Can I apply for US Visitor Visa (B) and use it for Transit?
up vote
1
down vote
favorite
I'm really frustrated that I need to go through all the trouble of getting a visa just to layover 3 hours in Miami. But since I'm going through all this pain, I don't get it why would anyone get the Transit visa when the Visitor Visa is the same price - $160 - and apparently I need to fill the same DS-160 (Although I guess the Interview at the Embassy would be different). But the advantage would be that I could visit US in the near future, instead of having to once again apply for a Visitor Visa.
Just to clarify, I hold a Brazilian passport but live in the UK (not a citizen though). Brazil apparently isn't in the ESTA scheme.
Questions:
Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?
Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?
usa customs-and-immigration
asked Aug 8 '17 at 10:56
Taly Emmanuela
1084
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
favorite
I'm really frustrated that I need to go through all the trouble of getting a visa just to layover 3 hours in Miami. But since I'm going through all this pain, I don't get it why would anyone get the Transit visa when the Visitor Visa is the same price - $160 - and apparently I need to fill the same DS-160 (Although I guess the Interview at the Embassy would be different). But the advantage would be that I could visit US in the near future, instead of having to once again apply for a Visitor Visa.
Just to clarify, I hold a Brazilian passport but live in the UK (not a citizen though). Brazil apparently isn't in the ESTA scheme.
Questions:
Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?
Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?
usa customs-and-immigration
asked Aug 8 '17 at 10:56
Taly Emmanuela
1084
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
favorite
up vote
1
down vote
favorite
I'm really frustrated that I need to go through all the trouble of getting a visa just to layover 3 hours in Miami. But since I'm going through all this pain, I don't get it why would anyone get the Transit visa when the Visitor Visa is the same price - $160 - and apparently I need to fill the same DS-160 (Although I guess the Interview at the Embassy would be different). But the advantage would be that I could visit US in the near future, instead of having to once again apply for a Visitor Visa.
Just to clarify, I hold a Brazilian passport but live in the UK (not a citizen though). Brazil apparently isn't in the ESTA scheme.
Questions:
Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?
Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?
usa customs-and-immigration
asked Aug 8 '17 at 10:56
Taly Emmanuela
1084
I'm really frustrated that I need to go through all the trouble of getting a visa just to layover 3 hours in Miami. But since I'm going through all this pain, I don't get it why would anyone get the Transit visa when the Visitor Visa is the same price - $160 - and apparently I need to fill the same DS-160 (Although I guess the Interview at the Embassy would be different). But the advantage would be that I could visit US in the near future, instead of having to once again apply for a Visitor Visa.
Just to clarify, I hold a Brazilian passport but live in the UK (not a citizen though). Brazil apparently isn't in the ESTA scheme.
Questions:
Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?
Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?
usa customs-and-immigration
usa customs-and-immigration
asked Aug 8 '17 at 10:56
Taly Emmanuela
1084
asked Aug 8 '17 at 10:56
Taly Emmanuela
1084
edited Aug 8 '17 at 11:03
asked Aug 8 '17 at 10:56
Taly Emmanuela
1084
asked Aug 8 '17 at 10:56
Taly Emmanuela
1084
asked Aug 8 '17 at 10:56
Taly Emmanuela
1084
1084
add a comment |
add a comment |
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
Yes, you can apply for a visitor visa and use it to transit. As noted in the other answer, you should not lie on your visa application, but you can certainly plan a trip to the US and then apply for a visitor (B) visa, mentioning both trips. You can even apply for a B visa for your transit and explain that the reason you're asking for a B visa is that you want to visit the US in the future even though you don't have definite plans yet. The second approach may be less likely to succeed, but it's probably not doomed to definite failure.
By default, Brazilians get a 10-year B visa or a 5-year C visa (see https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html). It would be a shame to pay the application fee for a 5-year C visa and then have to pay it again for a B visa when you want to visit the US.
As to the price of the application, if I remember correctly, it is supposed to reflect the cost of processing the application, which is similar for visit and transit. From the consumer's point of view, it seems to make little sense, since you're getting much less in one case for the same price, but it doesn't seem that the US had that in mind when setting the fees.
answered Aug 8 '17 at 12:01
phoog
66.3k10146211
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?
No
Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?
Because you should not lie on your visa application form. If you want to transit, you must say so. Also, it is possible -- but there is no source for this so take this as the lunatic raving of a random stranger -- they will grant a transit visa easier than a visitor visa.
answered Aug 8 '17 at 11:09
chx
36.9k376183
add a comment |
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
Yes, you can apply for a visitor visa and use it to transit. As noted in the other answer, you should not lie on your visa application, but you can certainly plan a trip to the US and then apply for a visitor (B) visa, mentioning both trips. You can even apply for a B visa for your transit and explain that the reason you're asking for a B visa is that you want to visit the US in the future even though you don't have definite plans yet. The second approach may be less likely to succeed, but it's probably not doomed to definite failure.
By default, Brazilians get a 10-year B visa or a 5-year C visa (see https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html). It would be a shame to pay the application fee for a 5-year C visa and then have to pay it again for a B visa when you want to visit the US.
