

Please advice.

i need your help with regards to my situation. I am married with a Us military were together (in a relationship) for 4 years and got married last year august. we dont have any plans of filing a petition yet since i have to take care fist of some matters here in the Philippines but my husband need s to go on deployment this November and we want to try to apply first for a visitor visa maybe just for 2 weeks before he gets deployed. I am currently employed for 5 years now and i think that is a strong tie to be coming back here in my country. what are my chances of getting my visa approved? help pls anyone?

Hey guys,

First, i would like to thank immihelp for useful tips for applying US visa. We wouldn't have made it without immihelp. We couldn't thank enough!!

I'm from Malaysia and I applied B2 visa along with my father and got approved. So i thought it would be useful if I would share our experience with you guys.

Before going to the interview i was so stressed over the fact that i as a student will get rejected for tourist visa due to not having strong ties to my country other than study. i tried my best to be hopeful and as genuine as possible as ive never ever thought of living there permanently and would never ever live there. I just wanna travel there for pleasure, that is all. It's been my dream travelling to US.
 
i didn't worry about my father's interview tho because he's been working for 40+ years in his company and he also owns 2 house properties in Malaysia and with his wife (my mother) staying in home country because she's not comfortable with long flights. Therefore i thought he should have strong ties.

My profile:
1st year student stuying bachelor degree in a local university
23 years old
unmarried
having 2 sisters studying in the university back in home country (i was not sure if this would increase my chance of getting the visa).

It literally scared the hell outta me when i saw a lot of people getting rejected. My heart sank everytime when i heard words like "unfortunately, sorry".

When we were called, i took a deep breath and tried my best to be calm and confident, and finally started walking towards the counter.

So here's how the interview went:

Us: good morning sir!
Vo: good morning! may i have your passport please?

Us: sure here you are.
Vo: *typing*

Vo: *pointing at me and asking my father* is this your son?
Father: yes

Vo: so why are you travelling to the US?
Us: for tourism

Vo: *to us*your old passport please.
Us: alright.
Vo: *flipping my old and new passport while looking at me* have you travelled outside Malaysia?
Me: yes, ive been to japan, china, singapore and thailand.
Vo: which part of japan have you been to?
Me: Tokyo.
Vo: *flipping father's old and new passport while looking at my father* what about you? have you travelled to UK, Europe, or Australia?
Father: Australia yeah, but that was a long time ago.
Vo: *keeps flipping passport* but i dont see any Australia stamp?
Father: *about to explain but got cut off*
Vo: alright, nevermind. I got it. *passed our old passport back*

Vo: *to father* whats your job?
Father: company director of xxx company.
Vo: how many employees do you have?
Father: 50+ employees

Vo:*To me* what about you? whats your job?
Me: I'm a student.

He then didnt ask any further like which year i am in etc.

Vo: which part of US are you going to?
Us: california.

Vo: how long are you going to stay in the US?
Us: 11 days.

Then he asked us to get our fingerprints scanned.

After like few seconds typing on the computer, and finally we heard the golden words: "your visas are approved, you may collect your passport within 4 working days. Good luck!"

It was a sudden relieve. I almost couldn't believe what I just heard.

He had never looked at or checked our documents, not even once. Just asked us a few simple questions and that was it.

We smiled and said thank you very much sir and we left. I really couldn't describe how happy i was!!

Hello Everyone,

I am applying visitor visa(B2) for my parents, as they have to carry all the property documents as supporting documents, should they carry the original ones or they can get photocopies and carry ?

Thank you
 

Hello everyone!

I have applied to the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv for a B1/B2 visa, and my appointment for the interview is in about a month. I am very nervous as I have read previous experiences that it is very difficult to get. Can you please evaluate my chances of getting a B1/B2 visa? Below are my application details:

- 21 Years Old
- Got out of the IDF a couple years ago
- Working full time at American Eagle with a salary $1,679/month
- Dad is a potential sponsor
- Planning to study Psychology for my B.A.
- Goes to a course for free
- I have to take care of Grandma and my Special Needs brother
- Asked for 8 Days of leave
- Has no intent of staying or working in the U.S. as that is Illegal
- No family or friends in U.S.
- Want to visit California

I would really appreciate if you guys could tell me what my chances are of getting a B1/B2 visa according to your previous experiences. Thank you!

Hi everyone, I'm not sure if i should contact an immigration lawyer since this isn't really an immigration issue but i would just like to get your thoughts.

Issue: So my mom, who's retired, visits US regularly and stays 6 months at a time since she has a lot of relatives throughout the country. She hops from East coast to west coast and stay with her sister and cousins.

A few years ago, she went here for 5.5 months and travelled with her cousin to South America for a few days (cruise tour). She went back to US and got stamped to stay another 6 months. She didn't really think about it so she stayed for another 6 months, so basically she stayed in the US for 11 months out of 12 months. She went back to my country after that.

After 6 months, she returned to the US and got reprimanded by immigration office that it will be her "last" in the US and that officer was very rude to her, considering she's old (>65). It really bothered her since she regularly visits the country. She was still able to go through immigration and stayed again in the US for 4.5 months, hopping from east coast and west coast.

A year has passed since she departed from US and now intends to return in December this year for my child, her grandchild's, birth. She plans to stay another 5-6 months.

Do you think i should contact an immigration lawyer for this issue? I would like to get advise just in case the Immigration officer doesn't let her in US. She still has a valid US tourist visa.

Hi! My usa b2 visa visa denied i dont understand whats gone wrong.
VO GOOD MORNING
ME: VERY GOOD MORNING 
VO: CAN I HAVE YOUR PASSPORT 
VO: ARE YOU TRAVELLING TO CALIFORNIA
ME: YES.
VO Y ARE YOU GOING TO USA
ME TO ATTEND SAFETY SEMINAR
VO WHO IS SPONSORING YOU
ME MY EMPLOYER
VO DO YOU HAVE APPROVAL LETTER FROM THEM
ME YES
MISTAKENLY I HAVE GIVEN HIM NOC LETTER 
Instead of approval letter he checked.
vo can i check your qatari id 
yes i have given my id 
vo was was checking throughly
then he typed something and said im sorry you are not elgible as per profession.
Where in my id card it is carpenter visa and im working as a health and safety.
no shall i apply again in 10 15 days because i paid for invitation which is on 5th sept.
please advice me asap.
i applied today. 18.7.19 again i want to apply after 10 days.
One valuable advise is needed please

Recently my renewal visa b2 got denied. I’m only 20 years old and I am unemployed and I don’t do university yet
He asked me the purpose of visiting ? For tourist I said
How many days I want to stay . I said 3 months
Who will pay? I said me
My parents works? I said no
I do university ? No

I’m sorry but I can’t give you the visa. And handed me with paper 214b.
 
I want to apply again visa in August but how can I show strong ties though I don’t have anything. I only have residence in Italy and I get every month like 560 euro for social aid because I have disablity and I’m living in Romania and
I’m renting a house in Italy also. Does that help?

Hi guys, it's my first time seeking a visa, I am an entertainer/actor albeit not yet an household name, I have been recognized and invited to receive an award in a cultural event in the USA.. It's huge for me and my career, problem is I don't have a very good travel history, I can sponsor myself comfortably though, and also no child yet but my wife and I are expecting our first In a few months.. What chances do I have in acquiring a visa to attend that event?