US K1 Visa K1 Visa Process – Fiancee Visa Process – USCIS Processing Times – Adjustment of Status

When traveling to the USA from a foreign country, keep in mind that there are two options available to you. There are tourist visas, also known as “visitor” visas, and depending on what country you live in, these can be easy to obtain. For some countries like Russia, Ukraine, The Philippines, and China, it is considerably more difficult to obtain a tourist visa to the USA, than say, for someone from Germany or France. Tourist visas allow people to stay in the USA for up to six months, but they are not allowed to work. People from countries in Europe, and Asia, such as England, Germany, Switzerland, France, and Japan can for the most part, enter the USA by means of the visa waiver program. The visa waiver program allows temporary travel to the USA without the need of a tourist visa for up to 90 days. Before traveling to the USA through the availability of the visa waiver program, it is always advisable to check with the U.S. Consulate in your country to see if you qualify to travel under the visa waiver program.

To apply for a tourist visa to the USA, you will need to apply directly at the U.S. embassy in the country where you currently reside. When you apply, it is important that you take evidence with you to support the fact that you have strong ties to your country, and that you do not pose a risk for remaining in the USA without ever returning back to your country. Some of the documents that you can take with you as proof that you will certainly return to your country after travel to the USA are proof of home ownership, real estate, ownership in a business, proof of a solid, and permanent job that requires you to return to your country after travel, and strong family ties such as a spouse, minor children, etc. Also helpful is proof of a bank account with a large sum of money deposited.

Older people over the age of 60 who have strong ties to their homeland, and are traveling without their spouses, have a much better chance of obtaining a visa to the USA than someone else who, for example, is 22 years old, not married, and has no real property or proof of strong ties to encourage them to return to their country.

If you are visiting a friend or relative in the USA, and if possible, it would be best to obtain a statement from your friend, or family member assuming responsibility for you, and giving assurances to the U.S. Embassy that you will indeed return to your country and follow all guidelines of the visa, if, and when issued.

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