Are you Planning
on Visiting USA for Business, Studies
or Tour?
Before traveling to the U.S., a citizen
of a foreign country must generally
obtain a nonimmigrant visa for temporary
stay or an immigrant visa for permanent
residence.
The type of visa
you will need is based on the purpose
of your travel. Like:
1.
VISIT:
Business Visitors or Tourists
2.
STUDY:
Students or Exchanges
3.
WORK:
Workers temporarily in the USA
4.
IMMIGRATE:
Living Permanently in the USA.
Students, temporary workers, journalists
and persons planning to travel to the
U.S. for a purpose other than that permitted
on a visitor visa, must apply for a
different visa in the appropriate category.
There are two
ways to enter:
1. You apply for
U.S. Visitor Visa (B-1/B-2 Visa) at
a U.S. embassy or consulate
2. You visit under the Visa Waiver Program
with an approved Travel Authorization
(ESTA) if you hold a passport from one
of the 35 Visa Waiver countries.
It is important
to understand that an approved Travel
Authorization or a B-2 Visa does not
automatically grant you permission to
enter the United States. A visa or ESTA
is only related to being allowed to
travel to the United States and ask
for permission to enter.
In
general, most visitors are allowed to
enter. Upon arrival at the U.S.
border you will be asked a series of
questions by an Immigration Officer
related to your purpose of coming to
the United States. The questions can
be related to the length of your stay,
if you have funds enough to cover your
expenses, your reasons for coming and
if you have a return ticket. Individuals
with a legit reason should not have
any worries about not being allowed
to enter.
A
B-2 tourist visa is in general valid
for 5 years at the time. This
means that once you have been granted
a B-2 visa you can enter multiple times
as long as the visa and your passport
is valid. Whether you try to enter via
air, sea or land border crossings, you
need a valid B-2 Visa. The advantage
with a B-2 visa is that you can apply
for an extension of stay after you arrived,
which is not possible if you enter under
the Visa Waiver Program. If, for whatever
reason, you wish to change visa category,
this is only possible with a B-2 visa.
The
process of applying for a B-2 Tourist
Visa can only be done in at a U.S. Embassy
or Consulate. It is not possible
to apply for a B-2 Visa while you are
in the United States. The visa application
process consists of a number of application
forms that must be completed and an
in-person interview at the U.S. Embassy
or Consulate. There is a certain procedure
to follow related to the application
process which includes taking a picture,
paying a fee upfront, scheduling an
appointment at the U.S. Embassy for
your interview, filing the application
online in advance but also bringing
additional forms to the Embassy. If
you for any reason do not have all your
documents ready when coming to the U.S.
embassy or consulate, you will be turned
away. Just to get an appointment may
take several weeks or months, so it
is vital that you have all your application
forms and supportive documents ready
when it is your turn.
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