{"id":25221,"date":"2020-03-19T14:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T19:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=25221"},"modified":"2020-03-19T17:35:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T22:35:22","slug":"how-to-extend-us-b2-visitor-visa-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/how-to-extend-us-b2-visitor-visa-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Extend USA B2 Visa Stay for Your Visiting Family Members over COVID19 Travel Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

In its travel advisory over COVID-19, the government of India has banned all incoming international passenger flights for a week starting March 22<\/strong>, mandated minimum 14-day quarantine for those traveling from\/transiting through UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman till March 31; requested cancellation of non-essential travel to India till April 15, and prohibited travel from\/through the UK and EU. Triggered by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, India\u2019s travel restrictions have disrupted hundreds of thousands of Indians\u2019 return to India from the US and other countries.<\/p>\n

My parents came to help me with my first child birth in the US. Their US visitor visa is valid till the end of April 2020. Flight tickets to India<\/a> <\/strong>were booked a month ago for their return travel. As the situation continues to worsen due to the novel coronavirus, I am unwilling to let them travel. What should I do? How to extend their B2 visa stay in USA? Please guide me on the US visitor visa extension.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pouring their concerns over parents\u2019 scheduled travel to India, many Indians and US citizens of Indian origin are posting similar queries on social media and travel forums, seeking help with the filing of US B2 visa extension.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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B2 is a nonimmigrant US visitor visa for pleasure or medical treatment in the United States. Parents, siblings and other family members of US-based Indians enter USA on B2 visa.<\/strong> Generally, USA visitor visas are valid for a period of 6 months, which can be extended for another six months with the USCIS approval. A request for the US visitor visa extension<\/strong> should be filed, at least, 45 days prior to a visiting family member\u2019s I-94 date or first 6-month stay expires. If a visiting member overstays B2 visa without filing a request for extension or seeking USCIS approval of the extension, he or she will face deportation to the home country and\/or be barred from reentering the US.<\/p>\n

Conditions for applying for US visitor visa extension<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

You must have a valid, genuine reason to extend your stay on B2 visa in USA.<\/strong> Your non-immigrant visa status should be valid before or by the time you submit the Form I-539 for B2 visa extension. Your passport validity should remain unexpired for the duration of your extended stay. You are sure to exit the United States once the extended period of stay is over. You need to furnish evidence for financial support required during your extended B2 visa stay. You have neither committed nor been accused of any crimes during your first term of stay on a US visitor visa.<\/p>\n

Documents required for B2 Visitor Visa Extension<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n