Tourist visa to the United States is of two types:
В‑1 for business trips, participation in sports competitions, accompaniment of a foreign employer;
В‑2 for tourist and recreational trips, visiting relatives and friends, medical treatment.
Alessandra qualified for the B‑2 visa better, although most often the consulates issued a combined B‑1/B‑2 visa. In any case, the applicant confirms the purpose and timing of the trip, and the procedure for obtaining it is the same for both types of visa.
How to get a type B visa in the USA
1
Fill out the electronic visa application form
3
Schedule an interview at a U.S. office
4
Pass the interview and get a visa
Completing the online form DS‑160. The lawyers helped Alessandra and Paulo fill out the B visa application forms. The form can only be completed online, applications in printed or handwritten format will not be accepted.
In the form, the lawyers indicated the embassy in which the couple plan to be interviewed: in the city of Bridgetown, Barbados.
Alessandra and Paulo did not need a visa to travel to the Caribbean. Citizens of any Caribbean country have the right to move freely between the states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
The lawyers also added to the statement:
After submitting the applications, the couple received confirmation with an alphanumeric barcode. They printed out the codes to present at the embassy for an interview.
The consular fee is $160 per person. The fee is indicated in US dollars, but is charged in the currency of the country of application. In the Caribbean, it is the East Caribbean dollar. The fee is non-refundable and must be paid before applying for a visa.
$160
consular fee for a type B visa to the United States
To pay the fee, you need to create an account at ais.usvisa-info.com. An appointment is also recorded through the account.
The lawyers set up separate accounts for Alessandra and her husband. In the accounts, they indicated their personal data and the confirmation codes received after filling out the DS‑160 form.
Alessandra paid the fee online using account details at Scotiabank in Barbados.
The interview appointment opened for the couple two days after payment of the fee. Due to the pandemic, a queue of applications formed at the Barbados consulate, so the next free date was August 3rd, 2021.
Interview at the US Consulate in Barbados. Alessandra and Paulo were interviewed at the US Embassy and were fingerprinted. The couple was approved. They received their visas three weeks after the interview, on August 24th, 2021.
