Immigration: Can a B-2 Visa Go to the US?

Ramesh Rawal

Question: My father has filed a petition for green card in F-2B category for me, which has a waiting period of 6 to 7 years as per the visa bulletin, so during this waiting period I visited America through my B-2 visitor visa or H-1B visa. can i My visitor visa expires in 2026, can I renew it?- Nisha Patel, Baroda Answer: If you want to go to America on your visitor visa for a specific and strong reason or only to attend an event i.e. your intention is only as a tourist. First of all it is necessary to prove that it is. That is, the airport officer should not suspect that you want to change your status in America and stay there. Once he gets suspicious of you, then you will be in trouble. Apart from this, another important thing is that if you know the questions and answers asked there, then you can go. Getting an H-1B visa will take a long time. Question: My F-4 file is dated July 2010, the welcome letter has arrived, but the interview letter has not yet arrived. I'm in a bit of a quandary. I want to know how long will it take to receive the interview letter now? – Hardik Panchal Answer : If you have given all the information like documents fee, sponsor letter etc. according to all the steps of the welcome letter and you have received the letter of Documentally Qualified in response, then you should receive the interview letter within a few months or in 2025. So you can relax now. Second, many questions are asked for the immigrant visa of green card means immigration, which should be prepared with the document. Remember all the documents and go with full preparation. Question: My father is 75 years old and he wants to file a petition for green card for me as an F-2B unmarried daughter, but after checking, the waiting period for green card is seven years. This is a very long period so now the thought is that during this long waiting time I currently have a B-2 visa so can I go to America on top of it? Or can I file an H-1B petition for my employer? My tourist visa B-2 expires in 2026 so can it be renewed? – Nisha Patel, Ahmedabad Answer : You can go through visitor visa before your father files F-2B petition. If you go after the petition is filed, you will be asked many questions at the American airport, which will not be a problem if you answer them satisfactorily with proof. Else the officer may suspect that you will not come back to India and stay there. This can be done if your H-1B visa is approved and you are approved for a job there. H-2B is only for unmarried children of green card holders. So marriage cannot be done until the visa is obtained. If you get married, the petition will be cancelled. Question: My name is 'Ravi' in all my documents like Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, Water Card etc, while my name is 'Divyesh' in my birth certificate. So under which name should I get the passport so that there is no problem if I want to travel to any country?- Ravi Ganatra, Rajkot Answer: If you want to get a passport i.e. if you want to apply for it, you should always get the passport based on the birth certificate. A birth certificate is accepted everywhere as it is a proof of a person's true name. No other documents are required. Question: As we had a quarrel with our neighbour, we lodged a complaint with the police. However, later the settlement between us in the Court of the Executive Magistrate does not render the judgment as such. Now the police want a judgment for the passport. So what should I do?- Jagurti Dave, Ahmedabad Answer : You have mentioned your case number. So again you should get a certified copy of the judgment very quickly by contacting the Magistrate's Court or an Advocate practicing in that Court. Apart from that the passport clearance will not come or an application can be made to the same court for a certified copy of the judgment. (The author is an immigration expert advocate and licensed legal consultant in the US.)