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Purpose
What the traveler intends to do in the United States and whether that activity belongs within the visitor framework.
United States · B-1/B-2 Visitor
USA B-1/B-2 Visitor Visa
Business, tourism, DS-160, temporary intent, financial evidence and evidence intelligence for a temporary visit to the United States.
A visitor visa is not only a travel-document exercise. The temporary purpose, funding, return logic and immigration history need to make sense together.
Regulation verified
Assessment route
8 evidence areas
Business + tourism
EYM evaluates the coherence of the visitor case before presenting the next commercial step. The assessment does not predict or guarantee a visa decision.
THE VISITOR CASE
A temporary visit has to tell one coherent story.
The strongest preparation is not the largest document stack. It is a case in which purpose, funding, temporary intent and history do not contradict one another.
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Funding
Who pays for the trip, how the costs fit the traveler’s circumstances and whether the financial story is internally consistent.
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Temporary intent
Why the proposed trip is temporary and how the application explains the intention to leave after the visit.
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Ties & circumstances
Work, study, family, property and other continuing commitments outside the United States can form part of the overall context.
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Travel & immigration history
Previous U.S. travel, refusals, overstays and other immigration facts must be handled accurately and consistently.
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Consular review
The consular officer evaluates the application under U.S. law. Documents support the case; they do not create an approval guarantee.
B-1 OR B-2?
The purpose of the visit determines the assessment context.
B-1 · Temporary business
B-1 can cover qualifying temporary business activities. It is not a route for ordinary employment in the United States.
B-2 · Tourism and personal visits
B-2 can cover tourism, visits to family or friends and certain travel for medical treatment.
B-1/B-2 · Combined visitor context
Where the proposed trip contains both qualifying business and tourism or personal-visit purposes, EYM assesses the combined visitor context.
WHAT THE ASSESSMENT CHECKS
Eight evidence areas, but not eight identical requirements.
Some items are core application components; others are supporting or contextual evidence. EYM keeps those distinctions instead of turning every item into a universal checklist.
Application record
Case coherence
Passport
Identity and travel-document foundation.
DS-160
The official online nonimmigrant visa application.
Photograph
Photo compliance and application workflow context.
Application-fee context
Government application-processing fee and payment workflow.
Trip purpose
Why the trip is being made and whether the stated activity fits the visitor category.
Financial evidence
How the travel will be funded and whether the funding story is credible and consistent.
Temporary intent
Facts relevant to the temporary nature of the proposed visit.
Travel history
Previous travel and immigration facts relevant to the application record.
GOVERNMENT FEE INTELLIGENCE
One canonical application-processing fee. Other charges remain separate.
USD 185
B visitor visa application processing fee
This amount is retrieved from EYM’s verified government-fee data layer. Reciprocity or issuance fees and other traveler-specific or post-specific charges can apply separately. ESTA, EVUS and optional services are outside this amount.
This is not an EYM professional fee.
VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
Some travelers may have a different temporary-visit pathway.
For eligible travelers, the Visa Waiver Program and ESTA can be relevant instead of a B visitor visa. EYM treats that as pathway context, not as a B-1/B-2 requirement.
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Alternative temporary-visit pathway
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Eligibility is assessed separately
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Not part of the B-visa fee shown here
COMMON CASE PROBLEMS
Most problems are easier to address before submitting the DS-160 and, where applicable, the interview.
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A vague trip purpose that does not explain what the traveler will actually do.
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Describing proposed business activity in a way that looks like ordinary U.S. employment.
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Submitting a large evidence stack whose facts do not agree with the application.
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Ignoring a prior refusal, overstay or other U.S. immigration issue.
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Treating ESTA / VWP and the B visitor visa as if they were the same pathway.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
The page is grounded in verified U.S. government sources.
After a refusal
Was your application refused under INA 214(b)?
Understand what 214(b) means, how it differs from 221(g), and what making a new application involves.
NEXT STEP
Know what your visitor case actually needs.
Complete the B-1/B-2 assessment and EYM will identify the route, evidence priorities and commercial plan appropriate to your circumstances before you decide to proceed.
See my exact plan and price
Starting the assessment does not confirm B-1/B-2 eligibility or predict a consular decision.
Invitation · Trip funding · Evidence
Using an invitation letter or financial support for your trip?
See the focused guide to invitation letters, who pays the trip expenses, and presenting financial evidence consistently with a B1/B2 application.