Port of Entry questions for B2 Visa

[ava_123 0]

I am from the Philippines. Unfortunately, I have a brother in the US who overstayed. I am planning to go to the US this August 6. I plan to stay there for only a month and a half. I have a contact person but our relationship is not related. She is just a family friend who happens to also be a US citizen. My problem here is that I'm a fresh graduate from college. There is a huge possibility that they will suspect me of working there. But truth be told, I only plan to go to New York and stay for a few days and meet up with my friends to go to Florida to go to Disney land and Universal Studios for a week and return to New York to spend my remaining days there shopping and sight seeing. Can you give me some tips and possible questions of the Port of Entry officer. And how can I further assure that I will be going back to the Philippines? 

 

P.S: I will be getting a roundtrip ticket and will leave the US August 5. and I also have been to the US 2x already (if this helps)

Edited February 4, 2017 by ava_123

[az2014 381]

If you already have a B2 visa and have used it twice then there is not much to be worried about.

 

Surely you already know the questions they will ask from when you travelled previously?

[ava_123 0]

Oh yeah, that's a problem. I heard they are stricter nowadays, especially since there had been protests against bans and illegal immigration problems most especially with Filipinos. That is why I'm getting really anxious. And also the first two times I went, I had a guardian with me and answered most of the questions for me since I was underaged. Now i'm turning 21 and will be my first time going alone. 

Edited February 4, 2017 by ava_123

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

I think you have your dates mixed up, arriving on the 6th but leaving on the 5th of August?  How long did you plan to stay?  When and for how long were your previous two visits?

[ava_123 0]

@Penguin_ie, Sorry I got the dates wrong. I haven't booked my flight yet but I have a reservation for August 6 and plan to return on September 5 or a little over than a month but 1 and half a month MAX. My previous visits were at most 2 months. Will the status of my brother (he overstayed and is there illegally) affect my chances on going through the port of entry? 

Edited February 4, 2017 by ava_123

[BadCivilServant 10]

20 hours ago, ava_123 said:

I am from the Philippines. Unfortunately, I have a brother in the US who overstayed. I am planning to go to the US this August 6. I plan to stay there for only a month and a half. I have a contact person but our relationship is not related. She is just a family friend who happens to also be a US citizen. My problem here is that I'm a fresh graduate from college. There is a huge possibility that they will suspect me of working there. But truth be told, I only plan to go to New York and stay for a few days and meet up with my friends to go to Florida to go to Disney land and Universal Studios for a week and return to New York to spend my remaining days there shopping and sight seeing. Can you give me some tips and possible questions of the Port of Entry officer. And how can I further assure that I will be going back to the Philippines? 

 

P.S: I will be getting a roundtrip ticket and will leave the US August 5. and I also have been to the US 2x already (if this helps)

Maybe this form letter will help you.

 

My USC wife and I live in Niagara Falls, Ontario and we have a useless I-129 and an I-130 in the pipeline (didn't know about 129 being useless, but I digest). We both have Nexus cards and cross back and forth between New York and Ontario all the time. Back in August, I had the bright idea to actually ASK one of the U.S. customs officers about the legality of getting a B2 stamped in my passport and waiting out my application in New York, while crossing back to Ontario every day. 

 

I won't go into the whole story, because as it turns out, my question was ill-advised. I wasn't trying that day, just asking for the future. Anyway, the customs officer was actually quite nice once he found out I was just asking questions to avoid getting into trouble.

 

He gave me the letter of inadmissibility as a guide, even though I was not turned back. Hopefully, you will find it helpful in having everything Customs wants when you arrive. He said that if weVisitor Admissability Letter.pdf did decide to wait things out in Niagara Falls, N.Y. as a means of "re-establishing" my wife's domicile (in a country she's never lived before, I might add) to have all those details on hand when I cross, We decided to stay in Ontario. We still have our Nexus cards and we still cross and forth every day. 

 

The last time I related this story, I got a snide, smart a-- reply about how I was lucky I wasn't sent back, etc, etc. Well, yeah. Isn't that the point of this forum? Sharing your mistakes with your fellow VJers and hoping they don't make them? 

 

Best of luck, friend.