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Myself, 21, and two friends (Ryan, 21, and Mark, 22) from the UK have Visa Application interviews on friday for B2 visas. We are hoping to go away for the summer and stay with friends in LA for a couple of months, buy or hire a car, do the whole route 66 thing across the states, down to Miami to visit friends then back to LA for a couple of months, we would be away for 6 months in total.
We have all our forms stated on the Embassys site.
Ryan has bank statements showing a lot of savings from working lots over the past 12 months.
Mark has statements showing some savings and a quote from a garage showing how much they will buy his car from him for, he is planning on selling it before we go off to travel.
My parents had been saving money for me to give me when I turned 21, which was June 2008, but when I told them I planned on traveling in 2009 then kept it from me until just last week when they deposited it into my account.
Should I take a Letter with me stating the money came from my parents for the purpose of my travel??
Currently we are all working for Oil companys.
Ryan and Mark have asked about time out from work to travel but have been told that their companys policy is not to hold jobs for anyone. So they are planning on leaving their jobs to travel.
I have applyed for time out from work and I am yet to hear back on whether I am getting it or not but if dont I will also leave to travel.
All our families live here, no one has property, partners or children.
Ryan and myself have cars here that we have tuned ourselves and do not want to sell them.
I have a loan that I took for my car that I am currently paying off monthly.
Other than that we have no other real ties to the UK. Which I know doesnt look good.
In October 2008 I was arrested for drink driving in Newport Beach CA while on vacation for a week. I was charged with DUI and I have payed off my fine and am currently attending AA meetings which I am able to do anywhere in the world. I have no other criminal record anywhere other than this first offence DUI. I have my probation order, notice to defendant, police report, ACPO certificate, receipt for my fine, cards showing my AA attendance.
We genuinely will be returning home after our visit, we love the US and visit regularly, last year we were there for 14 days in summer, 7 days in October, and a week for New Years. We would hate to be banned from visiting/ vacationing and have absolutely no intention of over staying.
From what I have read I am worried that we do not have enough proof that we will return. I mean if we wanted to live there illegally why would we go to all the trouble of applying for a B2, we would just go for a week and not leave, but how do we prove that???
I know this is a long post but I always find it easier to answer other peoples questions if I know the whole story.
I am just looking for any advice on our situation.
If we have all the information we need.
If there is anything else we should know.
Any help is appreciated
thanks
We have all our forms stated on the Embassys site.
Ryan has bank statements showing a lot of savings from working lots over the past 12 months.
Mark has statements showing some savings and a quote from a garage showing how much they will buy his car from him for, he is planning on selling it before we go off to travel.
My parents had been saving money for me to give me when I turned 21, which was June 2008, but when I told them I planned on traveling in 2009 then kept it from me until just last week when they deposited it into my account.
Should I take a Letter with me stating the money came from my parents for the purpose of my travel??
Currently we are all working for Oil companys.
Ryan and Mark have asked about time out from work to travel but have been told that their companys policy is not to hold jobs for anyone. So they are planning on leaving their jobs to travel.
I have applyed for time out from work and I am yet to hear back on whether I am getting it or not but if dont I will also leave to travel.
All our families live here, no one has property, partners or children.
Ryan and myself have cars here that we have tuned ourselves and do not want to sell them.
I have a loan that I took for my car that I am currently paying off monthly.
Other than that we have no other real ties to the UK. Which I know doesnt look good.
In October 2008 I was arrested for drink driving in Newport Beach CA while on vacation for a week. I was charged with DUI and I have payed off my fine and am currently attending AA meetings which I am able to do anywhere in the world. I have no other criminal record anywhere other than this first offence DUI. I have my probation order, notice to defendant, police report, ACPO certificate, receipt for my fine, cards showing my AA attendance.
We genuinely will be returning home after our visit, we love the US and visit regularly, last year we were there for 14 days in summer, 7 days in October, and a week for New Years. We would hate to be banned from visiting/ vacationing and have absolutely no intention of over staying.
From what I have read I am worried that we do not have enough proof that we will return. I mean if we wanted to live there illegally why would we go to all the trouble of applying for a B2, we would just go for a week and not leave, but how do we prove that???
I know this is a long post but I always find it easier to answer other peoples questions if I know the whole story.
I am just looking for any advice on our situation.
If we have all the information we need.
If there is anything else we should know.
Any help is appreciated
thanks
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