Understanding the B2

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Tips on how to increase the possibility of getting an approval for the B2 Tourist Visa?

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What does the B2 mean? Any person desiring to travel to the U.S. to vacation, to visit relatives, friends or who is in need of life saving medical attention, would need to obtain the B2 Tourist Visa.

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Many have asked, is it easy to get? And based on many past people that have attempted to get a B2 Visa, it is not easy to get.

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For many years we have heard that the Philippines has roughly less than 5% success rate mainly due to the face that it is still a developing country?

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It’s not your fault! We know that Filipinos are hard workers and many have education with a desire to work of all ages.

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The sad truth is that employment opportunities are not in abundance and those available have tough requirements such as age preferences, College, and even if you do get one of those jobs it may only be temporary?

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Does this make people desperate? Yes it does, as Filipinos are in need of shelter, food, medical treatment and are even reluctant to enjoy the few necessities in life.

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It is not at all uncommon for mothers, fathers, children, uncles, aunties and grandparents to all co-habit together and share an income to survive.

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Most are grateful to have an opportunity to be employed as an overseas worker better known as OFW.

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With knowledge of this, one can better understand why the United States has gotten so strict with their tourist visa approvals?

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It’s not just the U.S. but several countries that are more developed and have jobs available.

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Not all Filipinos, but some out of desperation decided they didn’t want to go home anymore and stayed in the country that they went to work in after the contract ended until eventually they were deported.

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In the U.S. it’s not really about going there with a work visa only but any type of visa that they can get?

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• • Work visas

  • Student visas

  • Tourist visas

  • Fiance visas

  • Marriage visas

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All, at one time or another, had been a tool for someone to gain entry into the United States to live and work illegally.

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Filipinos don’t top the list, not even close, but mostly from South America.

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Yet, someone from practically every country has done this and many have gotten away with it, which is why U.S. immigration is so tough now.

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How to increase your chances with the B1 Tourist Visa

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Always remember this good practice, which is to say, it is better to have to much than not enough: These items needed at the interview and the U.S. port of entry.

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• Proof you are paying taxes is a way to show that your not running from your tax obligation. It’s always a good idea to try and have your last 3-years of tax records all neatly in order. It also shows that you are employed even self employed and have an income.
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• Bank statements from your current and or savings account, going back at least 12-months.
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• Direct deposits or self deposits are what will be looked at. And for a savings account they like to see an untouched savings for the past 12-months. one thousand dollars is most impressive.
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• Do you own a home? If so, then provide a certified authentic copy of ownership, which helps interviewers to believe that you really plan on coming back?
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• Do you own land? The same as if you own your own home, provide certified authentic copies of ownership.
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• Certain types of assets that can be liquidated into cash and are affiliated in your country of origin are also of help in proving to interviewers that you would be returning when it is time? Such assets could be life insurance, stocks, gold, yacht, aircraft? Certified proof is highly required.
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• Do you have a wife and or children? Things like a marriage certificate, photos of you and your wife together, photos of you and your kids together, birth certificates of the kids all can be useful.
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• If your going on vacation, please have a trip itinerary ready and categorized from start to finish. Have hotel booking receipts, the credit card that paid for those, airline trip itinerary, transportation, tourist attractions, all details of your vacation to the end.
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• Visiting friends or family, then have addresses, phone numbers ready and full names and mention exactly who they are to you? Photos of you together are helpful and even letters if invitation from each relative or friend.
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• If the purpose of your trip is for medical reasons, then you must provide as much medical reports in detail from a licensed medical doctor, health experts, mentioning your condition and a letter coming from the US medical facility that will be treating you?
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• Remember that each person traveling with you, should have their own dollar amount of at least $500. and if you have credit cards with money available on them it could also be presented at the port of entry.

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All of the mentioned items above could be very useful at your interview, and would be placed together with the required items that are mention below:

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Important note!

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While applying for the US Tourist Visa Philippines

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Do not ever attempt to alter, falsify documents, or records, as doing so is a criminal act, subject to fines and could get you arrested and lose all future hopes of ever going to the U.S. with any type of visa.