In this session, Dean and Düden will focus on the B1/B2 visa process for the parents and families of H1B, O1, and EB visa holders.
They will cover the specific requirements and strategies for successfully obtaining a B1/B2 visa, emphasizing the importance of demonstrating strong ties to the home country and the purpose of the visit.
Dean, a retired Senior American Diplomat, is a consultant and instructor with Visas 101. He has worked overseas in Nigeria, Nepal, Jerusalem, and Spain, where he interviewed tens of thousands of visa applicants and reviewed hundreds of thousands of visa interviews conducted by officers he supervised. He served as Visa Chief in Jerusalem and Deputy Consul General/Visa Chief in Madrid.
Domestically, Dean held several leadership roles, including in the Office of War Crimes Issues/Global Criminal Justice and as Director of the Office of American Citizens Services during the pandemic. He managed crisis operations in Burma, Ethiopia, Gaza, and Afghanistan. Dean has received 14 individual Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards, multiple group awards, and the 2003 AFSA W. Averell Harriman Award for Constructive Dissent.
Düden, a former American Diplomat, is the founder of Idelirë Consulting, the company behind Visas 101. Düden has been on both sides of the Consular window, as an applicant, petitioner, and a Consular Officer, and she understands the weight of every consular decision from both the applicant's and the Consular Officer's perspectives.
She has personally interviewed and adjudicated tens-of-thousands of non-immigrant and immigrant visas. Düden served with the Department of State in Mali, Spain, Malaysia and at the Atlanta Passport Agency. She is the recipient of two Cable of the Month Awards and Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards at the Department of State.
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