Need some insight on supporting documents

[dimchesrq 1]

Hello All.

I'd like to seek advice from this form on what necessary supporting documents my friend needs to increase chances of B2 visa approval. I'm having her apply in the Skopje, Macedonia embassy. She is a 23 year old student almost graduating from college and she wants to come visit Florida for about two months.

The problem is that she is not employed, but she can produce proof that she is a student, of which I heard helps her case. My question is will it help if she gets other supporting documents that her family owns a few houses and her mom and dad are employed and have good income? Does this help the case in establishing that she has links in her homeland and has no intention of immigrating? Is it bad if she says that her parents will finance her travel expenses? I plan on financing her expenses in the U.S. and writing this on the invitation letter.

I will also write an invitation letter, a copy of my U.S. passport and driver license for her to bring at the interview.

Are there any other tips? Word on the street in Skopje is that recently people are being rejected left and right for these non-immigrant visas. It enrages me why visiting is so difficult. Regardless, I want to gather as much information as I can so we can be as prepared as possible.

Edited June 25, 2013 by dimchesrq

[Cathi 5,783]

She needs to apply on her merits, and her merits alone. the fact that her family owns property, and they have good income will not help her case. She needs to show her own ties to her country.

[belinda63 3,045]

Visiting the US is difficult because so many people visit and never leave. If people did as they were supposed to and left prior to the visitor's visa expiring there wouldn't be such a problem.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hello All.

I'd like to seek advice from this form on what necessary supporting documents my friend needs to increase chances of B2 visa approval. I'm having her apply in the Skopje, Macedonia embassy. She is a 23 year old student almost graduating from college and she wants to come visit Florida for about two months.

The problem is that she is not employed, but she can produce proof that she is a student, of which I heard helps her case. My question is will it help if she gets other supporting documents that her family owns a few houses and her mom and dad are employed and have good income? Does this help the case in establishing that she has links in her homeland and has no intention of immigrating? Is it bad if she says that her parents will finance her travel expenses? I plan on financing her expenses in the U.S. and writing this on the invitation letter.

I will also write an invitation letter, a copy of my U.S. passport and driver license for her to bring at the interview.

Are there any other tips? Word on the street in Skopje is that recently people are being rejected left and right for these non-immigrant visas. It enrages me why visiting is so difficult. Regardless, I want to gather as much information as I can so we can be as prepared as possible.

It should enrage you that many people abuse their visitor visas by illegally immigrating to the US. When a particular country have many who engage in immigration fraud, it makes it difficult to hand out visas to their countrymen.

Do think about the system in relation to just your friend. You need to look at 11 million illegal immigrants. Not everybody jumps the border. 45% of illegal immigrants (about 5 million) overstayed their non-immigrant visas. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5485917

If we relax the current standard, the majority of illegal immigrants will be visa overstays.

Less enraged?

[dimchesrq 1]

I already know WHY it is difficult and the entire story behind it, that's not the main question of the topic. I see there are more keyboard patriots here wanting to vent about abuses of visas than to actually help at all based on some threads i've been reading through. I essentially don't care about the abuses or illegal immigration anyway since I'm a mere powerless citizen. That's up to Obama, who has open arms for 10 million Mexicans but god forbid there is an illegal Eastern European running around. But anyway, my intention is to not get off topic.

In response to mimolicious, so basically you are saying that status of her parents won't help nonewhatsoever? What could a 23 year old possibly have in her bank accounts? She has no property under her name or anything. She's simply a student that wants to go on vacation. I don't know what's this "evidence" they seek of that she has "ties" to her country other than she has a supporting family??

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I already know WHY it is difficult and the entire story behind it, that's not the main question of the topic. I see there are more keyboard patriots here wanting to vent about abuses of visas than to actually help at all based on some threads i've been reading through. I essentially don't care about the abuses or illegal immigration anyway since I'm a mere powerless citizen. That's up to Obama, who has open arms for 10 million Mexicans but god forbid there is an illegal Eastern European running around. But anyway, my intention is to not get off topic.

In response to mimolicious, so basically you are saying that status of her parents won't help nonewhatsoever? What could a 23 year old possibly have in her bank accounts? She has no property under her name or anything. She's simply a student that wants to go on vacation. I don't know what's this "evidence" they seek of that she has "ties" to her country other than she has a supporting family??

Well I was going to help you, but since you think Obama's to blame, when he has deported more illegal aliens than any president in decades, I won't. "Keyboard Patriot" indeed.

Edited June 25, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[dimchesrq 1]

Well I was going to help you, but since you think Obama's to blame, when he has deported more illegal aliens than any president in decades, I won't. "Keyboard Patriot" indeed.

You must be mad. Obama is the most pro immigrant president in history. States that are following U.S. law are deporting while Obama is trying to override the constitution to give all illegals citizenship. Even democrats are complaining about it.

Edited June 25, 2013 by dimchesrq

[belinda63 3,045]

Anyway, I was originally referring to a statement in your post. The person applying for a tourist visa is presumed to be intending to immigrate to the US (legally or illegally). It is up to the applicant to prove they will return home. Her parents owning things is not related to her willingness to leave the US. She must show she has ties to the country, such as children, money, property, job, and such that will make her more likely to return than not.

What does she have that would make her not likely to just stay in the US?

[dimchesrq 1]

Anyway, I was originally referring to a statement in your post. The person applying for a tourist visa is presumed to be intending to immigrate to the US (legally or illegally). It is up to the applicant to prove they will return home. Her parents owning things is not related to her willingness to leave the US. She must show she has ties to the country, such as children, money, property, job, and such that will make her more likely to return than not.

What does she have that would make her not likely to just stay in the US?

She needs to graduate from college and her entire family is there I believe should be enough reason to go back, no? Plus she is coming to visit in Florida, obviously a hugely popular tourist destination. Wouldn't they be more skeptical if she were to go to Kansas :-) ?

Edited June 25, 2013 by dimchesrq

[Harsh_77 718]

She needs to graduate from college and her entire family is there I believe should be enough reason to go back, no? Plus she is coming to visit in Florida, obviously a hugely popular tourist destination. Wouldn't they be more skeptical if she were to go to Kansas :-) ?

Florida or Kansas does not matter, they do not care what city one tells them they are going to as there is no travel restriction for tourist once they are in US.

She would need strong ties to her home country as long as she can demonstrate that it is not a problem, her parents can finance the trip that is not an issue either.

Her parents cannot write an invitation letter if they are not in US - anyway there is no need of invitation letter. Her parents can provide supporting evidence in regards to the property, bank account details etc.

Being a young and single female she would need really strong ties.

[Jawaree 718]

Obama has deported the most foreigners in history, everyone knows that