10 year multi entry visit visa for Indian spouse of USC living abroad?

[greenparrot 13]

I am a USC married to an Indian citizen. We have been legally married for 5 years and have been living in the UAE. I am working and my husband is under my sponsorship. As the UAE, like many Gulf states, follows the kafala system where residency is dependent on keeping a job, we are very much afraid of what would happen if I happen to lose my job and we would both lose our residence visas within 30 days and have to leave the UAE. Relocating to India is not an option until I can collect SS in 10 years. My colleague is a USC married to a Cameroon citizen and says that he has a multi entry visit visa, so if she lost her job and had to go back to the US he would not have to go back to Cameroon. She says that Indian citizens are eligible for a 10 year multiple entry visit visa. Does anyone know if this is true and how likely my husband would be to get this visa since he is not working and doesn't have significant assets in India. We are both 52 years old, if that matters.

[Just Paul 4,595]

1 minute ago, greenparrot said:

She says that Indian citizens are eligible for a 10 year multiple entry visit visa. Does anyone know if this is true

Correct he can apply.

2 minutes ago, greenparrot said:

how likely my husband would be to get this visa

He would need to show strong ties to UAE.   Not easy for someone to do as a third country national.   $160 and a petition filed it all you need to do to find out.

[Boiler 46,027]

B2 is for visiting, not what you seem to want it for.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

5 hours ago, greenparrot said:

. My colleague is a USC married to a Cameroon citizen and says that he has a multi entry visit visa, so if she lost her job and had to go back to the US he would not have to go back to Cameroon.

Well that’s not exactly true by itself, if he was allowed in (a visa does not guarantee entry) it would be for a maximum 6 months in the US. What would they do after that? by the way- If border officials think he wanted to enter the US to live rather than visit, and bearing  in mind if they have lost jobs/so have no ties elsewhere to show, he might very likely be refused entry. 

Edited January 26, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[greenparrot 13]

Thanks for your replies, it sounds like what my colleague is saying is too good to be true. Also I had previously brought my ex husband to the US on a CR1 visa so I imagine we would be up to extra scrutiny. I am just trying to figure out Plan B and Plan C in case the unthinkable happens. DCF is not a possibility since we are not planning to live in the US and my husband would need a visa on an urgent basis, also I would be losing my job so would have no way to sponsor him.