B2 visitor's visa while the immigrations process is underway

[DavStef 0]

Hi,

we have started the immigrations process for myself and my seven year old daughter(living in Germany)at the beginning of September. I am married to David (US citizen) and we are figuring out the best ways to be able to see each other while the imm. process is underway.

I applied for a B2 visa to be able to see my husband, his children and his extended family for Thanksgiving but this was rejected due to not having enough ties to Germany (where I live at the moment).

I am thinking of re-applying just for myself and leave my little girl with the grandparents for the length of the planned visit (09 days). Maybe having to go back to my daughter (which there is no question that I would always do that) is a strong enough tie ???

Does anybody have any experience with this sort of thing ?

I also do not want to jeopardize the immigrations process by risking re-applying and getting denied again ?

Any comments would be very much appreciated.

Thanks to everybody.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Why do you need a tourist visa? German citizens don't normally need one, and the reason why you do could impact your chances of getting one.

A denied tourist visa won't affect your immigration visa.

Your daughter staying at home may help, as could bringing proof of you having applied for the CR-1, ie wanting to do things the legal way- if you have the money, applying is worth a shot.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

Since German citizens can travel without a visa as part of the VWP to the US and stay there for up to 3 months, asking for a B2 visa basically tells the immigration bloodhounds that you want to stay longer. That would be one heck of a Thanksgiving party!

Most people cannot afford to take a 4 to 6-month vacation due to work and financial commitments, so unless you are quite wealthy and can prove it, you'll have to understand their reasoning in denying your request, In their eyes it's unreasonable and suspicious.

Unfortunately, you now have opened a door that should have stayed shut, for the aforementioned reasons. You knocked, the door opened and you were slapped in the face. Now you are ready to knock again.

It's anybody's guess if you will be slapped again or not, but at this point there's really no alternative for you left. Keep on trying until you either get lucky, run out of money, or are fed up with the face slapping. Oh, and welcome to America, the Land of the Brave and Free.