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Hi dear

I hope you know the answer

To extend a tourist visa B1,B2  when you are inside the US, Do we need to hire an attorney to do paperwork  ?or can we do it our self ? what form is it ? Ds 160?  my brother just paid  $2000 to attorney to do this :(((((((

and when is the best time to submit before expiration ??

Thanks in advance

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A lawyer is not needed. But here are some things you should understand.

 

  • The best time to file is well before they are scheduled to leave aka their I94 expiry.
  • You will need compelling evidence on why a person needs to be in the US longer than what they are given. You have to be careful with this. If immigration feels that the foreigner is asking for an extension so they can work, live, or skip the line of waiting for an immigrant visa, they will deny the request faster than you can blink.
  • An extension is not guaranteed. In fact, if the reason is a very good one, he still only holds a 50/50 chance.
  • If the extension is denied, he will have to leave immediately. There is no appealing the decision.
  • If the extension is granted, it will not be extended again. You can't compound extensions.
  • If the extension is granted and he stays then leaves in the allotted time. Prepare for him not to return for a long while. If a person has been in the US for several months on a visitor visa, it is expected that they have no need to return to the states soon after.
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Might be valid to employ a Lawyer, depends on the details.

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That's very unlikely be approved.

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2 hours ago, CaliRose said:

just stay with his family since his children are too young and his wife working so he wants to help his children as a (daddy )for school and everything else.

    

B1/B2 is a visit visa. That sounds like a “living” rather than a “visiting” situation. 

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7 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

B1/B2 is a visit visa. That sounds like a “living” rather than a “visiting” situation. 

That is what I was thinking, why would an ethical Lawyer process such an application?

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15 hours ago, CaliRose said:

Hi dear

I hope you know the answer

To extend a tourist visa B1,B2  when you are inside the US, Do we need to hire an attorney to do paperwork  ?or can we do it our self ? what form is it ? Ds 160?  my brother just paid  $2000 to attorney to do this :(((((((

and when is the best time to submit before expiration ??

Thanks in advance

Is this the brother from China?  

$2000 for a 539 filing? I should've been a lawyer

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On 12/6/2017 at 7:11 PM, CaliRose said:

just stay with his family since his children are too young and his wife working so he wants to help his children as a (daddy )for school and everything else.

    

so ur brother want to live here.   the extension will be deny cuz he no visit.  he living here.  once extension deny, his time pass I-94 is overstay and his visitor visa automatically invalid.

 

bad move.

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On 12/6/2017 at 7:11 PM, CaliRose said:

just stay with his family since his children are too young and his wife working so he wants to help his children as a (daddy )for school and everything else.

    

What is the wife’s status in the US? Why is she not either sponsoring him for a green card, or as a derivative on whatever visa she is on if not a USC or LPR?

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On 07/12/2017 at 5:50 AM, Boiler said:

That is what I was thinking, why would an ethical Lawyer process such an application?

Because lawyers like money?

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On ‎9‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 2:20 AM, SusieQQQ said:

What is the wife’s status in the US? Why is she not either sponsoring him for a green card, or as a derivative on whatever visa she is on if not a USC or LPR?

his wife came to US as a refugee last year this time, and she supposed to get her green card by next month January, but they told him for another months that is a problem. he doesn't have any place to go since his chines visa expired too, and he is not allowed to go to his county because is one of the banned county so he doesn't have any choice. what is USC or LPR?

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