My husband and I are planning a trip to the US in December to visit some family and friends I have living in the US. I am from outside of the EU and require a visa to visit the US. I currently switched from student status to further leave to remain as a spouse. The reason for our trip is so my friends and family meet my husband, as they haven't had a chance to yet and were unable to attend our wedding. I feel there are some problems that might get in the way of getting a tourist for myself, (my husband is British).
I am originally from Bolivia and my mother and I moved to the US when I was one or two. We got there on a 10 year visitor's visa and overstayed. My mother was a single mother at the time and needed support from family living in the US. They were overstayers at that point in time, but now my aunt is an US citizen and my grandmother is a US resident in the process of applying for her citizenship. My mother decided to move back to Bolivia when I was 11 and we lived in Bolivia for a year. My aunt, whom I mentioned before, got pregnant and needed help and support during her last trimester as her husband was shipping out to Korea for military duty. So my mother applied for another visitor's visa, but this time we were only given three months. So after the three months passed we stayed and continued living in the US. When I turned 18, I decided to leave and study in the UK. I left and have been living in the UK ever since. My husband and I have plans to continue living here as he is still studying at university, but we're eager to reunite with my family, as my mother and siblings are still in the US.
Now, I know I will need to apply for a visitor's visa soon, but I just want to know what are my chances of getting a visa. My aunt and uncle are willing to cover most, if not all, of our expenses. I am working at the moment, so I do have ties here in the UK. I just need advice on what declare on my application. I don't know how my overstayer past will affect this application.
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