What advice would you give to a talented teenager who is looking to get to the U.S. under a B1/B2 visa for a short period (under 3 months) to engage as a volunteer in activities for a non-profit in the US (the organisation covers living expenses for the duration of their stay) and has failed a few times to get a visa approved? what would you advise them to do? Is the visa type incorrect?
For context the activities would be in the likes of content creation, helping organise events and perhaps open source software development.
Broadly speaking, a B-1/B-2 would appear to be appropriate but U.S. Consulates oftentimes deny applications for such a visa even if it is the appropriate visa for other reasons (such as concerns about the applicant remaining in the U.S. or working without authorization) and the U.S. Consulates have a lot of discretion to deny such applications. You might want to look at the J-1 or even the H-2B or H-3 visa.
What advice would you give to a talented teenager who is looking to get to the U.S. under a B1/B2 visa for a short period (under 3 months) to engage as a volunteer in activities for a non-profit in the US (the organisation covers living expenses for the duration of their stay) and has failed a few times to get a visa approved? what would you advise them to do? Is the visa type incorrect?
For context the activities would be in the likes of content creation, helping organise events and perhaps open source software development.