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Planning a holiday, family visit or temporary business trip to the United States? Garnet Tourism can assist with your B-1/B-2 visitor visa preparation. Our team helps you organise your application information, supporting documents and interview preparation so you can approach the process with confidence.
The United States visitor visa covers temporary travel for tourism and qualifying business purposes. Garnet Tourism will review your intended trip and help prepare the appropriate visitor visa application information.
For qualifying temporary visits primarily involving tourism, holidays, family or friends, and certain other visitor activities.
For qualifying temporary business activities that do not constitute employment in the United States.
The exact documents depend on your nationality, UAE residence, employment, finances, travel purpose and personal circumstances. Garnet Tourism will review your profile before confirming your supporting file.
Share your passport, UAE residence, employment details, travel purpose and intended USA travel dates with Garnet Tourism.
Our team assists with organising your DS-160 information, supporting documents and overall visitor visa application file.
Garnet Tourism guides you through the appointment process and helps you prepare for the required visa interview where applicable.
The U.S. visitor visa process requires accurate application information and, in most cases, an interview. Garnet Tourism helps you organise your application and prepare for the process.
We review your travel purpose, employment, residence and individual circumstances.
We assist with organising the information needed for your DS-160 application.
We help you understand the interview process and prepare your documents.
The DS-160 is the online nonimmigrant visa application used for temporary travel to the United States. Information should be complete, accurate and consistent.
DS-160 answers should accurately reflect your circumstances and travel plans. False or misleading information can have serious immigration consequences.
Depending on your circumstances, the application can request detailed personal, travel, employment and previous U.S. travel information.
Passport information, personal details and contact information.
Intended travel details and previous U.S. visits where applicable.
Current and previous employment, education or other background information may be requested.
U.S. visitor visa applicants should have a passport valid for travel to the United States. The general requirement is validity of at least six months beyond the intended period of stay, subject to applicable country-specific agreements.
A digital photograph is uploaded during the DS-160 process. If the upload fails, a printed photograph meeting the required specifications must be brought as instructed.
Nonimmigrant visa applicants should generally schedule their interview in their country of nationality or residence. UAE residents can therefore prepare their application based on their UAE residence circumstances and the applicable U.S. visa post.
Your DS-160 can request current and previous work information. Depending on your circumstances, supporting employment evidence can also help explain your professional situation and ability to fund the trip.
Business owners can prepare documents that accurately explain their company ownership, professional activities and financial circumstances.
UAE business registration documents where applicable.
Documents explaining your role or ownership in the company.
Appropriate personal or business financial evidence where relevant.
Additional documentation may be requested to establish the purpose of your trip, your intention to leave the United States after the visit and your ability to pay the costs of the trip.
Your overall financial and personal circumstances are considered. Garnet Tourism will help you organise appropriate supporting evidence based on your profile.
Visitor visa applicants may be asked for evidence concerning the purpose of their trip, their intention to depart the United States and their ability to cover the trip's expenses.
Your professional circumstances may help explain your situation.
Relevant family and residence circumstances may form part of your profile.
Your financial and economic situation may also be relevant.
Your intended destination, travel dates, accommodation and activities should make sense for the purpose and duration of your proposed visit.
If you are visiting relatives or friends, prepare accurate information about the person you intend to visit and where you expect to stay.
Where another person is paying some or all of your travel costs, prepare accurate information explaining the arrangement and your relationship to that person.
Explain who will pay the relevant travel expenses.
Prepare appropriate information explaining your relationship.
Sponsor financial information may be appropriate depending on the case.
The DS-160 can request details of previous visits to the United States and may ask for international travel history covering the previous five years.
In-person interviews are generally required for nonimmigrant visa applicants, subject to limited interview-waiver categories. A consular officer may require an interview in any individual case.
Be familiar with the information provided in your DS-160.
Be ready to explain your genuine purpose and intended travel plans.
Provide clear and truthful answers about your circumstances.
