Do I need a Visa to visit Paris for a week?

Im from South Africa and i have my visa for Europe, do i need one to visit New York for one week?

• I want to visit family members in NY and i am from South-Africa, but i also have a europe visa for one year... i work as an Aupair in Amsterdam,Nederland. Really love to go on Holiday and Visit my family in New York. Do i need a visa? If i need one, what should i do????

• Answer:

  Don't book any tickets before you do not hold the B-2 tourist visa for the United States. Your chances to get one from the Netherlands are really limited. An Au-pair, general young and unmarried, does not have enough social or economical ties to the Netherlands which compel her to return after the visit. The U.S. immigration law requires consular officers to view every visa applicant as an intending immigrant until the applicant proves otherwise. Since you have family members in the U.S. your ties to America are stronger than to the Netherlands which might be seen as a potential for illegal immigration. http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/denials/denials_1361.html .. http://amsterdam.usconsulate.gov/niv_refusals.html .. Better save the $140 application fee and use your holidays to visit other countries in Europe. As holder of a Dutch 'Verblijfsdocument' you can freely travel through 25 European countries. http://dc.the-netherlands.org/Services/Consular_services/Visa/US_citizens/Traveling_to_the_Netherlands/Tourist_and_Business_Visa_for_the_Netherlands_Schengen/See_also/Map_of_Schengen_countries ..