Can B2 come back to US with Multi entry visa?

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MaryYang

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Hi all;

My mom got her B2 visa with my father'B1 together last year for my father's business trip. They got 1 year valid multi-entry visa. This march, my mom wants to come back visit me herself without my father. Will she has any problem at the customs entries? Do we need prepare any invitation letter or bank statements?

Thanks in advance.
Mary
 
Your mother's B-2 visa is independent of your father's B-1 visa. She can visit you on her own if she wants. Entry into the US is never guranteed at a POE on a non-immigrant visa for anyone.
 
Hi everyone!
I got 2 questions to ask. First one is: In the B2 visa interview I said I'd go to the US for 2 weeks, but because of personal reasons, I couldn't go that period of time, but my visa is valid for 1 year. So can I travel the US for 4-5 months without any future problem in getting visa? Second question is: Does multi-entry visa implies that after one visit to the US, I have to reside in the country of origin for longer time than the period of the stay in the US?? I mean, can I go back to the US after staying for a month in my country?
Thanks in advance!
 
A1: No issues
A2: A genuine visitor should never spend more than 6 months in the US during any rolling 12 month window.

anonymous17 said:
First one is: In the B2 visa interview I said I'd go to the US for 2 weeks, but because of personal reasons, I couldn't go that period of time, but my visa is valid for 1 year. So can I travel the US for 4-5 months without any future problem in getting visa? Second question is: Does multi-entry visa implies that after one visit to the US, I have to reside in the country of origin for longer time than the period of the stay in the US?? I mean, can I go back to the US after staying for a month in my country?
Thanks in advance!
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anonymous17 said:
Hi everyone!
I got 2 questions to ask. First one is: In the B2 visa interview I said I'd go to the US for 2 weeks, but because of personal reasons, I couldn't go that period of time, but my visa is valid for 1 year. So can I travel the US for 4-5 months without any future problem in getting visa? Second question is: Does multi-entry visa implies that after one visit to the US, I have to reside in the country of origin for longer time than the period of the stay in the US?? I mean, can I go back to the US after staying for a month in my country?
Thanks in advance!
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General rule of thumb is to spend as much time out of the States that you do in the States- ie, after a 5 month visit, do not attempt to enter until you have spent 5 months out of the States. Of course people have done just what you are suggesting and have encountered no problems at POE, while others havent been as lucky. You basically need to look at it from this point of view...a B2 visa is a tourist visa.....how many people are able to claim they are real 'tourists' when spending such long periods of time in the US (especially since the average American gets 2 weeks vacation a year)....you need to be able to convince the POE officer that you are indeed a tourist and not trying to 'live' there, but with such a quick entry after a every long extended stay, it will be pretty hard to do so.
 
Triple Citizen said:
A1: No issues

Thanks for the answer, Triple Citizen! But does your A1 mean that I must NOT go to the US since the 2 weeks' period I was supposed to go there has passed or because I'm going there for long time (4-5 months) that will lead to rejection in the future visa attempts??
Thanks in advance!
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A1 was the answer to your original question. You asked if a visit of 4-5 months will cause an issue just because at the visa interview you mentioned your trip will be 2 weeks only. The answer to this question is no. You will not get into trouble just because your intended visit duration does not match your interview statement. Having said that, this does not mean that one can guarantee that you will actually be allowed to stay for 4-5 months.


anonymous17 said:
Thanks for the answer, Triple Citizen! But does your A1 mean that I must NOT go to the US since the 2 weeks' period I was supposed to go there has passed or because I'm going there for long time (4-5 months) that will lead to rejection in the future visa attempts??
Thanks in advance!
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elcupacabras said:
You basically need to look at it from this point of view...a B2 visa is a tourist visa.....how many people are able to claim they are real 'tourists' when spending such long periods of time in the US (especially since the average American gets 2 weeks vacation a year)....you need to be able to convince the POE officer that you are indeed a tourist and not trying to 'live' there, but with such a quick entry after a every long extended stay, it will be pretty hard to do so.
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Thanks for detailed answer, Elcupacabras! I totally agree with you about the fact that I (especially, as a student) can't afford to go on a guided tour which would cost lots of amount of money for 4 months. But just most part of this period of time I'd like to visit my brother, and spend time hanging out with my brother, who is a student, visiting some states, cities...So do you think it's not a positive claim to justify that I'm a tourist? Or are tourists supposed to spend as little time as possible?
I need advices in this matter, because I really don't want to make wrong choice which would result visa refusal in the future...
Thanks in advance!
 
