I am a permanent resident, married to an US Citizen and my mom just had her visa denied.

[MacUK 983]

I hear ya and I thought about that too, but that also would be a little silly as I could just petition for them to live here, and they have no desire to live here, my mom is 71 and my dad 67, they live by the beach (I live in KCMO) and all our family are there. Them getting denied visa would just be stupid.

By law the interviewing officer must presume that EVERYONE applying for a tourist visa desires to live in the States. That's what they need to overcome.

The only way to find out is for them to apply.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Tourist visa denials are without prejudice (generally). One can apply as many times as they like and as often as they like. If the circumstances of the denial do not change, the subsequent applications are also not likely to be approved, but sometimes a different CO may see things differently. However there is no rule as to how long you have to wait or how many times you can try.

My mother in law used the "bulldozer" approach years ago. She just kept trying until she was approved. She was denied twice and approved on the third try. Nothing in her circumstances changed from one application to the next.

[VOL 425]

Tourist visa denials are without prejudice (generally). One can apply as many times as they like and as often as they like. If the circumstances of the denial do not change, the subsequent applications are also not likely to be approved, but sometimes a different CO may see things differently. However there is no rule as to how long you have to wait or how many times you can try.

My mother in law used the "bulldozer" approach years ago. She just kept trying until she was approved. She was denied twice and approved on the third try. Nothing in her circumstances changed from one application to the next.

What was the timeframe of her interviews?

[Na&John 3]

My mom asked for her tourist visa a week before I came to the US on a K1 visa. She told the consul about it and that I was her only child, and she was easily approved. However, she took several documents with her to the interview, like her marriage certificate, bank statements, letter from her and my dad`s employer, documents showing she owns properties in Brazil, etc - the consul did not ask to see any of the documents, but he could see she had a bunch with her.

So, when your mom reapplies, tell her to bring every single paper she has to prove her ties with Brazil and thing will be fine

And someone posted that Brazilians forget to go back home - some do forget to go back and some come here, visit, spend a lot of money and leave. So please, do not generalize!

[Dakine10 5,452]

What was the timeframe of her interviews?

Each one was about a month or so apart.