Can I apply for US Visitor Visa (B) and use it for Transit?

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I'm really frustrated that I need to go through all the trouble of getting a visa just to layover 3 hours in Miami. But since I'm going through all this pain, I don't get it why would anyone get the Transit visa when the Visitor Visa is the same price - $160 - and apparently I need to fill the same DS-160 (Although I guess the Interview at the Embassy would be different). But the advantage would be that I could visit US in the near future, instead of having to once again apply for a Visitor Visa.

Just to clarify, I hold a Brazilian passport but live in the UK (not a citizen though). Brazil apparently isn't in the ESTA scheme.

Questions:

  1. Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?

  2. Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?



Best Answer

Would I be able to apply for the Visitor Visa even though my imminent reason for applying is for Transit?

No

Why is there a Transit visa for the same price?

Because you should not lie on your visa application form. If you want to transit, you must say so. Also, it is possible -- but there is no source for this so take this as the lunatic raving of a random stranger -- they will grant a transit visa easier than a visitor visa.




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