Inquiry regarding tourist visa

[ratloverice 0]

Hi guys. I am currently suspended from my University in the US for a semester and my F1 visa is terminated. I am planning on going back to my home country on Jan 25 and come back to the US on Feb 10 by applying a B2 visa. The documents that I am able to submit is my passport, my suspension letter, all my family member's national identity card, all my family member's birth certificate, my father's bank account, my bank account statement in my home country with balance of USD2000, my bank account statement of US Bank with balance of USD6000, flight ticket from my home country to the US on Feb 10, flight ticket back from the US to my home country on May 22, and transcript from my University.

I am coming back to the US to visit my girlfriends (whose nationality is Chinese) and other friends in Wisconsin.

Do you think the possibility for me to get B2 visa is big? Thank you.

Edited January 15, 2013 by ratloverice

[vbbv8118 4]

the only way to find out is to try. one issue is that you had a F1 visa terminated before so be prepared to answer that if asked. i personally would not have bought the the airline tickets first because it's not a determining factor for the VO to give you a visa.

there's no big or small possibility in getting a b2 visa, its all about you providing sufficient ties to your country that you will go back after your visit to the usa. the VO won't care about the documents you bring that belong to your parents.

good luck.

[Noah Lot 391]

the COs will be wondering what is really going on with somebody who dropped out of school, and thus has no reasons to return home....(it suggests you were not a bona fide, serious student. and the idea of just 'hanging out' won't resonate well...$2000 in a bank account is (a) peanuts for surviving any length of time in the US and (b) can be easily withdrawn...) $6000 in a US account suggests ties to the US, and airline tickets have no magical mystical power over a person to force that individual to go to the airport.....

[ratloverice 0]

the only way to find out is to try. one issue is that you had a F1 visa terminated before so be prepared to answer that if asked. i personally would not have bought the the airline tickets first because it's not a determining factor for the VO to give you a visa.

there's no big or small possibility in getting a b2 visa, its all about you providing sufficient ties to your country that you will go back after your visit to the usa. the VO won't care about the documents you bring that belong to your parents.

good luck.

Okay... Will applying for visitor visa after the termination of my student visa bring negative effect to my application for F1 visa again in the future?

the COs will be wondering what is really going on with somebody who dropped out of school, and thus has no reasons to return home....(it suggests you were not a bona fide, serious student. and the idea of just 'hanging out' won't resonate well...$2000 in a bank account is (a) peanuts for surviving any length of time in the US and (b) can be easily withdrawn...) $6000 in a US account suggests ties to the US, and airline tickets have no magical mystical power over a person to force that individual to go to the airport.....

Okay. Thank you.

[Boiler 45,887]

Let us know how it goes.

[vbbv8118 4]

another red flag is going home on the 25th of this month and planning on coming back on the 10th of feb. that's a turnaround time of only two weeks. pretty unusual for "non-immigrant" intent. but like i said, the only way to find out is to try.

good luck!

[ratloverice 0]

Let us know how it goes.

Sure

another red flag is going home on the 25th of this month and planning on coming back on the 10th of feb. that's a turnaround time of only two weeks. pretty unusual for "non-immigrant" intent. but like i said, the only way to find out is to try.

good luck!

Ya I know the interval is too short. No choice...

[ratloverice 0]

Guys do you think it is suitable for me to tell the consul that I actually have two plans? One is to go on Feb 10 while another one is to go one March 16. The return date is still May 20.

[Boiler 45,887]

It would not matter.

[ratloverice 0]

It would not matter.

The main purpose for me to come back to the US is to keep my girlfriend company throughout the whole semester. Can I apply for B2?

[Boiler 45,887]

Of course you can.

[vbbv8118 4]

Of course you can.

+1

yes OP, you can apply for a B2 visa. the question lies in that whether you'll be approved or not, and the only way to find that out is to apply.

[jaycali 415]

The main purpose for me to come back to the US is to keep my girlfriend company throughout the whole semester. Can I apply for B2?

You can*. It is not illegal to be suspended from school, and you're doing the right thing by leaving the country after being suspended.

Years ago, I dropped out from school in the US (suspended for getting very bad grades). I made a 7 week trip to the US a few months later, though on the VWP, not B-2. Didn't have any problems with the CBP.

I later petitioned my school to reinstate me, which they did. At my new F-1 visa interview the suspension never even came up as a question.

That isn't to say that it won't be a question at your B-2 visa interview, just pointing out that being suspended from school is not in itself a ground for denial.

What country are you from? May give us an idea of what you're up against.

*There are no guarantees. But, on paper and in theory, you can. It's up to the consulate to give you a visa, and the CBP to admit you.

Edited January 20, 2013 by Jay Jay

[ratloverice 0]

You can*. It is not illegal to be suspended from school, and you're doing the right thing by leaving the country after being suspended.

Years ago, I dropped out from school in the US (suspended for getting very bad grades). I made a 7 week trip to the US a few months later, though on the VWP, not B-2. Didn't have any problems with the CBP.

I later petitioned my school to reinstate me, which they did. At my new F-1 visa interview the suspension never even came up as a question.

That isn't to say that it won't be a question at your B-2 visa interview, just pointing out that being suspended from school is not in itself a ground for denial.

What country are you from? May give us an idea of what you're up against.

*There are no guarantees. But, on paper and in theory, you can. It's up to the consulate to give you a visa, and the CBP to admit you.

I am afraid that the consular might that "keeping girlfriend throughout the whole semester" is not a good reason. Lol. I am from Malaysia.

[jaycali 415]

I am afraid that the consular might that "keeping girlfriend throughout the whole semester" is not a good reason. Lol. I am from Malaysia.

The B-2 visa is a non-immigrant visa meant for purposes of visiting friends/family or tourism. The CO does not care whether you want to use it to go to a Marilyn Manson concert, take pictures of rare birds in the Everglades, visit your retired uncle in Utah or swim in Lake Superior during the dead of winter. All they care about is that the trip is for visiting/tourism. There is no "good" or "bad" reason. The CO's job is not too keep people away from America. The US needs visitors. The US spends millions of dollars annually to promote tourism. Half my city would be unemployed without tourism. The CO's job is to make sure tourists and visitors come in, and those who are not tourists/visitors stay out.

If the CO believes that your intention is to keep your girlfriend company throughout the whole semester, and then leave the country before your I-94 expires, your visa will be granted. I don't know how tough the KL embassy is, maybe someone from Malaysia can chime on on that.

All in all, the basic rules are the same everywhere.

It's not why you're visiting, it's are you just visiting?

Edited January 21, 2013 by Jay Jay