Protected person Family Applying for B1/B2 USA visa on their Refugee Travel Documents

[Jaffery007]

Hi,
We are family of 5 and protected person. We do had USA visitor visa earlier and it’s expired now.

4 has Refugee travel documents for travelling purpose and 1 new born baby has Canadian Passport.


Questions:
1- On Refugee travel documents how much log duration visa is granting by USA embassy ? Is it multiple entries for 5years or 10 years ??

2- We have to fill DS-160 for 4 family members separately right?
As 5th member has Canadian passport he doesn’t need USA visa to travel , he will get on arrival visa stamp ?

 

[Canadian_rainbow]

Hi,
We are family of 5 and protected person. We do had USA visitor visa earlier and it’s expired now.

4 has Refugee travel documents for travelling purpose and 1 new born baby has Canadian Passport.


Questions:
1- On Refugee travel documents how much log duration visa is granting by USA embassy ? Is it multiple entries for 5years or 10 years ??

2- We have to fill DS-160 for 4 family members separately right?
As 5th member has Canadian passport he doesn’t need USA visa to travel , he will get on arrival visa stamp ?

It depends on your country of origin. If they give you 10 years it will be 10. But for some countries they issue 5 years. Also if you have your pr card they issue 10 years I heard.

 

[Jaffery007]

It depends on your country of origin. If they give you 10 years it will be 10. But for some countries they issue 5 years. Also if you have your pr card they issue 10 years I heard.

What about visa application do we have to fill only 4 Ds 160 forms ? As 5 person in our family has Canadian passport ?

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hi,
We are family of 5 and protected person. We do had USA visitor visa earlier and it’s expired now.

4 has Refugee travel documents for travelling purpose and 1 new born baby has Canadian Passport.


Questions:
1- On Refugee travel documents how much log duration visa is granting by USA embassy ? Is it multiple entries for 5years or 10 years ??

2- We have to fill DS-160 for 4 family members separately right?
As 5th member has Canadian passport he doesn’t need USA visa to travel , he will get on arrival visa stamp ?

Did you use your USA visa to go to the USA then come to Canada to claim asylum ?

 

[canuck78]

Hi,
We are family of 5 and protected person. We do had USA visitor visa earlier and it’s expired now.

4 has Refugee travel documents for travelling purpose and 1 new born baby has Canadian Passport.


Questions:
1- On Refugee travel documents how much log duration visa is granting by USA embassy ? Is it multiple entries for 5years or 10 years ??

2- We have to fill DS-160 for 4 family members separately right?
As 5th member has Canadian passport he doesn’t need USA visa to travel , he will get on arrival visa stamp ?

Very hard to compare to pre-Trump era. US is becoming much stricter about who they award visas especially if you entered Canada via the US. Whether you are PRs will also likely be a factor. All you can do is apply and see what happens.

 

[Jaffery007]

Very hard to compare to pre-Trump era. US is becoming much stricter about who they award visas especially if you entered Canada via the US. Whether you are PRs will also likely be a factor. All you can do is apply and see what happens.

Is there is any vedio or step by step DS160 form fill guidance on Refugee travel documents issued in Canada and country or nationality is different?

And what type of passport options we have to select others and mention RTD or regular but it’s not regular passport??

Also DS 160 form giving pop ups messages on same thing that you that your country of nationalist is India and your passport issued county is Canada are you sure ? I have to selected yes or no…

 

[ref19to22]

Hi,
We are family of 5 and protected person. We do had USA visitor visa earlier and it’s expired now.

4 has Refugee travel documents for travelling purpose and 1 new born baby has Canadian Passport.


Questions:
1- On Refugee travel documents how much log duration visa is granting by USA embassy ? Is it multiple entries for 5years or 10 years ??

2- We have to fill DS-160 for 4 family members separately right?
As 5th member has Canadian passport he doesn’t need USA visa to travel , he will get on arrival visa stamp ?

1- as others have said the duration of the visa and number of entries depends on multiple factors like PR, country of origin, how you entered canada etc. No one here can give you a definitive answer
2- yes you have to fill 4 separate ds160 forms
3- just carry the canadian passport of the 5th family member. there is no visa for canadians

I havent seen a video for a step-by-step guidance on filling the ds160 form for canadian RTD holders. I got a 10yr US visa on my RTD last year and can help guide you.

Please share what question on what page of the application you are unsure about, and type the question exactly as it appears in the ds160 form here and I will do my best to respond.