Gaurav Agarwal

hello, i wished to visit us for a couple of months for family purposes. However i
have applied for b2 visa for the last two years and got rejeced. Before reapplying
this time, i wanted to know whether it might be useful to apply for a h2b ? what are
the acceptance rates there ? any clues that might help ... im located in india ...
please guide . thanks, gaurav

Stuart Brook

Gaurav Agarwal wrote:
    >
    > hello, i wished to visit us for a couple of months for family purposes. However i
    > have applied for b2 visa for the last two years and got rejeced. Before reapplying
    > this time, i wanted to know whether it might be useful to apply for a h2b ? what
    > are the acceptance rates there ? any clues that might help ... im located in india
    > ... please guide . thanks, gaurav

You can't apply for an H2B ... An employer applies on your behalf.

What makes you think you are eligible for an H2B ?

Ingo Pakleppa

On 23 Apr 2002 01:58:42 -0700, [email protected] (Gaurav Agarwal) wrote:

    >hello, i wished to visit us for a couple of months for family purposes. However i
    >have applied for b2 visa for the last two years and got rejeced. Before reapplying
    >this time, i wanted to know whether it might be useful to apply for a h2b ? what are
    >the acceptance rates there ? any clues that might help ... im located in india ...
    >please guide . thanks, gaurav

INS issued regulations (not yet in effect) that would restrict tourists to one month
in the US in most cases.

In any case, since you applied for a B-2 before, you should start out by taking a
hard look at exactly why it was denied. Then fix that problem (if possible - there
are some types of denial that cannot be fixed) and try again.

Ingo

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with a professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html (Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For visa denial and suggestions what to do about them, see
http://travel.state.gov/visadenials.html

For DOL Online Labor Certification: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

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http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall http://www.murthy.com/ http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
(dual citizenship FAQ) http://www.ilw.com http://www.srs-usvisa.com
http://www.getusavisa.com http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/
http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B) http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.kamya.com/misc/ (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm http://www.workpermit.com

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