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Why do so many people want to get the visa of the USA?

Chances of approved USA B1-B2 Visa?

  • I have always had b1-b2 visas since I was a baby cuz i used to travel each year to the US and Asia, then I had F1 visa during my undergrad. I worked for 1 year using my OPT (2007) and at the same time applied for master programs...at the end of my OPT (may 2008) went back home (Ecuador) for few months and then proceeded to apply for a new F1 visa for my master program but I was rejected. In my desperation of not missing my school year, I reapplied 2 more times within 2 weeks period in which I brought more and more evidence each time to prove my ties w/my home country (brought financial statements, properties under my names, etc) but still got denied a total of 3 times in 2 weeks period (end of july 2008). The last person to interviewed me said (not same words) that pretty much I seemed like someone who wanted to immigrate because my brother is american (born in the usa) who was studying/living in US... After i got denied 3 times for F1 visa, i gave up on re-applying to any US school. I decided to pursue my masters in the UK (sept 2009-sept 2010). Right after I graduated I came to Taipei for work, I have dual citizenship and I was wondering the following: 1) if my previous F1 visa denials (w/ecuadorian passport) would affect my application (after 3 years) for a B1 visa w/my Taiwanese passport..I'm planning to apply for B1 visa sometime in Dec 2011 (in taipei) so that I can travel back to South America thru US (which airfare is cheaper and faster than going thru europe.) 2) Or should I just apply for a C1 transit visa? would i have better chance of getting accepted for a C1 visa after 3 years since I was rejected a F1? 3) Also, what type of documentation/proof should I provide when I'm applying from Taiwan but my properties are mostly in a foreign country? 4) I have heard of long 'bars' that consuls can put in their database so that even when people reapply after 6 months get denied, how does it work? how do I know if i have any of those bars under my name in their database? My reason to apply for a B1 is that I constantly travel (obviously not since 2009)between asia and south america given that my family is split in 2 continents , however if I have more chance to get C1 visa first and use that once or twice to go thru US, will that make me look better in the future for a B1-b2? Sooner or later I will want a B2 for tourism, shopping, visiting my Alma Mater etc..... Any suggestions, help from anyone who knows more about how US consuls think? Thanks in advance

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    Your chances are very high, try to become a resident so you can come and go as you please. Have a look USCIS website for details; http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

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You have a pretty good handle on the subjective factors involved in getting you a visa. If the consul thinks your ties are stronger to the US (your brother) than to another country, you'll be denied. So, from the consul's point of view, you have some good ties to the USA. In your favor, you seem to have ties to other countries as well- you have an income that let you study in the UK. Having family in two more continents is certainly no guarantee that you'll go back. Lots of people give up their lives elsewhere in order to live in the USA. You can't know if there is a "bar" under your name. That kind of info is proprietary and won't be divulged for obvious reasons. How do consuls think? They ask themselves, "If I issue this visa, what are the chances that this guy will leave after a brief tourism visit?" And among those considerations are ties- the kind of things in your life that would make it easier for you to overstay in the US compared with the losses you'd have if you didn't go back to your country. Sure, you have a brother. That would weigh against you. But you also have an income (presumably in Ecuador) that allows you to study in the UK. Wait, if you have an income that you can spend in the UK, why can't you just use that income to overstay in the USA? The answer to that last question takes us to inside your skull. You can easily and emotionally aver that you only *intend* to visit and that you have every desire to return to Ecuador or the UK. But confirmation of that is impossible- that's in your brain and isn't documentable. What is documentable is facts that you can demonstrate- a job, for example. In your favor is that you've been in the USA and left when out of status. (You didn't overstay, did you?) Going against you that you've spent a lot of time in the USA and want to go back. The C1/D visa would let you transit the USA (and stay up to 30 days) but would take the consul back to the main issue- would you leave if admitted? You have to show the consul what you'd lose if you overstayed. For many people, this is a good job. If you had a job that paid well and you'd lose it if you didn't return, that would work in your favor for the visa. I don't think it'll make any difference whether you use your Ecuadorian or Taiwanese passport to apply. It's not about the passport, it's about the individual. Good luck!

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