L2 Visa and frequent travel from Canada to US

[vsprakash2003]

Hi,
I'm currently on a work permit in Canada (been here for nearly 2 years). I have a L1 visa valid until 2011. My wife has a L2 visa. She intends to go to Buffalo from Toronto to give her exams this week. She needs to go to buffalo once in 2 months for 4 exams altogether. Will there be a problem traveling between Canada and US frequently (mostly on a single day visit) on a L2 visa? Can she travel without me having to accompany her? Can she tell the border immigration officer that she wants to go to Buffalo to give her exams? Please advice

- Prakash

[txh1b]

She has to apply for a visitor visa for that purpose.

One cannot use L2 visa to enter US if the L1 is not maintaining such a status in the US. As a matter of fact, it is considered fraud and could lead to serious trouble.

[vsprakash2003]

L2 Visa and frequent travel from Canada to US

Thanks Txb. She also has a B1 (business) issued when she was last working with her employer. She quit the job 2 years back. Can she use this B1 with a letter from the exam agency instead of L2. Will B1 be acceptable when she is not going to buffalo on business.

[txh1b]

B1/B2 can be used as long as the visa does not have an annotation "B1 in lieu of H1"