tourist visa for grandparents

[JeepGirl 0]

I am planning on bringing my grandparents here in the US for vacation for their 52nd wedding anniversary on October. They want to see us all (me and my family) and my aunt and cousins but we all cant go there in the philippines due to work and schedule and my cousins are in college currently. so for them to see us all, we decided we're taking both of them here in the US instead.

So i'm paying for their tourist visa application and their airfare and expenses to go here if they get approved.

My worry is about the chances of them getting approved or declined since they're old and dont have much documents to prove thier ties. Here's are some details of their situation:

- they're from the philippines

- my grandparents are in their 70's

- if they get here, they're staying with me in Utah (im a PR applying for USC this May, and my husband in a Utah born USC) and also visiting my aunt (their daughter) and cousins in Washington (they're all USC)

- they dont have a job but they live with the monthly remittance my aunt sends them on their USD bank account and extra money i send them too with a door-to-door service.

- my grandpa was a farmer and he still helps run a rice field in our province but i dont know how he can prove he has this job and its the type of job that you earn only if theres a harvest and this really has no paperworks. so i dont think this can be considered a job thats why i mention above they dont have jobs.

- they currently live in a house which is in my aunt's name, but my aunt left it to them when she left the philippines and became a us citizen and my grandparents are the one who paid it in full last year but its still in my aunts' name

- my aunt was supposed to sponsor them to be PR here about 5 years ago but they declined coz they have no interest in living in the USA but now they're exicited to just visit as tourist

- they have a monthly payment for a burial plot on a big cemetery for both of them but the title is in my dad's name there since the title has to be in someone's name who has a job and my grandparents dont have ajob so even if its for them and they're the one paying for it, its in my dad's name.

- so basically the house and burial lots titles are not in their names but all receipts for payments are in their name coz they're the ones paying for it. The items with their names are only the ff: electricity bill, telephone bill, 1 old vehicle

so with the given information, what do you think are the chances of them getting approved for a tourist visa?

thanks

Edited May 4, 2012 by JeepGirl

[JeepGirl 0]

anyone?

[canadian_wife 1,827]

Since they are old, be prepared to show travel insureance

Since they have lots of family in the US - this will work against them

Work on ties to PI, not reasons for them to come to the US

good luck

[jaycali 415]

There really are no guarantees to anything when it comes to immigration, especially for tourist visas. Some people are asked 2 questions and approved, some have to show a suitcase full of evidence and are still denied. The CO has the full authority to approve or deny a visa.

They will probably need to show ties to the Philippines, something that would convince the CO that they intend to return to the Philippines and not stay in the US.

Examples of strong ties can be family ties, owned property, owned business, stable employment and so on. I know of one person who showed adoption papers and pictures of his dog and it seemed to work. There are no set requirements. Just anything that can show the CO that they intend to return.

Edited May 26, 2012 by jaejayC