We want to have my wife's mom come visit

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No, they approved the visa based on your husband supporting you, not because he was paying for the trip-- you DO have an income...it's supplied by your husband. Obviously, when a spouse does not have paid employment outside the home or for minor children, they look at the income stream for the family. That does not mean the visa is approved based on who is paying for the trip. It means that based on your marriage, your ties to another country, and your husband's financial support, they believed you would not stay in the US.

wait...

but according to visa journey members, you cant get the tourist visa based on somebody else, no matter who he is and how close you are related to him!

i got a via based on my husband when people here say you are alone in this! like my husband had no affect on it.

i have no ties to my country either, i have zero money. they didn't care about all this, seemed to care only about who is sponsoring me.

and i have many reasons to NOT leave the US..i come from a high fraud country where my homegirls really put a red mark on us all good girls who truly care for our USC hubby..

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You don't indicate what country you are from which certainly affects the outcome. In fact many embassies will not grant a B 2 if the applicant is married to a USC. If that is the case the immigrants ties are stronger to the husband therefore if the USC husband is in the USA there may be little reason to return.

You weren't granted a tourist visa because your husband paid for the trip. You simply got lucky

I COME FROM A HIGH FRAUD COUNTRY.

i didn't get lucky.. its just my husband makes decent money..

please people stop complicating everything..this is ridiculous

[Boiler 45,541]

I think the issue here is one of communication, English not being a first language, you can not sponsor a tourist visa to the US.

[Ning 619]

wait...

but according to visa journey members, you cant get the tourist visa based on somebody else, no matter who he is and how close you are related to him!

i got a via based on my husband when people here say you are alone in this! like my husband had no affect on it.

i have no ties to my country either, i have zero money. they didn't care about all this, seemed to care only about who is sponsoring me.

and i have many reasons to NOT leave the US..i come from a high fraud country where my homegirls really put a red mark on us all good girls who truly care for our USC hubby..

The V J members are correct.

I don't know how or why you were granted a tourist visa because you are the poster child for why people are denied every day. Of course your country remains a mystery but as we see in your comments it doesn't sound like you are going to honor the tourist visa anyway.

I think Boiler is partly right but it isn't simply language.

People that apply for tourist visas do so on their own merits not on some possible relationship with another person.

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The V J members are correct.

I don't know how or why you were granted a tourist visa because you are the poster child for why people are denied every day. Of course your country remains a mystery but as we see in your comments it doesn't sound like you are going to honor the tourist visa anyway.

I think Boiler is partly right but it isn't simply language.

People that apply for tourist visas do so on their own merits not on some possible relationship with another person.

hahahahahha relax

"honor the tourist visa' why? its just a visa, what to honor about it.

here in this forum they keep saying you are on your own when applying for a tourist visa..i proved them wrong and now im a bad person for stating the facts..

i guess ill go cry in my pillow with my passport underneath it with my multi entry 5 years visa stamped on it..that would make me feel better. BS

[Boiler 45,541]

People commit fraud all the time.

Coming on here to brag about strikes me as odd.

[Ning 619]

hahahahahha relax

"honor the tourist visa' why? its just a visa, what to honor about it.

here in this forum they keep saying you are on your own when applying for a tourist visa..i proved them wrong and now im a bad person for stating the facts..

i guess ill go cry in my pillow with my passport underneath it with my multi entry 5 years visa stamped on it..that would make me feel better. BS

it isn't the facts that determine your character; rather your actions. That may cause those pathetic tears but with you I doubt those will wash away your problems.

Don't worry about honor. Get plenty of sleep and call someone that cares in the morning. Better put that passport in a plastic bag because its getting a little slimy and smelly from the B S you refer to.

