B-1/B-2 Visas

Foreign nationals desiring to enter the United States temporarily for the purpose of consulting with business associates, attending a scientific, educational, professional or business convention (B-1), or for pleasure, tourism or medical treatment (B-2) may apply for B-1/B-2 Visitor’s Visa at a U.S. Consulate or Visa Section of the U.S. Embassies abroad.  These visas require that the applicant has permanent residence in the home country, which he or she has no intention of abandoning. 

Travelers coming to the U.S. for tourism or business for 90 days or less from qualified countries may be eligible to visit the U.S. without a visa if they meet the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) requirements.  Additionally, citizens of Canada and Bermuda traveling for visitor visa purposes do not need a visa, with some exceptions.

As of January 12, 2009, , travelers for business or pleasure who plan on entering the United States on the VWP are required to log on to the ESTA website http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/ and obtain a clearance for travel to the US.  VWP travelers who have not received ESTA approval may be denied boarding, experience delayed processing, or be denied admission at a U.S. port of entry.  Similarly, an ESTA approval only authorizes a traveler to board a carrier for travel to the United States under the VWP. An approved ESTA is not a guarantee of admissibility to the United States at a port of entry. In all cases, CBP officers make admissibility determinations at U.S. ports of entry or pre-clearance facilities.  http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/id_visa/esta/about_esta
/esta_faq.ctt/esta_faq.pdf

Please contact our office http://stonehavenlaw.com/contact_us.html for a free consultation to determine if you are eligible for this visa category.

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an engagement of the Stone Haven Law Group or establish an attorney-client relationship.