Timeline for How can I (Indian, 28) visit my fiance (pursuing a master's degree in the US) for a few months?
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| Aug 25, 2022 at 16:18 | comment | added | Traveller | @Deep How does trying for a B1/2 tourist visa for a 1-2 week visit but planning to stay for a month (whether you intend to ask on arrival or just do it) square with the basic premise of your question ie your apparent difficulty in showing a compelling enough reason to overcome the presumption of immigrant intent in order to get a visa in the first place? | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 13:47 | comment | added | Deep | Thanks for all your inputs @Fattie. Glad to hear you have fond memories of India! :') | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 12:35 | history | edited | CGCampbell | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 24, 2022 at 11:16 | comment | added | Fattie | @Deep sure, what you would do is just get an ordinary B1/B2. Regarding this "if I extend that stay to say a month". Do you mean that, when you arrive, you would say "in fact I would like to stay for one month". I'm afraid I know nothing about that, and, I have never done that or know anyone who has done that, I'm sorry. I've never heard of such a procedure. My GUESS is, you should just go ahead and try for a one month visit from the outset (simply say "you're visiting your friends", forget the business aspect), and if you get it, great. BTW you make me miss being in Mumbai! | |
| Aug 24, 2022 at 8:11 | comment | added | Deep | @Fattie would you recommend trying for a B1/B2 tourist visa? In this case too the itinerary I share with the VO would be for a 1-2 week stay. But it probably won't arouse a lot of suspicion from airport immigration officers if I extend that stay to say a month? | |
| Aug 23, 2022 at 16:11 | comment | added | littleadv | @Voo I usually am able to finish my notes on the day of the meeting. And I have had cases where I wrapped up stuff from a visit in an airport lounge or on a plane. Once the meeting ended - you don't need to physically be in a location, even if you still need to continue work. While ICE is not going to chase you out of a boardroom, your justification is definitely not a reasonable one for overstay beyond what's actually needed for a physical presence. | |
| Aug 23, 2022 at 16:06 | comment | added | Fattie | @Voo "Clearly preparing a presentation or looking through code or adapting code for such a presentation is fine" You are 100000% wrong. Do you have an immigration attorney? If so, consult with them. | |
| Aug 23, 2022 at 16:05 | comment | added | Fattie | @Voo absolutely not. There is no "gray". You ABSOLUTELY can not do that. | |
| Aug 23, 2022 at 10:37 | comment | added | Voo | @littleadv Yes the rhetorical question to point out the problem with the B1 visa seemed like a fine approach at the time, I forgot about the nitpickers. But to play devil's advocate: "and taking notes doesn't take weeks, or even days" where exactly is that hard cutoff point defined? Surely you can't get away with several weeks. But one week? | |
| Aug 22, 2022 at 18:51 | comment | added | littleadv | @Voo "does it also cover working on your own several weeks for the same client?" - no, it doesn't. You can prepare for the presentation without being in the US, and taking notes doesn't take weeks, or even days. | |
| Aug 22, 2022 at 18:37 | comment | added | Voo | @littleadv You're explicitly allowed to have business meetings on a B1 visa. Clearly preparing a presentation or looking through code or adapting code for such a presentation is fine. Writing down notes after the actual meeting also certainly fine. Hence there's some grey area where you could argue you're having your business meetings. Certainly less than "several weeks" though. | |
| Aug 22, 2022 at 17:53 | comment | added | littleadv | @Voo why is it gray? No, employment is not allowed on B1. Nothing gray there. | |
| Aug 22, 2022 at 17:05 | comment | added | Voo | While a B1 visa allows business meetings, does that also cover working on your own several weeks for that same client? Seems at least a gray area. | |
| Aug 22, 2022 at 16:02 | history | answered | Fattie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |