Want to bring mother-in-law for a visit

[Marc & Solika 1]

Hi all,

My wife is from Cambodia and has her 10 year green card. We would like for her mother to visit us for a few months. I would greatly appreciate any tips, hints and information about what we need to do from the US or she needs to do from Cambodia. Are there specific forms that we need to initiate from here, or are all the forms started from Cambodia? Thanks for any help that you guys may provide!

[vegasbound 83]

Hi,

Please check out this thread as it applies to your situation as well.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/439874-tips-on-best-way-to-get-my-boyfriend-tourist-visa-to-us/

If you have further questions, feel free to ask.

Good luck!

[Marc & Solika 1]

Thank you Vegas! I'll sure look at it.

[Dave&Roza 748]

Hi all,

My wife is from Cambodia and has her 10 year green card. We would like for her mother to visit us for a few months. I would greatly appreciate any tips, hints and information about what we need to do from the US or she needs to do from Cambodia. Are there specific forms that we need to initiate from here, or are all the forms started from Cambodia? Thanks for any help that you guys may provide!

There is nothing you need to do or can do to help your MIL. She must complete the tourist visa application herself and SHE must show that SHE will return and not remain in the US. Having a wife and SIL in the US are two things against her. Now she needs strong ties to Cambodia to show the Embassy personnel that she will return. Things like a job, property, other family members will help. If she has travelled before and returned that is a positive. If there is a tour group visiting the US, you might see if she can come using that this time so the next time she requests a visa it will be easier. Do not expect her to be approved. Sorry, but due to all the people before that have abused the tourist visa as a means to immigrate to the US, it is very hard to get one unless the country is on par ecomonically with the US. Go to the Cambodia Embassy website and see what they want for a tourist visa application and include her ties to Cambodia and see what happens.

Good luck,

Dave

[Marc & Solika 1]

Thanks for the info Dave!