Bring Family to visit on B1 visa

[zerogee42 0]

Hi, i have several questions so if anyone has the answers i would appericate any advice.

1. I am a US citizen and I brought my wife over on a K1.K2 visa. she currently has her green card and now we want to have her parents come "visit" on for about a month. Problem, from what i have read we can give them a invite letter but that is pretty much it. My wife says that i also have to send a I-130 (affidavit of support) to. They are not staying only visiting. any advice here would be appericated.

2. since her parents are old we agree that her sister should accompany them, problem is the sister was denied 2 time before for a b1 visa (tourist visa). not sure why she was denied but my wife is telling me that if here sister is denied again (3rd time) then she will be permantely ban of obtaining a vist to the us. is this true???

so as you can see our delima is we really want her parents to visit but the sister really needs to travel with them but we are not sure if her sister will get a visa. she has no criminal record or other factors that i think would prevent her from obtaining a visa, so i am at a lost as to how to migitate the chance of another visa denial.

any suggestion would be appericated.

[Dakine 26]

Hi, i have several questions so if anyone has the answers i would appericate any advice.

1. I am a US citizen and I brought my wife over on a K1.K2 visa. she currently has her green card and now we want to have her parents come "visit" on for about a month. Problem, from what i have read we can give them a invite letter but that is pretty much it. My wife says that i also have to send a I-130 (affidavit of support) to. They are not staying only visiting. any advice here would be appericated.

Wife is wrong. Parents have to show they can pay their own way.

2. since her parents are old we agree that her sister should accompany them, problem is the sister was denied 2 time before for a b1 visa (tourist visa). not sure why she was denied but my wife is telling me that if here sister is denied again (3rd time) then she will be permantely ban of obtaining a vist to the us. is this true???

so as you can see our delima is we really want her parents to visit but the sister really needs to travel with them but we are not sure if her sister will get a visa. she has no criminal record or other factors that i think would prevent her from obtaining a visa, so i am at a lost as to how to migitate the chance of another visa denial.

any suggestion would be appericated.

What country are you talking about?

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

The tourist visa is a B2; the B1 is for business travelers.

The whole idea with visiting is this: will the visitor want to go home? Can the visitor kind of proof that they will want to go home after the visit? Is there a reason the visitor must go home after the visit?

Basically, the immigration people are afraid that anybody visiting the US wants to stay there. Yes, you can send an invitation letter, but it can work both ways:

1) The immigration guy will say . . . cool, they just want to visit their daughter.

or,

2) The immigration guy will say . . . wait, they have family in the USA? They sure want to stay there!

You see, we don't know who is going to approve or deny the B2 visa application. Hence there's really not much YOU can do. The parents have to show that they really just want to visit, and then NEED to go back home in order to feed the dog, or pick up the child from the Kindergarten.

[Dakine 26]

Hi, i have several questions so if anyone has the answers i would appericate any advice.

1. I am a US citizen and I brought my wife over on a K1.K2 visa. she currently has her green card and now we want to have her parents come "visit" on for about a month. Problem, from what i have read we can give them a invite letter but that is pretty much it. My wife says that i also have to send a I-130 (affidavit of support) to. They are not staying only visiting. any advice here would be appericated.

2. since her parents are old we agree that her sister should accompany them, problem is the sister was denied 2 time before for a b1 visa (tourist visa). not sure why she was denied but my wife is telling me that if here sister is denied again (3rd time) then she will be permantely ban of obtaining a vist to the us. is this true???

so as you can see our delima is we really want her parents to visit but the sister really needs to travel with them but we are not sure if her sister will get a visa. she has no criminal record or other factors that i think would prevent her from obtaining a visa, so i am at a lost as to how to migitate the chance of another visa denial.

any suggestion would be appericated.

The following documents are NOT considered helpful:

In general, affidavits of financial support will be of little value to an applicant (exception: a student visa application must have an affidavit of financial support). The affidavit of support is a requirement only for immigrant visas. The interviewing officer is less concerned about how the applicant will be supported during his/her stay in the United States than in whether s/he has reasons to return home.

Letters of invitation (except for business travel).

