Travel Visa to the US

[dmaddox74 0]

Hi Everyone,

I know this question gets asked a lot but my wife it making copies of everything for her mother to travel here from China. Nowhere, do I find we need to do anything? Who is wrong here?

Thanks

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Your wife's mother files for a visitor visa on her own. There is nothing that you or your wife can do to help her. The best you can do is send her an invitation to visit which establish the purpose of her trip. The invitation can include an offer of financial support for the trip and a place to stay., your

Anyone who wants to enter the US is presumed to want to immigrate to the US. Your wife's mother needs to show she has significant ties to her home that she can overcome the presumption that she will illegally try to immigrate to the US. The US Embassy/Consulate will not accept any guarantees from you or your wife that she will return home after her trip.

[Eric & Jin 10]

Hi Everyone,

I know this question gets asked a lot but my wife it making copies of everything for her mother to travel here from China. Nowhere, do I find we need to do anything? Who is wrong here?

Thanks

There are several things that you can do to help her with the process of applying for a B-2 in China. I just went through the same thing several months ago with my in-laws from China and they are here visiting us on their B-2s right now.

1. You can fill out the online DS-160 visa application form for her - this is especially helpful if she does not read/write English.

2. Prepare not only an invitation letter outlining who will be responsible for all of her expenses while in the US but also fill out an I-134 for her with you as her sponsor - this is especially true if your mother-in-law is retired. The embassy & consulates in China have been requesting an I-134 frequently in the past 6 months or so for B-2s - my in-laws were requested to provide one at their interview.

3. Assist her with putting a photo album together which consists of pictures of her with you and your wife and also with her and her other relatives still living in China.

My in-laws interviewed for their visas at the Consulate in Guangzhou and these are the questions that they were asked and the answers provided. As you can see they were asked as much about my wife and I as they were about themselves - so I recommend that she know the basics about exactly where you live, work, etc:

1. Why do you want to visit the US? To visit our daughter and her husband and to help them out whenever their baby is born in February.

2. How long do you plan to stay? We will go in February and stay 2-3 months - we need to return to China before the summer break starts because we will need to keep our two grandsons in China during that time.

3. How did your daughter and her husband meet? They originally met online and then my son in law came to China to visit 4 times before they were married.

4. When did your daughter move to the US? July 2009

5. What company does your son-in-law work for? My mother-in-law gave the VO one of my business cards

6. How many family members do you have that live in China? My Mother in law had made a small photo album of family photos which she showed to the VO and briefly explained who the various people in them were.

The VO then asked to see the I-134 that I had provided and gave it a good look before then stating that their visas were approved.