united-states immigration visa china
Not able go back to China with a B2 Tourist visa
<p>My relatives came to America from China (not Wuhan) in the middle of January, and they have a B2 tourist visa, meaning that they can only stay in the US for 6 months. They had planned to return at the end of the Chinese New Year holiday, but they are stuck here after their flight to China was canceled. Now, they have applied for many flights, but they were all canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Their B2 tourist visa will expire soon, but they cannot leave. What should they do? Should they go to a court, or will this be automatically excused by the US?</p>

<p>They must apply for an extension of the visa: you can read about the UCIS covid-19 response <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/covid-19-delays-extensionchange-status-filings" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>. The application must be "timely", so this should be done now. Even though the extension will probably be pending for some time, if the application is <em>filed</em> in a timely fashion, which puts off unlawful presence status. Also read about "<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/special-situations" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Special circumstances</a>".</p>
