visitors visa

[Dave 'n' Hai Au 0]

Hi all, We are hoping to get some advice about filing a visitors visa for Hai Au's mother. We are expecting a baby in April and would like to bring her mom here for that. Her family has asked some people in VN. that help with paperwork how to do it and they have gotten some different opinions. On the visa application, they ask how long the person plans on staying and what is the reason for visit. I believe a visa is good for up to 6 months stay. Some of these people say not to fill in 6 months but maybe just 3 months and then file for an extension when the person is here. On the other question, some said don't fill in reason as birth of grandchild but just put down coming for liesure travel. Also, if anyone has done this, did you include a letter summarizing plans for during the visit? We will do the I-134 affidavit of support showing ability to support person. Everyone here was a big help during the immigration visa process and we are hoping you can give us some tips on how to do this visitors visa. Good luck to all and thanks in advance for any help.

[vietazn 1]

Hi all, We are hoping to get some advice about filing a visitors visa for Hai Au's mother. We are expecting a baby in April and would like to bring her mom here for that. Her family has asked some people in VN. that help with paperwork how to do it and they have gotten some different opinions. On the visa application, they ask how long the person plans on staying and what is the reason for visit. I believe a visa is good for up to 6 months stay. Some of these people say not to fill in 6 months but maybe just 3 months and then file for an extension when the person is here. On the other question, some said don't fill in reason as birth of grandchild but just put down coming for liesure travel. Also, if anyone has done this, did you include a letter summarizing plans for during the visit? We will do the I-134 affidavit of support showing ability to support person. Everyone here was a big help during the immigration visa process and we are hoping you can give us some tips on how to do this visitors visa. Good luck to all and thanks in advance for any help.

I've looked into this too. For Vietnam, she will need lots of money in the bank already (like over $100K), as well as owning house and other property, and being married with a family. And still might not get approved. The I-134 apparently is not as important as her assets in Vietnam.

[ScottThuy 140]

I've looked into this too. For Vietnam, she will need lots of money in the bank already (like over $100K), as well as owning house and other property, and being married with a family. And still might not get approved. The I-134 apparently is not as important as her assets in Vietnam.

The strong ties to VN is the key to being allowed in the US to visit..

[fred n Dao Honey 0]

If you ask for 3 months they will issue a 6 month visa. Same Same Vietnam visa for 2 weeks is issued for one month. As far as actually getting the visa it is up to the interviewing Case Officer. Basically a $100+ ####### shoot. Older woman seem to get them to visit daughters more. My wife has met many older woman while waiting at the Consulate that were getting their visas to visit. After my first trip to meet my wife I invited her to come visit me, thinking this was an easy task and "normal dating", then reality set in. Even though Dao owns her own home and has strong ties to her sons and family. It is presumed she would try to immigrate. So here we are 3 years later married with her sons going to school in the USA. I guess they were right!!!

[Bernie C 24]

I talked to many VN citizen during my days sitting outside the consulate. Many were attemting to get visitor visa. I also talked to a man who was there helping others to get a visitor visa. From the people I talked to and the stories I heard it sure sounds like one of the biggest factors is to show STRONG ties to VN. By which I mean, property, money, good job etc etc.. Things that would almost assure that the VN citizen would be returning. I know that us minimal help and hopefully some folks can chime in on their specific experiences to help. In the end I still strongly believe that in many cases it comes down to which CO you get. Some seem to be excruciatingly rude while other seem to still be human beings. Best of luck to you!

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

Hi all, We are hoping to get some advice about filing a visitors visa for Hai Au's mother. We are expecting a baby in April and would like to bring her mom here for that. Her family has asked some people in VN. that help with paperwork how to do it and they have gotten some different opinions. On the visa application, they ask how long the person plans on staying and what is the reason for visit. I believe a visa is good for up to 6 months stay. Some of these people say not to fill in 6 months but maybe just 3 months and then file for an extension when the person is here. On the other question, some said don't fill in reason as birth of grandchild but just put down coming for liesure travel. Also, if anyone has done this, did you include a letter summarizing plans for during the visit? We will do the I-134 affidavit of support showing ability to support person. Everyone here was a big help during the immigration visa process and we are hoping you can give us some tips on how to do this visitors visa. Good luck to all and thanks in advance for any help.

good luck

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=104447

[Dave 'n' Hai Au 0]

Thanks for the posts. Her mom is 50, doesn't work and family does not have a lot of money. Hai Au said her parents name is on the title for the house. Her mom is married and they still have one daughter and two grandkids living with them. We don't have a bunch of money to throw into an account for them to improve the "evidence". I had the same thought of bringing Hai Au here for a visit before we got married but soon learned that a person might as well flush the app fee down the toilet because she would have no chance of getting a visitors visa. I guess we will just put in the app for her mom and pray for the best. Like someone wrote, all these visa apps seem to be mostly luck and dependant on what kind of day the CO is having. We will just tell her mom to smile at the CO during the interview, maybe that will help. Everyone Good Luck and Take care!!

[ScottThuy 140]

Best of luck brother...

