jeffreyhy

So you are over a week, more like 9-10 days, according to this outline. That's what I meant by inconsistent. Make yourself an itinerary as others have suggested. Not hour-by-hour, but day-by-day, to figure out for yourself how long you'll need to stay to accomplish what you want to accomplish.
I see a common thread developing. You don't have a plan, you don't pay attention to what you're doing, you just take it as it comes. While it's unlikely that you'll manage to overstay a 6-month B-2 visit as you did the 90-day VWP visit, you do seem like a potential candidate to decide to stay, period. Again, a well planned itinerary will demostrate a degree of responsibility to the consular officer, hopefully cancelling out your past lack of responsibility. Regards, JEff

catdogcali

I made an itinerary already, thanks Jeff.

I put the places I plan to go on Los Angeles, San Diego and if the time helps with a 6 hours driving a day in San Francisco as well.

I put the three hotels I could stay in LA and in San Francisco as well and all the rent a car info, none reserved until visa is issued.

I will post the itinerary when I get back home!

catdogcali

as far as the waiver overstay, it actually happened in 2001 i just found a picture (glad inhad it) of the day I departed the US, I arrived the US the third week of February 2001 and left on my own August 18 thats 5 months and few days, Input in the DS160 in prior trips to the US these dates, however, on march 20 2001 I flew from LAX to Vancouver for some skying and I dont know wether when I came back to the us they gave me a new date on the i94w i was too yodng but the total is 5 months so i assume i overstayed by 2 months and 18 days when I was underage.

Does the fact that i left on my own will help? This happened like 12 years ago almost 13 will this be a big problem?

Interview next mon im totally nervous and scared!

hungryhorace

No. Stop worrying. For gods sake!

catdogcali

MOm just told me the same lol thanks a lot, this forum is of great help and advice

Noorah101

I'm just curious, what is "skying"? You've mentioned it several times.

Rene

catdogcali

Snowboarding, the winter sport, not skying sorry was not using the right wording!

jeffreyhy

I agree that what happened way back when is not what you should be worrying about. What you do need to be concerned with is presenting a sufficient demonstration that you do not today, and for your currently planned visit, pose a risk of either deciding to try to immigrate or needing to work while in the USA.

Regards, JEff

catdogcali

Thanks,

I just received a document from my current employer (Government) with some GOV stamps on it, where it states what my salary is and that I have been working for the GOV since 2006 (7 years).

Regarding the trip, I have printed also a draft of my itinerary so the VO can see if he/she wants to, 3 places where I could possible rent a car near the Airport, 3 hotels I could probably make reservations if the visa goes well, and also a sheddule saying the places I will be visiting in LA, San Diego and San Francisco, 7 days is enough I have been google maping some I plan on staying in LA for 3 days, 4 day I might hit San Diego which is near by, and the 5th and 6th day I might drive up to SFO which is a 6/7 hours driving depending on the traffic, in case I need more days like a day or two I will decide when at the POE they give me 7 or more days to stay in, if they allow me to stay for like 15 days I might just stay 8 or 9 but NO more than that because I have to come back for my job.

I hope this looks allright, I definately and BY NO MEANS will disrespect any law no more.

Interview on MON so Ima let you know how it goes.

P.S: Im going to the ASC on FRI to have my fingerprints and photo taken, on MON interview at the US Embassy, do I bring all THESE supporting documents to the embassy and no to the ASC right? Also, at the embassy when and how do you give the VO all these supporting documents because I heard they might not ask so instead I wanna handle them to the VO in case he wanna dig a bit deeper, do you handle the VO your passport right?

Noorah101

It would be helpful for the letter from the employer to give a specific date you are due back at work.

Don't you have to tell your job ahead of time what date you'll be back? Can you just call them up after a few days and say "hey I'm staying another few days in the USA"?

As for driving to San Fran, it sounds like you're driving from San Diego to San Fran (not from LA). So make that an even longer drive. So a very long day of driving to San Fran, staying overnight, and then driving back to LA the next day to catch your flight out the day after that? I suppose it can be done, but it just sounds too rushed and hectic to me. If you were flying to San Fran, that would be different....but driving all that way up and back just for 1 night doesn't sound like fun to me!

In my opinion, it still looks like you don't have a firm plan. It would be better if your employer puts a definite date you need to be back at work in the letter, and also that your return airline ticket and planned itinerary matches that date.

I'm just curious, is this something new? I read a lot of posts on here about people going for B-2 interviews, and I've never seen anyone else mention having to go to an ASC for fingerprints and photo before the actual visa interview date.

Rene

ian-mstm

No - don't leave it to the officer to choose whether or not he wants to see it. Hand it over with everything else, without being asked for it.


Do you not realize how completely wishy-washy this is? It's full of "possible" and "probably" and "might" and "depending". It is totally useless. You want to give the officer something definite.

Whether or not you actually follow the intinerary once you're in the US doesn't really matter... but you must present an itinerary that makes it absolutely clear what you are doing each day. As it stands right now, you have not done that.

Your job is to make it as easy as possible for the officer to approve your visa. If you don't make things clear... then it's likely not going to happen. Your choice!

Ian

jeffreyhy

The point of this being what? What Ian wrote. This demonstrates that you don't really know what you're going to do. As to the length of stay that CBP is going to give you - if you get the visa - 6 months. Regards, JEff

catdogcali

The letter from my employer, the Government, says its to be presented on the US embassy, it states for how long I have been working for them, and what my salary is, however and as far as vacations dates they cannot put any dates on it, I'm able to take vacations anytime during the year for 21 days. They don't care if I do take a week, or 3 weeks, as the law in this country allows us to take up to 3 weeks off vacations. (Excuse me for my poor English)

catdogcali

keep in mind I'm applying outside London, as fas as the ASC its probably something new I don't know.

catdogcali

Ian (or others as well...)

I'm fixing my Itinerary... I know where I want to go, however I might need to make it look better without that many "probably" and "migh"

Could you please give me an example of an itinerary I could show? I want to see what the "Format" would look like because mine looks like a personal draft and that might not be what the VO wants to see.

Thanks for the massive help on this forum, is there anywhere to contribute/donate?

Thanks.