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If the primary purpose of the entry is to attend a school (especially in a formal program that will likely lead to some type of credentialling), a B is not the appropriate visa — it is an M1, even for a four week program. The B use for “study” is for something along the lines of going on vacation to the US and while there you take a weeklong class in something of interest.

The requirement is two years of legal, physical custody. When did you get legal custody?

Thanks for the vote of confidence, but this is not exactly within my area of expertise, as it involves the USCIS side of the process. IF the I-751 was filed, earlier posts on the procedures to obtain a boarding foil are, to my knowledge, the best way to proceed if the plan is to fly from Japan into the US. If it was NOT filed, I will leave it to others to assist, as anything I said would be pure speculation and not necessarily helpful or accurate!

There will be no CO or interview at the Embassy. She will be traveling under VWP, assuming it is approved. Embassy has nothing to do with it.

There are several countries where this is the case. Mexico (Ciudad Juarez), Canada (Montreal), India (Mumbai), Germany (Frankfurt), Brazil (Rio de Janerio), Nigeria (Lagos), Morocco (Casablanca) come quickly to mind.

Maximum validity of a B1/B2 visa for a citizen of Indonesia is 60 months (5 years).

They do, in fact, have to give a reason by citing the section of law under which the visa is being denied (e.g., 214(b) of the INA). This does not nean, however, that citing the law section is something that the applicant will understand is the reason for denial, or understand what the section of the law even means, or -- even more likely in the case of 214(b) -- agree with. So, from a practical standpoint, people don't believe they were give a credible reason for the denial.

The biometrics (photo and fingerprints) must be done at tbe ASC prior to the visa interview.

This may or may not be accurate depending on where she is applying. At what Embassy/Consulate will she be interviewing? In some countries, the applicant attends a separate appointment at a contracted facility where biometrics are taken. One fingerprint is then compared at the interview to ensure it is the same person.

I never even suggested you said that. You're right, of course, if the student is attending a private school. But, I was responding to the OP's statements about enrolling the child in public school -- which is why I said no student visa to attend public elementary school.

Note: There is no student visa available for an elementary-aged student to attend a public school in the US. So, you would have to enter as a visitor and lie about the purpose of your child's visit (i.e., it is not to visit, it is to attend school). If you tell the truth, entry will be denied. Don't chance messing up your K1/K2 process for a few months of basic elementary schooling.

If you were not a US citizen when your child was born, no, you cannot transmit citizenship to him/her. You, therefore, cannot get a US passport for the child. Assuming your child is a citizen of the country birth, you will need to get him/her a passport from that country. To bring the child to the US you will need to file an I-130 petition for an immigrant visa for him/her (an IR-2 visa if you are now a US citizen). As you are now a US citizen (right?), once your child receives an immigrant visa and uses it to enter the US to reside in the legal and physical custody of his/her US citizen parent, he/she will immediately becomes a US cirizen under the Child Citizenship Act (assuming the entry is before the child turns 18).

Not true.

Personally, I would apply for ESTA first. If it's approved, no need to worry about anything else. If there was an overstay -- hard to tell with a student visa when someone is admitted for "Duration of Status" (D/S) -- it was overcome by the issuance of the Green Card. You might be approved more eaidly be approved for ESTA than a visa.

Depends on what the drug conviction was for as to whether there is a waiver possibikity.

And, to answer the original question, if denied under 6C1 or 6C2, you are ineligible to enter the US, no matter your nationality, without a waiver of that ineligibility until you are 99 years old, so it is usually referred to as a permenent ineligibility.

There is something more to this. If I understood what the OP has said, he entered the US with a visa issued in 2014 and, while in the US, he used the opportunity to enter Canada illegally where he then claimed asylum. Subsequently, he applied for a new US visa in Canada 2018. (He has not responded to questions about his previous nationality, but there is a good possibility that the 2014 visa was still valid -- many are issued for 5 or 10 years -- so why apply in 2018?) He then seems to say, if I understood, that the visa was denied under 6C1 for his illegal entry into Canada from the US. That makes no sense and is not a reason for a visa denial under 6C1 -- the US does not make that finding based on violation of another country's immigration laws. (NOTE: It would make sense if the ineligibility finding was 212(a)(6)(C)(ii) aka 6C2 -- false claim to US citizenship when he entered Canada). So, there are still some holes in the story. And, BTW, there is no way the interviewing officer "...threw my passport back at me..." -- not possible to do through a hardline interview window!

He will need to apply all over again -- no way it can just be replaced. The Embassy/Consulate will have a record of his card, so a copy will likely not be necessary.

Assuming the F1 of whom you are a dependent is still in the US and in F1 status, you may enter with the F2. A change of status does not affect the validity of a visa -- but to use the visa for admittance in the previous status, you must meet all of the original requirements. However, you absolutely cannot then continue to work/conduct the business that you were doing while in E2 status. And, just in case you thought this might work -- it is unlikely that you could enter on the F2 and then apply for and have approved another COS to E2. USCIS would likely deny the COS and determine that you misrepresented your intent at the Port of Entry -- which would be true.

There is never a guarantee of entry into the US. But, in your case, the probability of being admitted is the same whether you travel in April or May. It is highly unlikey the the Embassy will spend the time and resources to reissue a 1-entry visa that is still valid for travel as-is.

You can travel with the visa as issued. Just take the information with the original dates and the updated schedule change information to show it us the same training and the presenters changed the date -- so date change was outside your control.

Another issue with IAD is that international flights usually do not arrive at the terminal. You deplete into a "people mover" which does not leave plane-side until it is full. This can easily add at least 20-30 minutes to the stated arrival time before you can even begin the official papaperwork and baggage process.

If that is sll you have, it's pretty weak. Neither of these two things can be directly tied to you and your fiancee meeting one another. Yes, you bought a ring -- but the receipt doesn't show for whom, if anyone, you bought it for. And, even if it did, it doesn't show you were together at the time of purchase (which you weren't, were you?) or anytime before or after the ring was purchased. An airline ticket alone shows nothing other than you bought a ticket. Together with a boarding pass, it shows you travelled to Pakistan. What do you have that puts you in the same place and time as your fiancee?

It is unlikely that a C1 would be issued when it is not the usual, logical flight pattern to get from Point A to Point B. As others have said, since the requirements are exactly the same for a C1 and a B1/B2 visa, it makes no sense from a consular officer's viewpoint. Since the starting point for either visa adjudication is the assumption that the applicant intends to go to the US and stay, they need to not only be convinced that there are strong reasons to leave the US (and, no -- onward tickets are not a strong reason), but also that a transit visa is needed for the travel itinerary. Since there are, clearly, several routes from Cali to Puerto Vallarta that do not require transiting the US, it will be difficult to justify why one is needed. This can also appear to be an attempt to "game the system" and using a C1 appointment -- which is much quicker to get since they are usually needed/used by crew members to get to their immediate assignment -- to get into the US quickly and avoid the long wait for a B visa interview.

There is no annual limit for non-immigrant visa issuance for any country -- totally depends on the number of qualified applicants. Please use the space bar!