B2 VISA, From Italy to USA

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Keep us posted on the outcome. 

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3 hours ago, Franny1997 said:

 

I don't understand the sarcasm under my post.

By the way, I'm a hotel receptionist. 

I earn $2.000 per month, considering that in my 6 months working I work for 14 hours each day.

Hopefully you can do some math and realize I earn enough to do what I did last year and from February.

I thought maths was my strong point, obviously I was wrong.

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5 hours ago, Franny1997 said:

 

I don't understand the sarcasm under my post.

By the way, I'm a hotel receptionist. 

I earn $2.000 per month, considering that in my 6 months working I work for 14 hours each day.

Hopefully you can do some math and realize I earn enough to do what I did last year and from February.

Clearly you budget very well indeed not just at home but on your long vacations in the US; for many (most?) people, earning $24k a year (I’m going on the assumption your per month is paid over the whole year not just the 6 months you work) is certainly not enough to fund being on vacation for half the year. (Is that pre-tax?) So, math.  Even a bed in a youth hostel will cost $600 a month or more here, then there is food, traveling around and presumably sightseeing etc, as that is the point of being on vacation. I can’t really see how you can get by with much less than $1200 a month at a real push in the US. Then there is the cost of getting to and from the US, a couple of times a year. That’s another $1-2k depending when you fly.  And presumably you have expenses at home, you talk about renting the same house for a year so do you pay rent even while traveling?, and don’t save every cent of your after tax salary. If you are only paid per month you work then on $12k a year, I totally cannot make it add up.

So, the math doesn’t work that well for me. Maybe you can write a blog with some travel tips on how to travel the US so cheaply, or maybe you can understand the cynicism some people have expressed about your purpose of visiting the US. After all the math works much better if you are just, for example, staying at someone’s home while you are visiting.

Edited December 14, 2017 by SusieQQQ

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There are a number of concerns here...

1. Spending too much time in the US is increasingly likely to get you denied entry on your next trip. CBP look pretty closely at this.
2. If denied a tourist visa, you must update your ESTA to state as such....which very, very likely will result in the ESTA being denied. At that point, you won't have any means to come to the US.
3. Your job is a very weak tie at best. The seasonal nature, type of job, etc. is not a compelling reason to return home. As an ESTA user, stuff like ties tends to not be noticed too often, but it will be crucial for a tourist visa. Honestly, it sounds like you don't have many ties and are setting yourself up for a visa refusal.
4. Coming to the US as a tourist for 6 months with only $2,000/month income and $10k savings sounds very sketchy. They will probably assume you either have worked or intend to do so.

 

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39 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Clearly you budget very well indeed not just at home but on your long vacations in the US; for many (most?) people, earning $24k a year (I’m going on the assumption your per month is paid over the whole year not just the 6 months you work) is certainly not enough to fund being on vacation for half the year. (Is that pre-tax?) So, math.  Even a bed in a youth hostel will cost $600 a month or more here, then there is food, traveling around and presumably sightseeing etc, as that is the point of being on vacation. I can’t really see how you can get by with much less than $1200 a month at a real push in the US. Then there is the cost of getting to and from the US, a couple of times a year. That’s another $1-2k depending when you fly.  And presumably you have expenses at home, you talk about renting the same house for a year so do you pay rent even while traveling?, and don’t save every cent of your after tax salary. If you are only paid per month you work then on $12k a year, I totally cannot make it add up.

So, the math doesn’t work that well for me. Maybe you can write a blog with some travel tips on how to travel the US so cheaply, or maybe you can understand the cynicism some people have expressed about your purpose of visiting the US. After all the math works much better if you are just, for example, staying at someone’s home while you are visiting.

Oh, AND I forgot to budget in the bit where you manage to save $10k out of this salary on top of everything else. There’s definitely a financial self-help book in this story somewhere.

 

(or, staying with a boyfriend and/or working illegally in the US, vehemently denied by OP)

Edited December 14, 2017 by SusieQQQ

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OP, I don't understand why you would take a risk of being denied a B2 visa.  After being denied a B2 visa, you must reapply for ESTA and check the box to say you have been denied a visa. Travelling on an existing ESTA, following a visa denial, could lead to you being accused of fraud with permanent denial into the USA.

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Darn it, OP seems to have disappeared. I’m still waiting to be told what’s wrong with my math. 

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1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

Darn it, OP seems to have disappeared. I’m still waiting to be told what’s wrong with my math. 

What's wrong with it is that OP didn't like it.

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On ‎12‎/‎13‎/‎2017 at 11:27 AM, Franny1997 said:

Hello folks!

I'll be soon applying to get a B2 Visa at the U.S. Consulate in Naples, Italy.

On the net I read lots of experiences, but most of them are from India, so I guess for European people the interview might be a bit wee different, considering that we are also allowed to get  the Esta as well.

By the way, here's my informations:

Age: 20

Reasons why I'm requesting the B2 Visa: Tourism and Pleasure

Family in the USA: None, all my family lives in Italy and none of them ever went to the States

Travel History: December 2016  to March 2017 and from May 2017 to August 2017, both times on Esta. Simply because I love the American Culture, so whenever is possible I go and spend my vacations there

Job: I have a seasonal job, as a receptionist in a Hotel in my home town, since 2 years

Home: I've been renting the same house for 1 year now

Bank Statement: I currently have $10.000, also due to my Father's Christmas Gift

I'm not going to buy the tickets until my Visa is issued, hopefully that's not going to be a problem, I also run a blog and a YouTube Channel.

I'm looking forward to hear your stories, hopefully someone from EU.

Also, do they take the supporting documentation or they're going to give it back to me?

Ok, I'm from Italy, although I've been here for almost 20 years and did the whole immigration process (J1 trainee, three H1-B, green card, citizenship).

I'm going to play devil's advocate and be the Consular Officers. I have lived in NYC most of my (US) life and I met MAAAAANY Italian guys/girls your age.

Since you are in the hospitality industry (btw, $2000 after tax a month for long days sounds reasonable, but only during working months) they will assume that you work 6 months in Italy and you will come here for the other 6 months working under the table at one of the many Italian restaurants owned by Italian nationals (it happens all the time, unfortunately). You have no idea how many times I've seen this in NYC. It's easy at the beginning with ESTA... you come for 2-3 weeks for a vacation, the first time it's usually no questions asked. Then you change your return ticket and fly back just before the 90-day window. The second time coming in there will be higher scrutiny, possibly a denial if they find some evidence. The third time you will likely be denied entry. That is with ESTA. By asking a B2 visa you are just accelerating to step 3 and ask for a denial right away.

If I know that many kids do this (come on ESTA and illegally work at a restaurant), then CBP knows too. You asking for a visa looks like a blatant admission (unlikely that someone stays in one country for a vacation for 6 months).

Being a seasonal worker in the hospitality industry definitely harms your case. I don't see this ending up well, unless you are some VERY rich kid who can afford to travel to the US for an extended period of time (and it doesn't sound like you are from the facts you gave us).

But let us know how it ended. I am curious at this point.