Visitor Visa Requirements

Visitor visas are available to allow individuals to temporarily visit the United States, whether for business or for pleasure. The B-1 visa is for business-related trips, while the B-2 is for tourists who come to the U.S. to visit family or friends, tour around the country, or take a vacation. These visas are non-immigrant visas, meaning that the applicant can only stay for a period ranging from three to six months and must not have any intention to immigrate to the United States.

Prerequisites

To qualify for a visitor visa, an applicant must first meet certain requirements. These include:

• Status as a foreign national
• Ability to demonstrate that she or he has no intent to immigrate to the United States

The U.S. Consulate Office operates under the assumption that all individuals applying for a non-immigrant visa are intending to immigrate to the United States. It is the applicant’s responsibility to prove this assumption to be incorrect by showing that she or he has ties to her or his current country of residence. Examples that qualify as sufficient evidence that the applicant does not intend to immigrate include:

• The applicant currently has a stable job or income in his or her country of residence.
• The applicant has financial ties to his or her country.
• The applicant has social ties to the country through an institution, organization, or club.
• The applicant has family in his or her home country with whom s/he keeps in contact.

Any evidence that can support the applicant’s claim that s/he does not intend to immigrate can help to secure a non-immigrant B-1 or B-2 visitor visa.

Contact Us

To learn more about applying for a B-1 or B-2 visa and visiting the United States, contact the Orange County visitor visas lawyers of Garg & Associates, P.C. today at 877-517-4275.