From your first post, it seems you already have 2 trips planned. Is that not the case?

anonymous17 said:
I totally agree with you about the fact that I (especially, as a student) can't afford to go on a guided tour which would cost lots of amount of money for 4 months. But just most part of this period of time I'd like to visit my brother, and spend time hanging out with my brother, who is a student, visiting some states, cities...So do you think it's not a positive claim to justify that I'm a tourist? Or are tourists supposed to spend as little time as possible?
I need advices in this matter, because I really don't want to make wrong choice which would result visa refusal in the future
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Triple Citizen said:
A1 was the answer to your original question. You asked if a visit of 4-5 months will cause an issue just because at the visa interview you mentioned your trip will be 2 weeks only. The answer to this question is no. You will not get into trouble just because your intended visit duration does not match your interview statement. Having said that, this does not mean that one can guarantee that you will actually be allowed to stay for 4-5 months.
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Now I did understand your answer, sir! Actually, I'd really want to have fun in the US for a longer time with my brother, but I have to think about the future consequences of it, and that really makes me ponder...I need to find an optimal choice from it! After your and elcupacabras'es answers, I'll probably cancel the 2nd trip because of the "General rule of thumb". But now I guess I need to think about the 1st one as well...I hope in this row I'll not have to cancel all the trips to the US...:)
 
Remember, fun is qualitative and not neccessarily quantitative. I was a student once, but even then I never had time to take a 4-5 month long vacation. The longest vacation I ever took in my life was 6 weeks. It was my first trip to the US at the "fun" age of 21 :)

6 weeks now is twice my annual allotment!!!

anonymous17 said:
Actually, I'd really want to have fun in the US for a longer time with my brother
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Triple Citizen said:
From your first post, it seems you already have 2 trips planned. Is that not the case?
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Actually, I planned only the first trip, and being uninformed about the rules, I thought I could make trips as many times as tourists wish...I didn't plan the second plan though...I've been making research about that type of visa, now I know some info about it that I'll have to reside in my country after the first trip, and so on...
 
Triple Citizen said:
Remember, fun is qualitative and not neccessarily quantitative. I was a student once, but even then I never had time to take a 4-5 month long vacation. The longest vacation I ever took in my life was 6 weeks. It was my first trip to the US at the "fun" age of 21 :)
6 weeks now is twice my annual allotment!!!
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Yeah, I think fun age is really should be really fun age! :) Planning to travel the US, I got academic break from my college...So, anyway I really have to be back in no more than 5 months to get back to school. And you know, this also scares me, i mean the academic break, does that mean breaking the "tie" in the country of origin?
 
it's not so much the actual number of trips to the US but the summed up duration and the apparent motivation of the trips. On a B1/B2 visa, one can do many entries of a couple of weeks each e.g. to attend to business meetings or road trips. But expect to get grilled at POE and be able to convincingly document to the officer that e.g. your 6th trip in 5 months is to attend a certain conference and be able to show e.g. invites, conference tickets etc.

anonymous17 said:
Actually, I planned only the first trip, and being uninformed about the rules, I thought I could make trips as many times as tourists wish...I didn't plan the second plan though...I've been making research about that type of visa, now I know some info about it that I'll have to reside in my country after the first trip, and so on...
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DavidSEA said:
it's not so much the actual number of trips to the US but the summed up duration and the apparent motivation of the trips. On a B1/B2 visa, one can do many entries of a couple of weeks each e.g. to attend to business meetings or road trips. But expect to get grilled at POE and be able to convincingly document to the officer that e.g. your 6th trip in 5 months is to attend a certain conference and be able to show e.g. invites, conference tickets etc.
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Thanks DavidSEA! I wanted to spend about 4 months, but just one trip with this visa out of 12 months issued. The point is the reason of my stay in the US that concerns me which I hope would not cause a problem in POE and in the next visa interviews. Do you think visiting someone for 4 months while traveling during this period of time is not a "bad" motivation, is it?
 
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