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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Venezuela
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Hey everyone

My visa K1 was recently approved so I´ll move to the USA pretty soon and get married there... I so want my mom and my sister to attend my wedding and visit us so they will be applying for a tourist visa.. so do you think it would be okay if I send a letter with my mom for her interview letting the CO know that I went into the US on a k1 and I want my mom visit for the wedding?.. do you think they wil think she just want to tag along and stay in the USA illegally ..?? I could also find a letter from my fiances church saying they are inviting her since my mom is a pastor... and avoid the fact that I am there? let me know what you think...

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Hey everyone

My visa K1 was recently approved so I´ll move to the USA pretty soon and get married there... I so want my mom and my sister to attend my wedding and visit us so they will be applying for a tourist visa.. so do you think it would be okay if I send a letter with my mom for her interview letting the CO know that I went into the US on a k1 and I want my mom visit for the wedding?.. do you think they wil think she just want to tag along and stay in the USA illegally ..?? I could also find a letter from my fiances church saying they are inviting her since my mom is a pastor... and avoid the fact that I am there? let me know what you think...

Congratulations on your approval!

I think it would be a good idea to provide a letter for your mom (maybe a joint letter signed by you and your fiancee?) so that the interviewer can read your plea. Also, the letter from the church might be helpful. Yet, in my experience dealing with the USA consulate in Mexico, the consuls are more concerned (and more likely to deny visas) of people who do not have a lot of money, property(ies), a good paying job, etc. In the consul's eyes, if a person has investments, property (or properties), a good paying job, etc. then the person would be less likely to overstay his or her tourist visa because they are financially secure in their country. Also, I have to say that I have observed discrimination on the basis of color and ethnic origin; I have seen darker people denied or have to go through many more questions than whiter people. This opinion is purely based on my observations dealing with the Mexican consulate in Mexico City, I do not want anybody to think that I am making a blanket statement here. Also, it is always good to look your best when you go for your visa interview; dress as though you were going to an important job interview. Unfortunately, impressions do matter!

Best of luck!

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Hey everyone

My visa K1 was recently approved so I´ll move to the USA pretty soon and get married there... I so want my mom and my sister to attend my wedding and visit us so they will be applying for a tourist visa.. so do you think it would be okay if I send a letter with my mom for her interview letting the CO know that I went into the US on a k1 and I want my mom visit for the wedding?.. do you think they wil think she just want to tag along and stay in the USA illegally ..?? I could also find a letter from my fiances church saying they are inviting her since my mom is a pastor... and avoid the fact that I am there? let me know what you think...

Your mom will probably have an easier time getting approved than your sister will. Younger people generally don't have as many commitments to their home and would be more likely to stay in the US.

Both of them will have to show ties to Venezuela and that they intent to return after their stay in complete.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Venezuela
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Your mom will probably have an easier time getting approved than your sister will. Younger people generally don't have as many commitments to their home and would be more likely to stay in the US.

Both of them will have to show ties to Venezuela and that they intent to return after their stay in complete.

Thanks for the replies... ok here is their situation

my mom is pastor and she legally represents our church which belongs to a big organization of churches throughout venezuela ..like she has legal papers and stuff... she is also retired so she gets money from the goverment monthly... she has a property and saving

My sister is 32 she is married .. and they have a 6 year old son.... my sister is a teacher at an important University from the Goverment in Venezuela and my brother in law has a telephone business here ... he has all papers and everything is legal so they can show the business they own.. and they also own a car and have a good movement of money monthly in their bank account....

so they plan was that I would invite my mom my sister brother in law and nephew to my wedding so they would go all together to the interview and apply for it

I was just wondering if they should mention they are coming to my wedding and that I'm there on a K1.. or if it would be better to avoid that.. and my mom could just say that she is coming to preach and we could send her a letter from a church inviting her over... and my sister and her family could say they are coming for vacations to visit Disney world lollll.. hahaha..

I mean of course they are coming to my wedding.. thats the main reason.. but I dont want the fact that I am immigrating on a k1 to be a reason of denial of their Tourist visa.. because they are NOT thinking about moving here.. they will go back to venezuela

thanks for helping

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Deception is not a good idea, and doubly so with your mother being a Pastor.

My guess is their chances go down when it seems the whole family want to come at the same time.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Venezuela
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you are right... maybe I'll ask my mom to apply for now.. and my sister???

Deception is not a good idea, and doubly so with your mother being a Pastor.

My guess is their chances go down when it seems the whole family want to come at the same time.

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Colombia
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They seem to have fairly good ties to Venezuela so I would guess the odds are better than most, but there's still no guarantee. Whatever they do, they should NOT misstate the purpose of their visit.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Egypt
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My parents and my 2 single sisters applied for a B2.

I made sure they say they're going just to attend my wedding and then return home, know where they'll stay, when going and when returning, I gave them a copy of my visa, a wedding invitation, and an invitation letter from my fiancé and his father, and my fiancé even filled out affidavits of support for them. Do not hide any truth from them, they have their ways of finding out the truth you know.

Make sure your mom and your sisters family prove that they have a reasonable bank account, you can include bonds, show ties to properties (houses, cars, jobs). You sister could have a better chance of getting the visa if she leaves her child and husband back home actually.

My family is currently on their way to their interview and I'll let you know what happened and I really pray your family would get approved and see you get married, I know I want mine.

Final note, pray about it! God can change the heart of the person interviewing her!!

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Filed: Country: India
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I think it would be a good idea to provide a letter from his mother (perhaps a joint letter signed by you and your girlfriend?) To which the interviewer can read his statement. Furthermore, the letter of the church could be useful. However, in my experience with the U.S. Consulate in Mexico, the consuls are more concerned (and more likely to deny the visa) people who do not have much money, and (s), a well-paid job as the eyes of the consul, if a person has investments, property (or properties), a well-paying job, etc, then the person would be less likely than their tourist visas because they are financially in the refuge in their country.

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