Hi everyone,

So my wife, and Indonesian citizen has just been approved for a B1/B2 tourist visa for the first time. We are very happy!

We also know that there are certain restrictions for people on the Visa Waiver Program that they must leave the US to a non-neighboring country for it count as an exit.

We we are wondering if similar rules apply to the B1/B2 visas.

In in our case, we are planning to fly to the US from Indonesia and then spend a couple of weeks. Then we are planning to fly to Mexico (where we typically spend a few months a year) and can also use the US visa to enter Mexico visa free. Will this still count as an exit on her B1/B2 visa?

Also, if we decide to stay in Mexico for about 6 months, but take a few weekend trips to the US and back to Mexico in that time, will that pose us any problems?

We’ve applied three times now to finally get her accepted for this visa, so we want to make sure we are following the rules 100%. We know that when we go to renew the visa once it expires, it will be infinitely easier to get approved if we can show we are using the visa as intended, not overstaying, and not just hopping over to a neighboring country if that’s not permitted.

Many advice on this would be great! Thanks!