Visit Visa for Mother from Pakistan- Pregnant daughter

[HFM181818 750]

an I-134 presented for a tourist visa would not even be used by most CO's to line a litter box.....it's absolutely worthless, not legally enforceable and is nothing more than window dressing.

What may come into play is how the daughter got to the US...if via a K-1 or a marriage within country, that's a plus; if via a 'mind change' at baggage claim, that could work against this case.

The idea is that if a family plays by the rules, they will (likely) get the benefit of the doubt; if they show a tendency to disregard the rules, well, if disregarded by an adult child, a CO might wonder who taught them that rules are meant for others....(that would be the parents)....

just some things to think about.

As far as some other person 'guaranteeing' that the applicant will return home, well, just how will that happen? No one has legal authority over someone in B2 status (except possibly ICE, and they are not likely to chase down one overstayer), the USC husband cannot 'force' MIL to hop on a plane, he cannot physically carry her to the boarding gate, etc. While he might ask her to leave his house, that is not the same as 'ordering her' to leave the country. I am not sure why people believe that some silly statement about 'making sure that he/she returns'.....will somehow convince a CO to issue a visa.....there is NO legal mechanism in place that bestows some sort of power or authority to an American citizen to lord over someone here on a visa.

Lastly, (well, probably not!), this other concept that somehow a 'notarized' letter has some special magical quality about it is also without merit. All notarization does is confirm that Mr. X or Miss Y signed the document in question; it does not make what is written true or enforceable. Notarized letters hit the round file as quickly as those that are not notarized.

A letter has no power to govern the actions of somebody in the US in some particular status.

[cutegirl 2]

an I-134 presented for a tourist visa would not even be used by most CO's to line a litter box.....it's absolutely worthless, not legally enforceable and is nothing more than window dressing.

What may come into play is how the daughter got to the US...if via a K-1 or a marriage within country, that's a plus; if via a 'mind change' at baggage claim, that could work against this case.

The idea is that if a family plays by the rules, they will (likely) get the benefit of the doubt; if they show a tendency to disregard the rules, well, if disregarded by an adult child, a CO might wonder who taught them that rules are meant for others....(that would be the parents)....

just some things to think about.

As far as some other person 'guaranteeing' that the applicant will return home, well, just how will that happen? No one has legal authority over someone in B2 status (except possibly ICE, and they are not likely to chase down one overstayer), the USC husband cannot 'force' MIL to hop on a plane, he cannot physically carry her to the boarding gate, etc. While he might ask her to leave his house, that is not the same as 'ordering her' to leave the country. I am not sure why people believe that some silly statement about 'making sure that he/she returns'.....will somehow convince a CO to issue a visa.....there is NO legal mechanism in place that bestows some sort of power or authority to an American citizen to lord over someone here on a visa.

Lastly, (well, probably not!), this other concept that somehow a 'notarized' letter has some special magical quality about it is also without merit. All notarization does is confirm that Mr. X or Miss Y signed the document in question; it does not make what is written true or enforceable. Notarized letters hit the round file as quickly as those that are not notarized.

A letter has no power to govern the actions of somebody in the US in some particular status.

Dear HFM181818

Thanks a bunch for valuable advice! Kindly if u can shed some light on the following confusion areas for me as well:

1- Shall I sponsor my mom or my husband?(Husband has solid job background with taxes filed etc., but my job is v new and I may just have $ 5,6 k and 2 or 3 pay stubs plus a newly opened bank account. But I do have a good yearly salary mentioned in my employment letter from HR.)

2- Meeting family and tourism is definitely the main reason of my mom's visit. So what about the pregnancy point? Does it have to be specifically mentioned in invitation letter or can be covered in interview?

3- As me or my husband shall be sponsoring her trip(funding her trip, and mentioning it on DS-160); so does my mom still need to take along any documents to show her bank account or my father's financial standing? or no need now?

Thanks in advance!

[Jawaree 718]

I 134 is meaningless.

Ditto, their own merits count & influence the final decisions

[poutineqc 0]

Dear cutegirl,

 

can you post an update on your case? I am in the same boat as you were in 2015. Kindly share any lessons learned that may be useful. Did your mother get the visa?

 

Thank you.

[Umka36 781]

2 year old post, so probably won't get a response. Probably best to just PM the person directly.

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