" my wife is telling me that if here sister is denied again (3rd time) then she will be permantely ban of obtaining a vist to the us. is this true???"

I've never heard of such a thing.

WHAT COUNTRY?

Edited April 13, 2010 by Dakine

[Boiler 46,121]

I can tell you from personal experiance that Airlines are very well used to dealing with older passengers. No need for Sister to travel, she can take them to the airport and see them off. Also saves the cost of a visa application fee and plane ticket.

[zerogee42 0]

What country are you talking about?

china to visit US

Edited April 14, 2010 by zerogee42

[Dakine 26]

china to visit US

The interviewing officer is less concerned about how the applicant will be supported during his/her stay in the United States than in whether s/he has reasons to return home.

Main thing is the parents have to show they have reasons they HAVE to return to China and won't go illegal in the US.

Normally takes them having bank accounts with a decent amount of money. Owning a business and proberty etc.

I imagine lack of such was the reason the sister was denied.

[sachinky 465]

Young, single girls are often considered flight risks as they don't have to many ties to the homeland especially if they're not studying or currently hold a stable job. Makes it even tougher if yer from China.

Not much you can do for the parents either -- they will need to demonstrate significant and overwhelming ties to China that would compel them to return at the end of the stay in order to convince the CO.

[DanielParul 50]

Hi, i have several questions so if anyone has the answers i would appericate any advice.

1. I am a US citizen and I brought my wife over on a K1.K2 visa. she currently has her green card and now we want to have her parents come "visit" on for about a month. Problem, from what i have read we can give them a invite letter but that is pretty much it. My wife says that i also have to send a I-130 (affidavit of support) to. They are not staying only visiting. any advice here would be appericated.

Don't need sponsorship or invitation letter for visitor visa. They need to show they can pay for the trip themselves. My parents showed ties to India and their income and my mother got 10 yr visa and father a 1 yr for now since he is a retired colonel so they needed security clearance.I am sure he will not have any problems in the future either. They are currently here with us till the end of april

2. since her parents are old we agree that her sister should accompany them, problem is the sister was denied 2 time before for a b1 visa (tourist visa). not sure why she was denied but my wife is telling me that if here sister is denied again (3rd time) then she will be permantely ban of obtaining a vist to the us. is this true???

Not true. When they denied her they would have stated the reason(s) for denial. If she can overcome those reasons and satisfy the requirements, she can apply and probably get a visa too. The Consulate will not give a visa to the sister just based on the fact that her parents need her while travelling. She will only get it based on her own merit. If she is young, unmarried, does not have enough ties to the country then it will be very difficult to obtain a visitor visa TBH.

so as you can see our delima is we really want her parents to visit but the sister really needs to travel with them but we are not sure if her sister will get a visa. she has no criminal record or other factors that i think would prevent her from obtaining a visa, so i am at a lost as to how to migitate the chance of another visa denial.

any suggestion would be appericated.

[griffin 7]

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Demonstrating Ties:

OVERCOMING PRESUMPTION OF IMMIGRANT INTENT UNDER U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT SECTION 214(b)

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"Every alien shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the officer, at the time of the application for a visa... that he is entitled to nonimmigrant status..."

Essentially, the visa officer needs to see that the applicant has compelling reasons to return to the Philippines. By law, the burden of proof is on the applicant to show that he or she qualifies for the visa. This proof may come in many forms, but when considered together, it must be strong enough for the interviewing officer to conclude that the applicant’s ties to the Philippines will compel him or her to return at the end of a temporary stay in the United States.

EVIDENCE OF TIES

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Bank statements for the last three (3) months and both current and former bank account passbooks

Employment certification including salary, tenure and position

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Income tax return with Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) or bank stamp

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Pay slips for the last three (3) months

Credit card statements for the prior three months

Vehicle registration with official receipt

Land titles (no certified copies please)

Pictures of family, home or business

Wedding photos

Marriage certificate printed on the Philippine National Statistics Office security paper, if applicable

Birth certificate printed on the Philippine National Statistics Office security paper

For students, certificate of school registration

Certification of membership to legitimate organization(s)

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In certain cases, additional documents may be requested.

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AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT

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POSTING OF BONDS

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