Hi Everyone

I hope someone can asking my question.
My sister USC living in Florida and Iam a UKC. So I have to wait for a visa to become available under the fourth preference which could take a number of years. At the moment I've only been waiting just over a 1.5years.

What I want to know is while I am waiting for that can i apply for a B2 Holiday visa which allows me to stay in the states for 6months and with luck you can have it extended ???

also is there anyone out there from UK who is in the same situation and if so, how long have you been waiting.

thanks.

Karen

You can certainly try, there are many OAP's who use the B to live in the US for half the year at a time.

Depends entirely on your circumstances whether you will get one, what reason would you have for an extension?

You know you won't be able to stay in the US the entire time until your visa number is available, right?

You can apply for a visa but dont u have VWP or a british passport to travel visa free.. You can and you have to show non immigration intent?????

good luck or wait till others add what they think here,

VWP is good for 90 days and not extendable.

We have said what we think, theoretically possible but unlikely.

As the OP never came back, nothing more to add.

Hi Karen,

I am a Filipino under petition of a US immigrant husband. He's staying in the US for 5 years and have just finished fingerprinting for his naturalization.

Last year 2005, I and our child applied for B2 visas, hoping to stay in the US for the holidays but unfortunately, we are denied. The immigration officer just asked my husband's name and checked it in his computer and found that we are under an immigrant petition, a fact that we disclosed too in our B2 application. He also asked me how long he is residing in the US, and tell us he's sorry we can't have B2 visas.

Even if we really have no intention of staying in the US illegally, we are denied of the visas. We have shown some evidences to prove that, (bank accounts, property titles and school records (since I'm just on leave from school), the immigration officer didn't bother to ask for them, the moment he knew that we are under an immigrant petition.

You can apply Karen for a B2 visa but there's is no guarantee that anyone can have it, most especially people like us who are petitioned. You will never know, unless you will try... I have only shared my experience. Hope this helps.

Goodluck to you and God bless...

Sincerely,

bubblesn