Flight itinerary for B2 visitor visa interview?

[Bill Hamze 89]

I understand flight tickets are not required for a B2 application and interview, but for my wife to prove that she will return, would it help if we printed out a flight itinerary the day before her interview? 

 

By flight itinerary, I don't mean buying a full-fare ticket... just print something off one of those ticket reservation sites while stopping short of paying, or have a travel agent hold a ticket for us for 1-2 weeks for a small nominal fee.

 

Thoughts?

Edited August 23, 2019 by Bill Hamze

[Daphne . 1,863]

Not sure why you would do this.. You want to fabricate ‘evidence’ which I don’t think would be a good idea and secondly, a return flight has not stopped people from staying in the US. One could simply not get on the flight. Why does she not have a return flight booked?

I would stick to the ties to her home country. Job, mortgage, etc.

 

 

Good luck!

Edited August 23, 2019 by Daphne K

[Bill Hamze 89]

Yeah, I figured. The reason I was asking is I just watched this video about the common DS-160 form mistakes. At 4:45, this guy starts saying not to select "no" for specific travel plans, but mentioned that if you say "yes", you'll have to enter flight info. Seems a bit contradictory there, hence my confusion. 

 

Comm

 

[ElDiablo 95]

No it will not help.

 

And stop watching videos and just fill out the form, it's very simple.

[Dashinka 24,496]

An itinerary is just paper, nothing binding there.  As others have said, even actually having a paid for ticket (never recommended) is no proof someone will leave the US.  Focus on the concrete ties to the home country.  Just curious, which country is the application being processed in?

[Daphne . 1,863]

Besides, booking tickets prior to having the visa in hand is not a good idea in the first place and it will certainly not affect the outcome of the visa interview.

Focus on the ties and yes, stop looking at silly videos  

[Bill Hamze 89]

14 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

An itinerary is just paper, nothing binding there.  As others have said, even actually having a paid for ticket (never recommended) is no proof someone will leave the US.  Focus on the concrete ties to the home country.  Just curious, which country is the application being processed in?

 

Ok, my Vietnamese wife will be filling out the DS-160 (I'm a USC living with her in Vietnam, we got married last year. I haven't been back to the U.S. since late 2017). 

 

At this point, I think it's probably best if I make a post detailing all information about her situation, listing all the possible DS160 questions we have, and keep it all in one thread so you can see everything within context.

 

I'll write up a post later today or tomorrow. 

 

Thank you for all the responses. Noted on those silly videos, I'll stop watching them. 

 

Edited August 23, 2019 by Bill Hamze

[Falcon Cara 378]

2 hours ago, Bill Hamze said:

 

Ok, my Vietnamese wife will be filling out the DS-160 (I'm a USC living with her in Vietnam, we got married last year. I haven't been back to the U.S. since late 2017). 

 

At this point, I think it's probably best if I make a post detailing all information about her situation, listing all the possible DS160 questions we have, and keep it all in one thread so you can see everything within context.

 

I'll write up a post later today or tomorrow. 

 

Thank you for all the responses. Noted on those silly videos, I'll stop watching them. 

 

Some of the videos are actually very good, I have watched the one produced by the US Embassy in Manila.  They provide some really good information.  One thing they mention is if a person is applying for a tourist visa and they have a US spouse or US significant other, then it gets harder to get approved.

 

 

[ElDiablo 95]

1 hour ago, Falcon Cara said:

Some of the videos are actually very good, I have watched the one produced by the US Embassy in Manila.  They provide some really good information.  One thing they mention is if a person is applying for a tourist visa and they have a US spouse or US significant other, then it gets harder to get approved.

 

 

Which is common sense..don't need a video to tell you the obvious.

[Dashinka 24,496]

4 hours ago, Bill Hamze said:

 

Ok, my Vietnamese wife will be filling out the DS-160 (I'm a USC living with her in Vietnam, we got married last year. I haven't been back to the U.S. since late 2017). 

 

At this point, I think it's probably best if I make a post detailing all information about her situation, listing all the possible DS160 questions we have, and keep it all in one thread so you can see everything within context.

 

I'll write up a post later today or tomorrow. 

 

Thank you for all the responses. Noted on those silly videos, I'll stop watching them. 

 

So if you have work or employment obligations yourself in Vietnam, then that could be a strong tie for her to return IMO.

 

Good Luck!

[Boiler 45,510]

Wow, that YouTube video is amusing, the comments more so.

[jan22 3,056]

On 8/23/2019 at 6:02 AM, Falcon Cara said:

Some of the videos are actually very good, I have watched the one produced by the US Embassy in Manila.  They provide some really good information.  One thing they mention is if a person is applying for a tourist visa and they have a US spouse or US significant other, then it gets harder to get approved.

 

 

Big difference in accuracy between videos made by US Embassy and those made by immigration lawyers and visa "consultants".   Need to look at sources before relying on/totally accepting information.  Almost none of the "big mistakes" in the form discussed in the attached video will effect whether a visa issued or not...and at least one is close to committing fraud/misrepresentation.

Edited August 24, 2019 by jan22

[MacUK 983]

On 8/23/2019 at 1:08 PM, ElDiablo said:

Which is common sense..don't need a video to tell you the obvious.

I disagree, for most people that have no previous experience with tourist visas, "common sense" would tell you that having a U.S. spouse would have a positive effect on an application.

Most people think that the tourist visa is all about proving why you want to go to the U.S., not about why you would leave.

Most people on this site understand how it works and when you understand the presumption of immigrant intent law then of course you can say that obviously a spouse or significant other would be a negative.

But your average person on the street wouldn't think that wanting to visit family members could be a bad thing.

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, MacUK said:

I disagree, for most people that have no previous experience with tourist visas, "common sense" would tell you that having a U.S. spouse would have a positive effect on an application.

Most people think that the tourist visa is all about proving why you want to go to the U.S., not about why you would leave.

Most people on this site understand how it works and when you understand the presumption of immigrant intent law then of course you can say that obviously a spouse or significant other would be a negative.

But your average person on the street wouldn't think that wanting to visit family members could be a bad thing.

 

Most people with any visa experience probably do though. You come from the U.K., so you probably have no idea how absolutely ridiculous the U.K. visitor visa form is.  You are supposed to list everyone you know, distant family members, friends, etc... that’s on top of literally about your life and financial history. If you think I’m exaggerating, go check out the form.  For someone applying for a first time visa somewhere, maybe you have a point.

[Boiler 45,510]

Ok I have been to 30 odd countries and only one this one where I had family but would never have thought that a plus.