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Hello everyone!

Wanted to give everyone an update. 

After I was provided a B1/B2 visa, I was able to travel to the sates. Went for a global business meeting which lasted 5 days. Everything was perfect, in fact I was alotted with a 6 month stamp at entry.

I was only asked by the immigration officer the following:

1. Purpose of my trip

2. What company I worked for

3. What my company name meant

 Being back home now, it´s a wonderful feeling to know that big things can be done telling the truth. 

Greetings to all from chilly Bogotá!

15 hours ago, EmilyW said:

How did they deal with the issue of your brother?  Did they ask questions?

Hi EmilyW,

Well I was completely honest about the entire situation, so several questions she asked me who was still living in the US and I told her that my bother was living there and she said, "I assume he´s still undocumented", I said yes and she simply moved forward with more questions regarding my intentions in the US and stability here.

I was a very minute part of the interview, and I felt like it wasn`t that big of a factor in my case.

Hope this helps.

Wanted to share with everyone that I had my biometrics taken yesterday and my interview with the cosnsul today, finally after an extensive 40 minute interview... 

MY VISA WAS APRROVED!

Thank you everyone for you input!

Warm regards from Colombia!

14 hours ago, Sunnyland said:

 

Did you mean that you want to work and travel with your tourist visa?  

If that is what you meant, you should know that you can NOT and should NOT try to work with a tourist visa. That is not allowed. 

You have to always say the truth. You have to mention all your relatives in U.S. Do not lie in the forms because just so you know, they (immigration dept) know ALL about you. They will find in their system you have family in this country. 

No, my intention is not to work in the US, but to have business prupose training meetings (Headquarters type training).

Hello everyone!

I am a 21 year-old guy who moved to the US from Colombia when I was a little boy (2 years-old), and lived there until I was 18 and 1/2. I overstayed my visa as a minor so therefore speaking in terms of bar time, there is none aplicable since the time overstayed in the US after turning 18 is only 5 months. I decided to come back to Colombia to avoid having any overstayed time taken against me.

While I was still underage, about 14 years old, my mother married and American Citizen, with the intention of gaining citizenship. During this process my mother, older brother, and I obtained social security numbers and temporary permanent resident cards (Which I took advantage of and worked through most of my high school years at a McDonald´s for college). Yet, during the interview, two years later for permanent resident satatus, the marriage wasd declared fraudulent. My mother was never put in removal procceding, and decided to leave on her own before entering such a process -- she sent the proper notification to USCIS informing that she was leaving.

As for me and my brother, we stayed in the US with my grandmother. I finished high school and decided that I didn`t want to live as an undocumented immigrant, and decided to come down to Colombia for college. Meanwhile, my brother is still in the states living and working. 

Its been almost three years since i´ve  been living in Colombia. Already finishing my junior year in college and have worked all throughout college. Thankfully i´ve and have a great  paying job due to my ability to speak english. 

I´ve wanted to apply for a B1/B2 Toruist Visa for two reasons:

1. Have the freedom of being able to travel without limitations based on a descicion that was taken for me as a minor

2. I current work for a multinational company based in theUS, and there are many career growth oportunities which would requiere for me to travel to the US frequently.

I have NO intention of living in the US, but simply work and travel as a tourist.

Questions: 

1. Is it possible for me to be granted  a B1/B2  type visa?

2. On the visa aplication form,  it asks if I have any relatives in the US, and what  their legal  status is, should I list my brother or would that have future consequences for him? 

 (If I were granted the visa, I would mainly be traveling to Florida and Georgia,  and in neither of the two my brother lives.

Thank you for all of your help!