As to the price of the application, if I remember correctly, it is supposed to reflect the cost of processing the application, which is similar for visit and transit. From the consumer's point of view, it seems to make little sense, since you're getting much less in one case for the same price, but it doesn't seem that the US had that in mind when setting the fees.
answered Aug 8 '17 at 12:01
phoog
66.3k10146211
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
Yes, you can apply for a visitor visa and use it to transit. As noted in the other answer, you should not lie on your visa application, but you can certainly plan a trip to the US and then apply for a visitor (B) visa, mentioning both trips. You can even apply for a B visa for your transit and explain that the reason you're asking for a B visa is that you want to visit the US in the future even though you don't have definite plans yet. The second approach may be less likely to succeed, but it's probably not doomed to definite failure.
By default, Brazilians get a 10-year B visa or a 5-year C visa (see https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html). It would be a shame to pay the application fee for a 5-year C visa and then have to pay it again for a B visa when you want to visit the US.
As to the price of the application, if I remember correctly, it is supposed to reflect the cost of processing the application, which is similar for visit and transit. From the consumer's point of view, it seems to make little sense, since you're getting much less in one case for the same price, but it doesn't seem that the US had that in mind when setting the fees.
answered Aug 8 '17 at 12:01
phoog
66.3k10146211
add a comment |
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
Yes, you can apply for a visitor visa and use it to transit. As noted in the other answer, you should not lie on your visa application, but you can certainly plan a trip to the US and then apply for a visitor (B) visa, mentioning both trips. You can even apply for a B visa for your transit and explain that the reason you're asking for a B visa is that you want to visit the US in the future even though you don't have definite plans yet. The second approach may be less likely to succeed, but it's probably not doomed to definite failure.
By default, Brazilians get a 10-year B visa or a 5-year C visa (see https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html). It would be a shame to pay the application fee for a 5-year C visa and then have to pay it again for a B visa when you want to visit the US.
As to the price of the application, if I remember correctly, it is supposed to reflect the cost of processing the application, which is similar for visit and transit. From the consumer's point of view, it seems to make little sense, since you're getting much less in one case for the same price, but it doesn't seem that the US had that in mind when setting the fees.
answered Aug 8 '17 at 12:01
phoog
66.3k10146211
Yes, you can apply for a visitor visa and use it to transit. As noted in the other answer, you should not lie on your visa application, but you can certainly plan a trip to the US and then apply for a visitor (B) visa, mentioning both trips. You can even apply for a B visa for your transit and explain that the reason you're asking for a B visa is that you want to visit the US in the future even though you don't have definite plans yet. The second approach may be less likely to succeed, but it's probably not doomed to definite failure.
By default, Brazilians get a 10-year B visa or a 5-year C visa (see https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html). It would be a shame to pay the application fee for a 5-year C visa and then have to pay it again for a B visa when you want to visit the US.
As to the price of the application, if I remember correctly, it is supposed to reflect the cost of processing the application, which is similar for visit and transit. From the consumer's point of view, it seems to make little sense, since you're getting much less in one case for the same price, but it doesn't seem that the US had that in mind when setting the fees.
answered Aug 8 '17 at 12:01
phoog
66.3k10146211
edited Aug 8 '17 at 12:08
answered Aug 8 '17 at 12:01
phoog
66.3k10146211
answered Aug 8 '17 at 12:01
phoog
66.3k10146211
answered Aug 8 '17 at 12:01
phoog
66.3k10146211
66.3k10146211
add a comment |
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?
No
Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?
Because you should not lie on your visa application form. If you want to transit, you must say so. Also, it is possible -- but there is no source for this so take this as the lunatic raving of a random stranger -- they will grant a transit visa easier than a visitor visa.
answered Aug 8 '17 at 11:09
chx
36.9k376183
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?
No
Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?
Because you should not lie on your visa application form. If you want to transit, you must say so. Also, it is possible -- but there is no source for this so take this as the lunatic raving of a random stranger -- they will grant a transit visa easier than a visitor visa.
answered Aug 8 '17 at 11:09
chx
36.9k376183
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?
No
Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?
Because you should not lie on your visa application form. If you want to transit, you must say so. Also, it is possible -- but there is no source for this so take this as the lunatic raving of a random stranger -- they will grant a transit visa easier than a visitor visa.
answered Aug 8 '17 at 11:09
chx
36.9k376183
Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?
No
Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?
Because you should not lie on your visa application form. If you want to transit, you must say so. Also, it is possible -- but there is no source for this so take this as the lunatic raving of a random stranger -- they will grant a transit visa easier than a visitor visa.
answered Aug 8 '17 at 11:09
chx
36.9k376183
answered Aug 8 '17 at 11:09
chx
36.9k376183
answered Aug 8 '17 at 11:09
chx
36.9k376183
answered Aug 8 '17 at 11:09
chx
36.9k376183
36.9k376183
add a comment |
add a comment |
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2ftravel.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f99701%2fcan-i-apply-for-us-visitor-visa-b-and-use-it-for-transit%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
