Visa b2 denied 2 years ago. Can I go to the US for AuPair?

[helloworld9 1]

Hello

 

I have been denied for a tourist visa Two years ago and I would like to know if I could go back to the US for au pair? What visa should I apply for? 

is there anyone who has been in this situation? 
 

thank you 

 

[arken 4,197]

J1 visa, your previous B2 visa denial may affect the decision this time.

[Boiler 45,492]

Depends why you were refused.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

3 hours ago, arken said:

J1 visa, your previous B2 visa denial may affect the decision this time.

 

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

Depends why you were refused.

yup.
 

Also @marloush, you say “go BACK” to the US. When were you there before, under what status, for how long, and were there any unusual circumstances involved in either your stay or how you left?

 

edit: oh I just looked quickly at post history....seems there was a k1 a couple of years ago. Could definitely be a complicating factor.

Edited April 12, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[millefleur 5,046]

You have your country listed as France, which is a VWP country. Why did you apply for a B-2 to begin with, just curious?

[Boiler 45,492]

Seems there was a K1 in the past?

[helloworld9 1]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

 

yup.
 

Also @marloush, you say “go BACK” to the US. When were you there before, under what status, for how long, and were there any unusual circumstances involved in either your stay or how you left?

 

edit: oh I just looked quickly at post history....seems there was a k1 a couple of years ago. Could definitely be a complicating factor.

Hello, yes I had a relationship 2 years ago with a man but we broke up. 
i went there 3 times and the fourth time I was denied esta as they thought I was going there to immigrate illegally which was absolutely not the reason why I was going there.

3 minutes ago, millefleur said:

You have your country listed as France, which is a VWP country. Why did you apply for a B-2 to begin with, just curious?

I was denied esta as they thought I was going there illegally 😞

[helloworld9 1]

3 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Seems there was a K1 in the past?

No. We didn’t apply for this visa 

[millefleur 5,046]

3 minutes ago, marloush said:

Hello, yes I had a relationship 2 years ago with a man but we broke up. 
i went there 3 times and the fourth time I was denied esta as they thought I was going there to immigrate illegally which was absolutely not the reason why I was going there.

I was denied esta as they thought I was going there illegally 😞

I see...so why did they think you were going there illegally? What led them to assume that? Did you have a lot of luggage with you, no return ticket, were you visiting to see a significant other...?

Edited April 12, 2020 by millefleur

[helloworld9 1]

Just now, millefleur said:

I see...so why did they think you were going there illegally? What led them to assume that? Did you have a lot of luggage with you, no return ticket, were you visiting to see a significant other...?

Because I had been there once in2015, twice between January and April 2018 and I was going to go a third time in august 2018 to visit my boyfriend. When I applied for the tourist visa at the ambassy they told me I didn’t have enough strong ties in France 

[millefleur 5,046]

1 minute ago, marloush said:

Because I had been there once in2015, twice between January and April 2018 and I was going to go a third time in august 2018 to visit my boyfriend. When I applied for the tourist visa at the ambassy they told me I didn’t have enough strong ties in France 

And what about your situation has changed now that makes you think you have strong ties to France?

 

Not trying to be mean, but all these issues will surely come up again. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Yeah, so they will definitely look at your past history. I would imagine going as an au pair would make it harder to show ties as you clearly plan to be there for some time. What can you show them to prove you will return to France after your au pair stint is over?

also, at what stage are you? Is this a preliminary question, are you signed up with an au pair agency already, or what?

also, how old are you (au pairs must be under 26)?

Edited April 12, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[helloworld9 1]

1 hour ago, millefleur said:

And what about your situation has changed now that makes you think you have strong ties to France?

 

Not trying to be mean, but all these issues will surely come up again. 

I don’t have strong ties but is this necessary when going Au pair? 
 

i had an idea of the responses to my question but I still wanted to ask... 

[helloworld9 1]

19 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Yeah, so they will definitely look at your past history. I would imagine going as an au pair would make it harder to show ties as you clearly plan to be there for some time. What can you show them to prove you will return to France after your au pair stint is over?

also, at what stage are you? Is this a preliminary question, are you signed up with an au pair agency already, or what?

also, how old are you (au pairs must be under 26)?

I don’t have strong ties to show them. I haven’t started the process yet, I’m just thinking about it and I’m 22 so I would be good to go if I didn’t have all these issues.. thanks for all the answers 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Well, here is the official Dept of State page on it. Note that you need a sponsor for the visa, you can’t just “decide” to be an au pair and find a family informally.

 

https://j1visa.state.gov/programs/au-pair

 

Note the basic requirements:

Au Pairs must be:

• Proficient in spoken English;
• A secondary school graduate or equivalent; and
• Between 18-and-26-years-old.
• Capable of fully participating in the program as evidenced by the satisfactory completion of a physical.
• Personally interviewed, in English, by an organizational representative who shall prepare a report of the interview which shall be provided to the host family; and
• Successful in passing a background investigation that includes verification of school, three, non-family related personal and employment references, a criminal background check or its recognized equivalent and a personality profile. Such personality profile will be based upon a psychometric test designed to measure differences in characteristics among applicants against those characteristics considered most important to successfully participate in the au pair program.