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 U.S 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.
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:
1) demonstrate an intent to depart at the expiration of their authorized stay (I-94);
2) show employment, family, social ties to residence abroad;
3) 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