QUESTION
WILL APPLYING FOR A H-2A OR H-2B VISA AFFECT THE STATUS OF YOUR B1/B2 VISA?
Asked on May 17th, 2022 on Immigration - Texas
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CURRENTLY HAVE A B/2 VISA, THERES AN OPPURTUNITY TO DO SOME TEMPORARY WORK IN THE USA WORK. IF THIS MEANS I WOULD HAVE TO GIVE UP MY TRAVEL VISA I WOULDNT WANT TO APPLY FOR IT. IF I CAN KEEP B/2 VISA AND HAVE A H-2B VISA AT THE SAME TIME I WOULD APPLY FOR IT.
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Since your toutist visa (B2) and the desired H2 visa are both temporary non-immigrant visas, then applying for the H2 visa should not affect your B1/B2. You must be very careful to not violate any other immigration laws because that/those violation(s) could affect your ability to retain your current B2 or obtain an additional H2. If you are currently in the USA, you will likely want to apply through a change of states application. If you are outside, you would need to apply through the consular pocess. The first step is to have the intending employer petition you through the I-129 application.
Answered on May 23rd, 2022 at 10:03 AM