USA VISA

Yes, it is difficult to get a USA B2 Tourist Visa, maybe if you visit this website you will understand why....

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/e … sitor.html

Cheers,
James            Expat-blog Experts Team

James wrote:

Yes, it is difficult to get a USA B2 Tourist Visa, maybe if you visit this website you will understand why....

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/e … sitor.html

Cheers,
James            Expat-blog Experts Team

Ok thanks James I'll read it now

So james I read the link but most of its in general terms, I would like to hear what's really required, from people whose been there and got accepted and from those whose been there and had all the documents from the website but still got turned down

The usual requirements are as follows:

1. Hold a valid passport;

2  Have a Letter of Invitation from a US citizen or legal permanent resident (which has many legal and civil responsibilities imposed upon the writer) who knows the "invitee";

3.  Prove sufficient funds for the duration of one's stay in the USA (bank statement, etc.);

4.  Proof of address where one is staying (hotel reservation, etc.);

5.  Return ticket dated not later than last day of visa stay; and

6.  Be approved by visa issuing officer during personal interview at Embassy/Consulate.

7.)  Have ties in Vietnam that virtually assure that they're return.

8.)  Have a lot of money (it changes everything).

Our countries have a unique relationship, stemming mainly from the war.  Many of the refugees that were granted entry into the US went to work and started squirreling away money.  The Vietnamese traditionally have very strong family ties, so the ones that had money started looking for ways to bring their loved ones to the US, even if it meant breaking the visa laws.  They found plenty of willing citizens, mainly men, who could either be paid, or lied to, to marry their Viet relatives and bring them to the US.  Uncle Sam doesn't like being lied to (he prefers being the liar), so applicants from Vietnam started being heavily scrutinized.

That's my take on it.

James wrote:

The usual requirements are as follows:

1. Hold a valid passport;

2  Have a Letter of Invitation from a US citizen or legal permanent resident (which has many legal and civil responsibilities imposed upon the writer) who knows the "invitee";

3.  Prove sufficient funds for the duration of one's stay in the USA (bank statement, etc.);

4.  Proof of address where one is staying (hotel reservation, etc.);

5.  Return ticket dated not later than last day of visa stay; and

6.  Be approved by visa issuing officer during personal interview at Embassy/Consulate.

Hey thanks James found this helpful

Teacher Mark wrote:

7.)  Have ties in Vietnam that virtually assure that they're return.

8.)  Have a lot of money (it changes everything).

Our countries have a unique relationship, stemming mainly from the war.  Many of the refugees that were granted entry into the US went to work and started squirreling away money.  The Vietnamese traditionally have very strong family ties, so the ones that had money started looking for ways to bring their loved ones to the US, even if it meant breaking the visa laws.  They found plenty of willing citizens, mainly men, who could either be paid, or lied to, to marry their Viet relatives and bring them to the US.  Uncle Sam doesn't like being lied to (he prefers being the liar), so applicants from Vietnam started being heavily scrutinized.

That's my take on it.

Hey I think this is the information I was looking for, not sugar coated thank u very much

No problem.

Taker a look at this site, if you haven't already.  There's some real horror stories...

Visa Journey

Thanks that link is very helpful

My friend was easy to get Visa to come to US for work, in the first time. But her husband works with her in the same company, he failed the first time, and after some months, he passed.
They came to US some times for work.

ngattt wrote:

My friend was easy to get Visa to come to US for work, in the first time. But her husband works with her in the same company, he failed the first time, and after some months, he passed.
They came to US some times for work.

So I'm guessing you have to be really lucky too

reds_196 wrote:

So I'm guessing you have to be really lucky too

No, I'm not lucky, because I've never been to US yet . Maybe I need to change my job like my friend . She has just worked in new company some months, and then, she went to US 2 times already. She didn't want to, but she must go .
BTW, if you meant I am lucky because I have her, oh yeah .

Ah, I forgot, when I studied with an American teacher, he told me about a person, who failed in the interview. Just because she said she would be in US 6 months, but then, she stayed there more than 6 months. With American, it's a lie. Lie is a lie, right ?
My teacher said to me: If you want to go to US, just always true, look straight into the interviewer's eyes, not scary anything, because you don't do anything wrong.

Yes I think your rite, alway tell the truth, is better, I'm sure they are trained to read your body if your telling a lie

reds_196 wrote:

Yes I think your rite, alway tell the truth, is better, I'm sure they are trained to read your body if your telling a lie

Hey, you remind me a story in the past. Very long time ago, when I was high school, just 16-17 years old, I was standing at my house (in my hometown), a man (who would be a police) talked to my neighboord: that girl will be the most successful in career, the others won't. My group had 4-5 girls, all of them didn't study like me, they just graduated high school, and they had a hard life than me...
My neighboor said, that man was trained to see the people, he could read the face and something...
BTW, in the past, I wanted to become a police, hahaha . But my destiny is IT, even at that time, I didn't what is IT .

Hahaha funny story n yes police officers are also trained to read you body language, to tell if something will happen or not