Surrender Green Card and apply for B1 and B2 Visas for a couple

[kiranb]

Hi,

I and my spouse have had a Green Card for the last 10 years. We're currently based in India on work assignment and cannot live in the US on a permanent basis, so would like to apply for 10-year Multiple Entry Visas and surrender the green card at the same time. I'm planning to apply for B-1 (Business) and my spouse, for a B-2 (Tourist/visitor visa) at the same time. Will get a letter from my employer to justify the B-1 Visa application.

This is not as common as the situation of applying for a B2 (Tourist visa) while surrendering one's green card, which I have come across successful examples of.

Wanted to check if there have been precedents of this situation before (i.e. B-1 and B-2 application for a couple, while surrendering the green cards) and if there are any potential issues/risks of such an application.

Please advise if you have come across such a situation, the outcome and any caveats to be aware of when applying.

thanks
Kb

[sanju78]

Reg B1 B2 visa after surrendering green card

Hi,

I and my spouse have had a Green Card for the last 10 years. We're currently based in India on work assignment and cannot live in the US on a permanent basis, so would like to apply for 10-year Multiple Entry Visas and surrender the green card at the same time. I'm planning to apply for B-1 (Business) and my spouse, for a B-2 (Tourist/visitor visa) at the same time. Will get a letter from my employer to justify the B-1 Visa application.

This is not as common as the situation of applying for a B2 (Tourist visa) while surrendering one's green card, which I have come across successful examples of.

Wanted to check if there have been precedents of this situation before (i.e. B-1 and B-2 application for a couple, while surrendering the green cards) and if there are any potential issues/risks of such an application.

Please advise if you have come across such a situation, the outcome and any caveats to be aware of when applying.

thanks
Kb

Hi Kiran,
I wanted to know whether you and your spouse got the visa . we too are planned to do the same ,so far we have not surrendered the green card but applied for B1/B2 visa .

Thanks,
Sanju78