Visit Visas

USA B-1/B-2 Visit Visa

Visitor visa preparation for US business trips and tourism, from the DS-160 to interview readiness.

Fees

Quoted after a consultation

USA B-1/B-2 Visit Visa is scoped work. What it costs depends on your circumstances, how many applicants are involved, and how much preparation already exists — so we look at your case first and then quote it, rather than publishing a number that would be a guess for most people reading it.

Government, embassy, visa application centre, insurance, biometric, bank and other third-party charges are set and collected by those organisations and are always separate from Vizabolt’s professional fee. We confirm the scope and the fee in writing before any work begins — there is no online checkout, and nothing is charged from this website.

Overview

For UAE and GCC residents visiting the US for meetings, conferences, tourism, family or medical treatment.

The B-1/B-2 is a visitor visa. B-1 covers short business visits — consulting with business associates, attending a conference or convention, negotiating a contract, settling an estate. B-2 covers tourism, visiting friends or family and medical treatment. Most visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2. It does not allow you to work in the US, study for credit, or live there, and it is not a way to run a US business. We help you prepare the information and documents your application needs and understand the interview; the interview and the decision belong entirely to US consular officers.

Who This May Suit

Is this the right pathway?

Business travellers attending meetings, trade shows or conferences

Families visiting relatives or travelling on holiday

First-time applicants and those renewing an expired visa

Applicants who were refused before and want to understand what to strengthen

Fitting one of these profiles doesn't automatically mean you're eligible — eligibility always depends on your individual circumstances.

How Vizabolt Helps

Support at every step.

Purpose and category check

Whether your planned activities fit B-1, B-2 or both — and when a trip is really something a visitor visa does not allow.

DS-160 information preparation

Help organising the information the DS-160 asks for — you review and submit it yourself.

Personalised document checklist

A checklist reflecting your purpose of travel, employment and family circumstances.

Appointment planning

Where you can apply as a resident or national, and what that means for timing — checked against the current US Mission notices.

Interview preparation

How the interview is structured and how to explain your trip and your circumstances clearly — not a script, and not a prediction.

Client portal tracking

Follow your case from preparation through to your appointment.

General Categories

What you'll typically prepare.

Valid passport

UAE or GCC residence evidence

Employment or business evidence

Financial evidence

Travel history

Family and home commitments

Trip purpose and plan

For B-1: invitation or event details

Requirements, interview rules and fees are set by the US Department of State and can change. We link to the current official pages rather than quoting figures.

The Process

Step by step.

Share your travel purpose

Tell us why, when and with whom you plan to travel.

Receive your checklist

A checklist reflecting your purpose and circumstances.

Complete the DS-160

We help you organise the information; you complete, check and submit the form yourself.

Fee and appointment

You pay the application fee and book an interview at a post where you can apply as a national or resident.

Document review and interview preparation

We review your supporting evidence and help you prepare to explain your trip clearly.

Interview and decision

A consular officer interviews you, takes fingerprints and decides the application.

Applying as a UAE or GCC resident

The steps are the same wherever you apply: complete the DS-160, pay the fee, book and attend an interview. What a UAE resident needs to think about is where and with what evidence. The State Department asks applicants to apply in their country of nationality or residence. When we last checked (8 October 2026), the US Mission to the UAE stated that routine visa processing was not available in the UAE, so for now many residents need to apply in their country of nationality. That notice can change, and we check it before anything is booked.

The officer is assessing whether your trip is what you say it is, and whether you will leave at the end of it. For a UAE resident, the answer usually lies in your residence status, your job or business, your family and your commitments here. That is a matter of preparation rather than paperwork volume: most of it is not submitted in advance, but is what you can explain clearly and consistently, with documents ready if you are asked.

Consistency across the DS-160, your supporting documents and your answers matters more than the length of any of them. Most of the correction work we do on US files is about removing contradictions, not adding material.

Important considerations

Requirements may change — we work from current official guidance and update our advice accordingly.
Eligibility depends on your individual circumstances, not just your destination or nationality.
Government and third-party fees are separate from our service fees unless clearly stated.
Decisions and appointment availability are controlled by the relevant authorities, not by Vizabolt.
A B-1/B-2 visa does not permit employment in the US, paid work for a US company, study for credit, or permanent residence. Running or managing a US business needs a different visa.
Under US law every visitor visa applicant is presumed to intend to immigrate until they show the consular officer otherwise. Your circumstances in the UAE or your home country are how you show it.
Since October 2025 almost all applicants need an in-person interview, including children and older applicants. Plan for one.
Vizabolt does not submit your official application on your behalf without your review — you review and confirm everything before it is submitted.
No one can predict or guarantee the outcome of a US visa interview.

Common questions

USA B-1/B-2 FAQ.

Only as a citizen of a Visa Waiver Program country: you can then visit for tourism or business for up to 90 days with an approved ESTA instead of a visa, if you meet the program’s conditions. UAE residence does not make anyone eligible — it depends on your nationality. Everyone else needs a B-1/B-2 visa, and a longer stay needs a visa even for Visa Waiver nationals.

B-1 covers business visits such as meeting business associates, attending a conference or convention, negotiating a contract or settling an estate. B-2 covers tourism, holidays, visiting friends or family and medical treatment. Employment, study for credit and paid performances are not permitted.

You can attend meetings and negotiate contracts, but you cannot work for or manage a US business on a visitor visa. If you plan to run a US operation, look at the L-1A executive transfer or, for treaty nationals such as Pakistani citizens, the E-2 investor visa.

The State Department asks applicants to book in their country of nationality or residence, and to be able to show residence where they apply. When we last checked (8 October 2026), the US Mission to the UAE stated that routine visa processing was not available in the UAE, so many UAE residents currently need to apply in their country of nationality. Check the Mission’s visa page for the current position before booking.

Since 1 October 2025, almost all applicants need an in-person interview, including those under 14 and over 79. The main exception is renewing a full-validity B-1/B-2 visa within 12 months of its expiry, if you were at least 18 when it was issued, are applying in your country of nationality or residence, and have no unresolved refusal. A consular officer can still require an interview.

The online nonimmigrant visa application. You submit it electronically before the interview, and the consular officer works from what it says. An inconsistency between the form and what you say in person is more damaging than a blank field.

The application fee is set by the State Department and is published on its fees page, which we link below. We do not quote it here because government fees change; Vizabolt’s own fee is separate and agreed in writing.

No. The decision is made solely by the consular officer. We help you prepare; we cannot predict or guarantee the result.

A refusal under section 214(b) does not stop you applying again, but a new application should reflect a real change in your circumstances or a clearer explanation of them. We can help you understand what to address.