Our assistance focuses on helping you understand your own application, organise appropriate documents and prepare to clearly explain your genuine travel plans.
Garnet Tourism can help you prepare, but interview answers must come truthfully from you and final decisions are made solely by the U.S. consular officer.
Employment in the United States is not permitted as an ordinary activity on a visitor visa. Other activities such as degree study also require the appropriate visa category.
The U.S. Department of State currently lists the non-refundable application processing fee for visitor visas for business or tourism at US$185. Additional issuance fees can apply to certain nationalities based on reciprocity.
Let Garnet Tourism assist with your USA visitor visa preparation, from organising your DS-160 information to document review and interview preparation.
The U.S. government visa application fee and any other applicable government, delivery or third-party charges may be separate unless specifically included in your confirmed Garnet Tourism quotation.
Visa interview appointment availability varies by location, season and visa category. Administrative processing can also affect individual cases, so travellers should prepare well ahead of their intended trip.
The validity and number of entries of a U.S. visa can depend on the visa classification and the applicant's nationality. Your permitted period of stay is determined separately when you seek admission to the United States.
A visa allows you to travel to a U.S. port of entry and request admission. It does not itself guarantee entry or automatically determine how long you may stay.
From New York's skyline and California's coast to Orlando's attractions, Las Vegas and America's national parks, the United States offers an incredible range of holiday experiences.
Yes. Garnet Tourism can assist with your B-1/B-2 visitor visa preparation, including organising DS-160 information, document review and interview preparation.
The B-2 visitor visa covers qualifying temporary tourism, holiday and family or friend visits. B-1 covers qualifying temporary business activities, and visas may also be issued as combined B-1/B-2.
DS-160 is the online nonimmigrant visa application used for temporary U.S. travel. After submission, the confirmation page with the application ID/barcode is required for the visa process.
Core required items include a valid passport, DS-160 confirmation page, applicable fee payment receipt and a compliant photograph where required. Additional supporting documents depend on your circumstances.
The general requirement is at least six months beyond the intended period of stay in the United States, unless an applicable country-specific agreement provides otherwise.
Financial evidence can be useful where appropriate to demonstrate your ability to pay for the trip. The exact supporting evidence depends on your individual circumstances.
There is no single universally advertised minimum bank balance for every visitor visa applicant. Your overall circumstances and ability to fund the proposed trip are relevant.
Supporting employment evidence may be appropriate depending on your profile. The DS-160 also requests employment information from applicants.
Your travel plans should be genuine and consistent, but travellers should avoid making irreversible arrangements solely on the assumption that a visa will be approved.
Interviews are generally required for nonimmigrant visa applicants. Limited interview-waiver categories exist, but a consular officer may require an interview in any individual case.
Yes. Garnet Tourism can help you understand your application, organise your supporting documents and prepare to clearly explain your genuine travel plans and personal circumstances.
Questions depend on the individual application and may relate to your travel purpose, intended duration, employment, finances, previous travel and personal circumstances. All answers should be truthful.
Employment is not permitted as an ordinary activity on a B-1/B-2 visitor visa.
B-1 visitor status can cover qualifying temporary business activities such as meetings, consultations, conferences and negotiating contracts.
The U.S. Department of State currently lists the B visitor visa application processing fee at US$185. The fee is non-refundable.
No. AED 1,450 is Garnet Tourism's starting visa-assistance price. The U.S. government visa fee and other applicable charges may be separate unless included in your confirmed quotation.
Appointment availability and processing vary by location and individual case. Additional administrative processing may also be required.
No. A visa permits the traveller to seek entry at a U.S. port of entry. Admission is determined by the competent U.S. immigration authorities.
No. Garnet Tourism provides visa-document, application and interview-preparation assistance. Final visa decisions are made solely by the competent U.S. authorities.
Send us your passport nationality, UAE residence, employment details and intended travel plans. Garnet Tourism will help organise your B-1/B-2 visitor visa application, supporting documents and interview preparation.