Multiple visa denials

[Maryna 0]

Hi guys, My mother applied for visitor visa 5 times and was denied. I am a green card holder,my husband and children are citizens. We do not plan to apply for a immigrant visa after I get citizenship. We just want her to come and visit us for 2 weeks. Her application was denied because of the lack of ties to her home country. The government published new rules that ease the obtaining of immigrant visa. But what about non-immigrant visas for our parents? I created a petition about this issue on whitehouse.com. If some of you could sign it I would really appreciate it. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/ease-visitor-visa-path-green-card-holders-and-citizens-parents/vz75gjHm

Thank you

[chris and laura 7]

Which country??

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

The same issues will apply after you become a US citizen. If you want your mother here, you will have to apply for a immigrant visa. Then she can come and go for up to ten years. (Or longer)

[Maryna 0]

Ukraine

[TimeTravel 78]

You must have to be USC to apply for immigrant visa for your mother. Non-immigrant visa is granted to someone who can show the stronger ties to their home country. To make visitor visa easy for USC/GC's parent is kind of risk, like alot of people would be doing AOS rather than following the proper path. It simply would abuse the system.

Edited February 6, 2013 by iwaiting

[Boiler 45,525]

Only 99,990 more needed.

[Maryna 0]

Boiler,thanks, very helpful information.

[WilliamAndre 1]

Just create some ties. Open a bank account for her, give her a couple grand. Does she work? Tell her to tell her boss to write her a letter permission for two weeks vacation. Does she own a car? Tell her to take the registration to the interview. Does she have a husband? Kids? Make sure she tells the agent that. 50% of the battle is how she answers the questions WITH CONFIDENCE. If you're lucky that is 100% of the battle. When it's 50% you'll need the proper documents (ties) to prove she'll return to her country. Write her a letter of invitation too.

[Maryna 0]

Thank you for your answer. She does have a job, a house, son and all the relatives. She came with all the documents for the interview, bank statements etc, but the visa officer did not even look at them

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Thank you for your answer. She does have a job, a house, son and all the relatives. She came with all the documents for the interview, bank statements etc, but the visa officer did not even look at them

That's normal. The decision is primarily made based on what is put on the application, which the interviewer will read ahead of time, and based on the questions he asks, if any. Beyond that, any documents you bring will not be examined, unless he specifically asks to see them.

Edited February 7, 2013 by The Patriot

[Krikit 1,164]

Hi Maryna. Welcome to VJ.

I am going to move your thread over to the Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus regional forum so you can get country-specific responses.

Good luck!

[Maryna 0]

Thank you

[Boiler 45,525]

You have 11 signatures, you need 100,000 and all that does is guarantee a response, which judging from previous petitions is something on the line of thank you for your interest.

I think it used to be 10,000 but they got fed up having to respond to petitions that reached that number.

[SMR 368]

The best way that I have seen to increase your odds of getting a tourist visa is generating a history of other visas that you honored. In particular, visas and a travel history to European countries will be a good thing. Obviously this takes time, resources, and planning. But it should have a real effect. Most other things are pretty squishy in the end. Immediate family left behind is also good but even harder to generate if you don't have it.

[Maryna 0]

Thank you for your advice.