Having my Russian boyfriend visit

[ONA 133]

Meh, I don't want it to sound too "I'm a USC I DESERVE this" blah blah blah, does it come off that way?

Doesn't sound like that to me

When my fiance was making the invitations for my parents, he also included this in his letter (apart from the information that they're coming for the wedding and they're going to stay for 2 weeks):

"He/she will be staying with us at the above address.

I will personally cover part of expenses including medical coverage, for the duration of his/her stay in the United States. I will take all the responsibility for him/her during her stay and his/her departure from United States at the end of his/her vacation.

I can state, with absolute certainty, that Mr./Mrs. ... has no intentions to stay in the United States beyond the legal limitations of his/her visa. I would appreciate any assistance that you may render in the timely processing of his/her visa application.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Yours truly, "

Man, I keep saying "my fiance" - that's funny

My husband, of course

[AmyWrites 593]

I don't know if to write that also given he's got enough money to cover for himself. Maybe I could add that, in the case of an emergency, me and my family would cover his expenses?

[ONA 133]

I don't know if to write that also given he's got enough money to cover for himself. Maybe I could add that, in the case of an emergency, me and my family would cover his expenses?

Yeah, I think that they mostly care about having enough money to cover the medical expenses in case something happens.

[Boiler 44,858]

Travel Insurance will cover that.

[ONA 133]

I don't think that paying for travel insurance prior visa interview is a good idea.

[slim 1,514]

I personally don't think saying, "they do not want to stay in the US and will not overstay their visa" is a good idea either. Better to say something like, "They will return XX days after arrival in order to get back to work and familial duties at home."

As for covering costs, a simple statement of "My husband and I will cover all costs while they're here." is sufficient.

Edited August 31, 2011 by slim

[ONA 133]

I personally don't think saying, "they do not want to stay in the US and will not overstay their visa" is a good idea either. Better to say something like, "They will return XX days after arrival in order to get back to work and familial duties at home."

As for covering costs, a simple statement of "My husband and I will cover all costs while they're here." is sufficient.

I don't know, but it worked for us. Anyway, the invitations in our case were written based on the examples I could find online, so looking for sample invitations can be an option too

[slim 1,514]

I don't know, but it worked for us. Anyway, the invitations in our case were written based on the examples I could find online, so looking for sample invitations can be an option too

Good.

My wife's buddy sent one similar to that and it didn't work for her. Of course, she's single and her mother was coming here to see "Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls," and many other places. I guess USCIS figured it would take more than the "two weeks" asked for to see all that.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Good.

My wife's buddy sent one similar to that and it didn't work for her. Of course, she's single and her mother was coming here to see "Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls," and many other places. I guess USCIS figured it would take more than the "two weeks" asked for to see all that.

Haven't they heard of flyover country?

[AmyWrites 593]

Having a problem here. He's trying to make the appointment, and it gives him two choices: 1. resident, or 2. non resident. We have no idea which to chose; I don't know whether they mean US resident/non-resident, or Russian residents/non-resident, or if the visa itself you're applying for is an immigrant or non immigrant visa. Any ideas?

[AmyWrites 593]

Made the appointment for September 12, at 10 am. Wish us luck!

[slim 1,514]

Having a problem here. He's trying to make the appointment, and it gives him two choices: 1. resident, or 2. non resident. We have no idea which to chose; I don't know whether they mean US resident/non-resident, or Russian residents/non-resident, or if the visa itself you're applying for is an immigrant or non immigrant visa. Any ideas?

I'm guessing since you have the appointment already you have this cleared up. Good luck!

[AmyWrites 593]

We put in resident assuming it meant Russian residents.. since US residents wouldn't need a tourist visa.

[ONA 133]

Made the appointment for September 12, at 10 am. Wish us luck!

Oh, it's really soon! Good luck to you both!

[AmyWrites 593]

Well they kept his passport and so on....

I guess that means he got it! YES YES YES!

So he's at work now, when he gets home, I'll ask him about the details of the interview, post them here to help anyone else trying to get their RUB SO's to visit.

In our documents, we included:

- A letter from my mom saying he'll be staying home with us, and ONLY for two weeks. It also had the address and so on.

- A letter from me saying that he's going to visit my family with myself and we're both coming back since we have our lives here in Moscow.

- Letter from his boss saying how long he's been working for them, his salary, and that he's authorized Max to go to the US with me for two weeks.

- His past visas from the EU/Schengen zone.

- Bank statements, including the account activity for the last six months, to prove I didn't just give him money or anything (he makes way more than I do regardless!). I guess it affected the interview that he makes a lot more money than the average Muscovite, and has the savings/investments to prove it. He's not oligarchy rich by any means, but on what he has now, he could easily live on this same flat, still go out and enjoy life and so on even if he doesn't work for the next three years.

- Ticket receipts. I know we weren't supposed to buy them, but I was scared he'd get the interview by november and Christmas tickets are always insanely high.

- Printed out application forms and the receipts of payments.