Sponsoring mother-in-law

[SimAsh 0]

Hi all VJ Members, I am US Citizen and my wife came here last November (thanks to all your help). We are expecting new born by AUG or SEP. I am trying to sponsor my mother-in-law so she can come and comfort my wife and be with her while I am at work. Can someone please tell me if she can come or not and if she can than what's the process about going by. Also, just FYI my parents also live here in States but they are not able to stay at my place because they have business to operate and other family issues. Thanks

[aleful 1,905]

Hi all VJ Members, I am US Citizen and my wife came here last November (thanks to all your help). We are expecting new born by AUG or SEP. I am trying to sponsor my mother-in-law so she can come and comfort my wife and be with her while I am at work. Can someone please tell me if she can come or not and if she can than what's the process about going by. Also, just FYI my parents also live here in States but they are not able to stay at my place because they have business to operate and other family issues. Thanks

Do you mean a visitor visa? If so, you can't sponsor her. she has to file herself for a tourist visa.

if you mean a GC, you can't file a GC for in laws.

by the way, congrats on the new baby.

Edited March 29, 2011 by aleful

[Jojo92122 1,924]

You and your wife sponsor your mother-in-law for any visa.

Your MIL can apply for a tourist visa. Whether she gets one will depends on her ties to India, and her purpose in the US.

Do not mention that your MIL wants a tourist visa to come over to provide care for her granddaughter. Providing care is considered work because a US person could be hired to do it. Your MIL should say she wants to visit family and be there for the birth of her grandchild.

[sachinky 465]

Congrats on the pregnancy!

You may not sponsor your in-law for any immigrant visa.

As for a non-immigrant tourist visa, she may apply for one. If she is able to demonstrate overwhelming evidence that will compel her to return to India once her authorized period of stay is over, she has a good chance of being issued a B2.

[SimAsh 0]

Do you mean a visitor visa? If so, you can't sponsor her. she has to file herself for a tourist visa.

if you mean a GC, you can't file a GC for in laws.

by the way, congrats on the new baby.

Well, I am not sure if we need to do visitor visa or tourist visa. We just need here till the baby is born and may be few months after while. In my family/culture usually wife will stay at her mothers place till she have baby. Thanks aleful

[SimAsh 0]

Congrats on the pregnancy!

You may not sponsor your in-law for any immigrant visa.

As for a non-immigrant tourist visa, she may apply for one. If she is able to demonstrate overwhelming evidence that will compel her to return to India once her authorized period of stay is over, she has a good chance of being issued a B2.

Thanks Sachinky. I thought you can sponsor your MIL for her grand child but I guess it's half luck and half making sure that you have tons of papers to show that everything is legit. Thx again. TC

[damulag 26]

Well, I am not sure if we need to do visitor visa or tourist visa. We just need here till the baby is born and may be few months after while. In my family/culture usually wife will stay at her mothers place till she have baby. Thanks aleful

Visitor and tourist are the same thing.

[SimAsh 0]

All, I have bad news to share my MIL tried visitor visa twice and they rejected her both time. The lady told her that we had enough people from my side of the family and she did not needed to go there. My In-Laws had hired immigration agent that did all the paper works for them and in that he showed the reason that my MIL was going there to be with my wife and support her during the pregnancy. I did not see the comment here from Jojo92122 and now it's too late. Thanks Jojo and I should have told them before hand but got really busy here at work and forgot to tell them this main reason.

So, here I am again hope that VJ can come to my rescue.

Does the embassy keeps your previous file (etc. reason for visa....), what I am going with is that can I have both of them try now for tourist visa and not mention anything about her daughter's pregnancy. Also, is it up to you what embassy you want go for your interview or that is based on your resident location (state you reside in)? What other avenues that we have so they can see the birth of their grandchild? Thank you so much all for sharing your knowledge and experience. Love

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Yes they keep the file and yes it is base don where you reside. You could of course move, and sometimes one consulate is easier than another, but the file would go with you.

I know you want her there is person, but have you considered webcames/ skype? One of the ladies in my hospital birthing class was Indian, her family also couldn't get visas, and they set up live web cam in the delivery room.

[SimAsh 0]

Yes they keep the file and yes it is base don where you reside. You could of course move, and sometimes one consulate is easier than another, but the file would go with you.

I know you want her there is person, but have you considered webcames/ skype? One of the ladies in my hospital birthing class was Indian, her family also couldn't get visas, and they set up live web cam in the delivery room.

Thank you Penguin. Yes, I am not in her shoes but she would really feel comfortable if her mom was with her. We might have to just use web-cam like you said.

[SimAsh 0]

Can anyone tell me what 214(b) Act is about. Based on what I read on Mumbai Consulate's website, it sounds to me that applicant should be able to convince or prove the following things to the consulate officer in order them to consider you for visa:

The consular officer must be convinced that the applicant:

1. Has a home outside the United States that he or she will not abandon;

2. Is visiting the United States temporarily and will leave when the stated purpose of travel is complete;

3. Is able to pay for the trip; and

4. Meets the requirements of the visa type for which he or she is applying.

Source: http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/214b-refusal.html

With all this said should I put file together with all this (above stated criteria) and have them re-apply for tourist visa?

Please, advice what should I do. Thanks

[Export of Dhaka 8]

OP, you can forget about the visitor visa idea for your in laws, it's not going to happen.. you can have her try 100 times, the outcome will be the same.

[SimAsh 0]

OP, you can forget about the visitor visa idea for your in laws, it's not going to happen.. you can have her try 100 times, the outcome will be the same.

Export of Dhaka, why would you that?

[sachinky 465]

Yes, absolutely. Every denial goes on file. She will need really strong ties to overcome two previous denials. Unless her circumstances change, don't expect a different result.

[SimAsh 0]

Yes, absolutely. Every denial goes on file. She will need really strong ties to overcome two previous denials. Unless her circumstances change, don't expect a different result.

Sachinsky, so they don't have to have any reason two deny why? She is junior high teacher in India, so she submitted leave documents from her work stating that she has approved 6 months of leave from her work and she has elder in-laws in India that she has to come back to take care of them. So, if you don't call these over whelming evidence than what? My MIL said the lady did not look at those other documents either. I hate these embassy people. Can you not appeal or anything? Thank you all and Sachinsky for your honest opinion