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Thanks for the posts. Her mom is 50, doesn't work and family does not have a lot of money. Hai Au said her parents name is on the title for the house. Her mom is married and they still have one daughter and two grandkids living with them. We don't have a bunch of money to throw into an account for them to improve the "evidence". I had the same thought of bringing Hai Au here for a visit before we got married but soon learned that a person might as well flush the app fee down the toilet because she would have no chance of getting a visitors visa. I guess we will just put in the app for her mom and pray for the best. Like someone wrote, all these visa apps seem to be mostly luck and dependant on what kind of day the CO is having. We will just tell her mom to smile at the CO during the interview, maybe that will help. Everyone Good Luck and Take care!!

My wife's mother applied for a tourist visa once. Her brother, my wife's uncle, provided the letter of invitation and sponsorship documents for her. She took the train from Hue to HCM, and showed up at the consulate promptly on time for her interview - EMPTY HANDED!

She just "forgot" to bring her documents with her. The only thing she had was the interview letter, so she was allowed into the consulate. Needless to say, she didn't get her tourist visa.

The same uncle sponsored his mom for an F5 visa. She's nearly 80 years old. She was previously denied twice before because he kept making mistakes with the paperwork. Each time, he had flown to Vietnam for the interview. She finally got the visa last year on the third try. She was in the US for a total of 6 weeks before she insisted on returning to Vietnam. She wasn't used to being in an empty house all day while everyone went off to work or school, and she just got lonely. In Vietnam there are always people milling around her house.

Now, the uncle is sponsoring his sister. He's in the process of responding to his 2nd RFE. The first RFE was for original birth certificates for both petitioner and beneficiary (obviously, they want proof of the family connection). He misread the RFE, and only sent his sister's birth certificate, which led to the 2nd RFE.

This is the same uncle that introduced me to my wife. Needless to say, I was a little concerned that his bad luck with visa applications might adversely affect mine. Fortunately, it didn't happen.

[bryonm4 0]

I did read someplace if your old like 80+ it will be very easy to get a tourist visa. I was kinda shocked by that

[ScottThuy 140]

I did read someplace if your old like 80+ it will be very easy to get a tourist visa. I was kinda shocked by that

how often do people in VN live to be 80? I see so many men in thier 50's getting cancer there now.. and there isn't the same treatment available there as we all know... an 80 year old woman isnt going to give birth while she is here visiting...

[lindal24 1]

My grandma got approved for a visa when she was 80+ years old...she's 92 now, God Bless her! It's probably easier for older people to get visas to the US because the CO knows they don't want to stay because the lifestyle is different. They get lonely and just want to be around other old people that they know and can talk to, as opposed to staying in a house all day by them self...at least that's the situation with my grandma and my husband's grandpa...Their trips were 5 months and 2 months, respectively, and probably never again..."one time was enough to experience it"

[bryonm4 0]

how often do people in VN live to be 80? I see so many men in thier 50's getting cancer there now.. and there isn't the same treatment available there as we all know... an 80 year old woman isnt going to give birth while she is here visiting...

There lifespan is almost as great as ours, where they are dying off is the place they were bombing. My wife lives in Ho Chi Minh I don't think they bombed there. I know about agent orange in the water supply but they boil there water all the time. In the 1960's there lifespan was almost 45 today it is almost 75. Thats an increase of 30 years

http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi...country:VNM:USA

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

There lifespan is almost as great as ours, where they are dying off is the place they were bombing. My wife lives in Ho Chi Minh I don't think they bombed there. I know about agent orange in the water supply but they boil there water all the time. In the 1960's there lifespan was almost 45 today it is almost 75. Thats an increase of 30 years

http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi...country:VNM:USA

The chart you linked to was compiled by the World Bank. They make their estimates based on data they get from a variety of sources, but I don't think they take wars into account when factoring their data. They say their data "indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life". They show a 5 year increase in life expectancy from 1960 to 1970, even though the war escalated dramatically during that time. The war ended in 1975, but they don't show any significant increase in the life expectancy at that time. In fact, the rate of increase remains pretty steady for the length of the chart. More than anything else, I think the chart shows the increasing availability of modern medical technology. We'd need a chart based on a different set of data in order to see the impact the war had.

Agent orange was used as a defoliant to clear jungle areas. There would have been no reason to use it around a heavily populated city like Ho Chi Minh (then called Saigon) because there is no heavy foliage to clear. The main culprit in agent orange are dioxins, which dissipate relatively quickly when exposed to the weather. The Hatfield Group from Canada conducted a 10 year study of areas which were sprayed with agent orange, and found no measurable dioxin in any of them. The places where it remains a problem are the areas on former US military bases where the chemical was stored.

If the effects of agent orange were taken into account, then it would have definitely made a difference in the life expectancy rates between 1961 and 1971, when the chemical was used in Vietnam. The government of Vietnam estimates that 4.7 million people were exposed, and 400,000 suffered death or disability as a result. Another 500,000 birth defects are directly attributable to agent orange. Exposure now is pretty rare, since it's well known where concentrations of the chemical remain.

I doubt people are boiling water out of fear of being poisoned by agent orange. Boiling the water doesn't break down the toxin. It breaks down naturally over time by oxidation. People boil water mainly because of bacteria.