Applying for Visitor Visa - B1/B2 for my Spouse

[ShaniaB 0]

Hi, how long can you stay in the US with a B1/B2 visa

[SteveInBostonI130 3,330]

However long CBP grants the stay, up to a maximum of 6 months.

[ShaniaB 0]

1 hour ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

However long CBP grants the stay, up to a maximum of 6 months.

6 months in total or 6 months per visit? 

[powerpuff 6,087]

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6 minutes ago, ShaniaB said:

It is asking for educational background and my spouse cannot get the exact dates for their high school education and university. It is an estimate.

 

is this ok or does it have to be exact

Estimates are fine

Edited January 5, 2023 by powerpuff

[SalishSea 16,993]

7 hours ago, ShaniaB said:

6 months in total or 6 months per visit? 

If your spouse wants to stay in the US for long periods, best to petition for an immigrant visa.   B visas are not for living here.

[Unlockable 7,309]

13 hours ago, ShaniaB said:

6 months in total or 6 months per visit? 

 

It can be 6 months per visit. Or it can only be 2 weeks. The border agent will decide how long the visiting foreigner can stay per visit. Now if you want you wife to visit often, it will cause problems down the road. If she comes too often and stays too long she will be denied entry and/or possibly have her visitor visa taken away.