[CBanksRN 34]

Applicants must demonstrate that they are properly classifiable as visitors under U.S. law by:

• Evidence which shows the purpose of the trip, intent to depart the United States, and arrangements made to cover the costs of the trip may be provided. It is impossible to specify the exact form the documentation should take since applicants' circumstances vary greatly.
• Those applicants who do not have sufficient funds to support themselves while in the U.S. must present convincing evidence that an interested person will provide support.
• Depending on individual circumstances, applicants may provide other documentation substantiating the trip's purpose and specifying the nature of binding obligations, such as family ties or employment, which would compel their return abroad.

SOURCE: http://www.visajourney.com/content/visitor-visa-guide#7%C2'>

I have a colleague and his wife's mother from the Philippines was denied 7 times, but after sending information in regards to financial support she was granted B-2 visa 10 year multi-entry

[MacUK 983]

SOURCE:

I have a colleague and his wife's mother from the Philippines was denied 7 times, but after sending information in regards to financial support she was granted B-2 visa 10 year multi-entry

It might be a language difference thing but the point being made is that in visa terms sponsoring someone and financially supporting someone are two different things.

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what i mean by 'sponsoring' is of course the person who is financially supporting me paying for my trip.

you guys just fishing and over reading between the lines... sponsoring or paying for the trip ..same same

i ONLY got a multi entry 5 years visa because my husband is a USC and how much he makes a year.

be stubborn all you want.

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

one personal insult removed.

cease hijacking this thread with bickering. either offer constructive advice to answer the op's question or don't post.

Edited July 24, 2014 by charles!

[Ryan76 46]

one personal insult removed.

cease hijacking this thread with bickering. either offer constructive advice to answer the op's question or don't post.

Ha thanks. I came back to follow up and thought I was in the wrong thread.

Anyway, I see there is some discussion about the "financial support" section. I can see both sides of the argument. Before ever posting this thread my wife and I got on the US Embassy page in Bogota Colombia and it says the only things you "have to" have to apply are the passport, barcode from the online ds-160 and passport photos.

Obviously we are going to try to gather "evidence" for her mother to take to the interview (and I will ask more about that later), but I still can't decide whether or not showing an ability to provide support while her mother is here visiting. I mean, wouldn't they want to know that if something bad happened and she had to go to the hospital or something we have the money to pay for it and she wouldn't become a burden to the system? In all honesty her mom doesn't have much money. We will probably pay for half her plane ticket and all that she needs while she is here.

Something else we've been wondering is if it might be better for her to see a lawyer or someone in Colombia that has experience doing tourist visas. If we just have to pay like $75 or something and we know that she's getting the forms all filled out properly I think it would be worth it.

[MacUK 983]

Ha thanks. I came back to follow up and thought I was in the wrong thread.

Anyway, I see there is some discussion about the "financial support" section. I can see both sides of the argument. Before ever posting this thread my wife and I got on the US Embassy page in Bogota Colombia and it says the only things you "have to" have to apply are the passport, barcode from the online ds-160 and passport photos.

Obviously we are going to try to gather "evidence" for her mother to take to the interview (and I will ask more about that later), but I still can't decide whether or not showing an ability to provide support while her mother is here visiting. I mean, wouldn't they want to know that if something bad happened and she had to go to the hospital or something we have the money to pay for it and she wouldn't become a burden to the system? In all honesty her mom doesn't have much money. We will probably pay for half her plane ticket and all that she needs while she is here.

Something else we've been wondering is if it might be better for her to see a lawyer or someone in Colombia that has experience doing tourist visas. If we just have to pay like $75 or something and we know that she's getting the forms all filled out properly I think it would be worth it.

The forms for a tourist visa are easy to do on your own.

There's nothing a lawyer could put on there that you can't do yourself so you'd be likely wasting your money. Lawyers don't have any special ways to give an applicant more chance of approval.

[Boiler 45,541]

Most visitors take out Travel Insurance.

[Jawaree 717]

A lawyer for tourists visa??? that may say "over-reaching"

but at times getting tourist visa seem like a lottery chance

in some countries eh....