am i responsible for her

[whitel 0]

Hi,

a year back i invited my aunt for my wedding and she did enter the U.S. but never came to meet me and the last i heard she extended her visa saying she was gonna visit her cousin.anyhow her visa gets over in feb and i dont think she plans to go back to india.i have tried to get in touch with her but she doesnt answer my calls and now i dont know where she s at.my question is am i still responsible for her even though she entered in a tourist visa and later extended her stay saying she was gonna visit her cousin.

in the future if i want to invite my family to the U.S. is my aunt going to be a problem for me.

[Darnell 8,479]

responsible for her? i don't think so -

she was granted a tourist visa, right? that's all on her, not you.

even if you gave her a letter of invitation, it's all on her.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Well it depends on what you signed to bring her over. I know some visitors visas require financial evidence of support if she's staying a while... did you sign that?

I don't think you're responsible for her BUT you invited her, she never came and she did use you to get into the States. You might likely get questioned if she overstays, you may well be asked why you didn't report her for not doing what she was SUPPOSED to be doing. They will come to your door because your address was written on the visitor visa information.

I honestly think you should seek free legal advice about how to protect yourself. I know she's family but my family wouldn't do that to me and if they did, I wouldn't hesitate in ensuring that I protect MY status and make sure I am not in trouble. She's fine for now but I would be writing down what you know so you have something for them if they do come knocking. It's not like you need to know where your visitor is every second, she's entitled to tour around the country and not check in with you. For all you know she will return on time. You need to decide what you will do if you DO get questioned and if she DOES overstay. Given that she extended her visa it sounds likes he isn't planning on overstaying illegally, or she wouldn't have bothered.

Edited January 13, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony

[Bobby+Umit 161]

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[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Hi,

a year back i invited my aunt for my wedding and she did enter the U.S. but never came to meet me and the last i heard she extended her visa saying she was gonna visit her cousin.anyhow her visa gets over in feb and i dont think she plans to go back to india.i have tried to get in touch with her but she doesnt answer my calls and now i dont know where she s at.my question is am i still responsible for her even though she entered in a tourist visa and later extended her stay saying she was gonna visit her cousin.

in the future if i want to invite my family to the U.S. is my aunt going to be a problem for me.

If the only thing you signed was a letter of invitation, then stop worrying - you're not responsible for her in any way.

If you signed an affidavit of support, then you probably don't have anything to worry about. The wording on the I-134 makes it sound like you are responsible for supporting her, but the I-134 is not really an enforceable contract. It's unlikely USCIS would waste any time trying to enforce it, though it wouldn't surprise me if they tried to use it to intimidate you into paying for something. If you're contacted by USCIS regarding the I-134, then just hire an attorney - USCIS will probably just drop it.

If your aunt decides to remain illegally in the US, then you may have a problem if USCIS has evidence that you were complicit in helping her. The evidence would have to be pretty strong before they'd consider coming after you. For example, if she was staying with you after her visa expired, or they had correspondence from you discussing her plans to stay. The best way you could protect yourself is to contact USCIS and let them know what's going on. Give them any contact information you have for her, and cooperate with ICE if they show up at your door.

If she does remain illegally, there's a pretty good chance that the consulate won't issue a visa to someone you invite in the future. Even if USCIS can't prove you intentionally helped her to immigrate illegally, they're going to suspect it. Your family members in India could have trouble getting visas, even if you don't invite them. I've read about several cases where a visa applicant was grilled and ultimately denied a visa because one of their family members was suspected of visa fraud. Your aunt may be screwing things up for the rest of your family.

[justashooter 430]

If the only thing you signed was a letter of invitation, then stop worrying - you're not responsible for her in any way.

If she does remain illegally, there's a pretty good chance that the consulate won't issue a visa to someone you invite in the future. Even if USCIS can't prove you intentionally helped her to immigrate illegally, they're going to suspect it. Your family members in India could have trouble getting visas, even if you don't invite them. I've read about several cases where a visa applicant was grilled and ultimately denied a visa because one of their family members was suspected of visa fraud. Your aunt may be screwing things up for the rest of your family.

this is known to be true. her entire immediate family is especially disempowered by her actions.

maybe your family should be informed of the potential consequences.

they might be able to put more pressure on her than you can.

[Boiler 46,272]

B2 requires you to list details of immediate family in US and their status.