Applying for a US visitor visa from india while unemployed
My situation is a little different from the ones that have been mentioned in the US visitor visa questions in this forum so far ( atleast from what I have searched ) . Here is my situation -
I did my Masters in Computer Science from a US University, then worked as a full time employee at a US company for 5 years.
I had to take a break to take care of my stuffs in India, so I came back to India after quitting my job this year.
It's been 5 months since I did quit my job and I am still unemployed. I have a valid H1-B visa stamped on my passport 5 months back . It is valid until July next year.
Now, I am trying to apply for tourist visa to USA to visit my relatives. I have strong ties back in India - Own home, parents in India. I also have financial support to show as supporting document. I have visited Canada using a visitor visa multiple times before.
I have the following questions -
I am wondering- Since I am unemployed and single, is there more probability for my visa application to be denied?
What will happen to my stamped H1-B visa? If CWOP what are the implications of that?
Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for answering!
Best Answer
Given that you are unemployed, what the situation appears like to me is that you've been unsuccessful at getting a job in India and thus are trying to return to the US to get a job there again.
Parents, a home, and savings on their own wouldn't convince me that your intentions are not to stay and seek employment.
If I may ask, why aren't you employed? Are you starting your own business? Maybe if you could justify your unemployment in some credible way that would work, but otherwise I would think the best route is to find a stable job and then apply for the visa.
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I have to say, if I were running US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, I would have posted in every office a framed picture of you, with the caption reading "This is what someone who wants to 'visit the US' and never leave looks like." Except for owning your home, you fit exactly the profile of an economic migrant: someone with skills that will earn him much more money in the US than back in the old country, with relatives in the US to shelter him, and with parents to support.
Can you not travel on the H1-B? Perhaps get a new job with an American firm?
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