Tourist & Visitor Visa Attorney

When you apply for a visitor visa, it is important to understand the limits on how long you can stay and what activities are allowed. If you go outside those limits, you may be removed from the United States and refused future entry. We explain these rules in a focused consultation so you understand what you can and cannot do on a visitor visa.

The visitor visa is a nonimmigrant visa for temporary travel to the United States for business (B‑1), pleasure or medical treatment (B‑2), or a combination of both (B‑1/B‑2). A B‑1 business visitor visa is generally appropriate if you are traveling to consult with business associates, attend a scientific, educational, professional, or business convention or conference on specific dates, settle an estate, or negotiate a contract. A B‑2 visitor visa is generally used for tourism, vacation, visiting friends or relatives, rest, medical treatment, certain social or fraternal activities, and participation by unpaid amateurs in musical, sports, or similar events.

It is also critical to show strong, ongoing ties to your home country, such as a job, family, property, or school enrollment, because the U.S. government will rarely approve a visitor visa if you cannot demonstrate that you intend to return home. We work with clients to identify and present those ties clearly. Because immigration law is federal, we assist visitor‑visa clients throughout the United States and around the world.