B2 travel itinerary and support funds proof

[newbster 4]

Hi,

 

My wife's mom, age 58, is going to apply for a B2 visa. The visa page here:

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ph/ph-niv-typeb1b2.asp

says she has to provide:

"Evidence of funds to cover your expenses while in the United States"

"Your travel itinerary and/or other explanation about your planned trip."

 

We don't want to pay for a plane ticket before the interview, so how can we cover the travel itinerary requirement? Should I or my wife and I both write an invitation letter? Or is there some other/better way to do this?

 

She doesn't work other than a small part time cash-basis job so how can we show that I'll cover her expenses while in the U.S.? Do I need to send W-2's or pay statements or a bank account statement? Or is there another way?

 

Thanks

[KULtoATL 1,551]

For B2, it's the applicant's responsibility to prove her ties back home. 

 

The invitation letter might do her more harm than good. 

 

You don't need to buy airtickets for her before she's approved. By travel itinerary, she just needs to be able to tell the officer her approximate travel dates and what are the things that she's planning to do during her visit. So make sure she has a list of places that she might be visiting/sightseeing at.

[Unlockable 7,314]

You don't do anything. You mother-in-law provides evidence to her ties to her country on her own.

[newbster 4]

Thanks for the replies about travel itinerary.

 

But what about proof of funds. She wouldn't be able to afford a 4 months stay here in the U.S. on her own. How can we show that I will cover her expenses here?

[Unlockable 7,314]

Quite honestly, that is a reason she could be denied.

 

If she can't afford to take a 4 month vacation on her on and requires financial help from family residing in the US, what is stopping you from providing her with support and a place to stay if she decides to never return to her country and live in America? These are the things CO are thinking when they interview. The tons of visitor visa holders in the past who has overstayed because of them having family here to help them has made it very difficult for foreigners in certain countries to obtain a visitor visa.

 

This is why she must show strong ties to her country, as in, a very compelling reason to return.

[newbster 4]

Thanks Nuestra. She has a husband and other kids and grand kids in her home country. No way she'd stay here, but I guess that's hard to show.

 

So you might recommend not showing in any way that we will help her afford her trip here? Is it ok to say we'll buy her plane ticket? Or also not recommended?

[Unlockable 7,314]

You can pay for her trip. She can even apply with showing you will pay for everything. But like I said the CO may take pause in it. I was just trying to put you in the shows of a CO. 

 

You say say she has a husband and other kids (who are likely adults since you say she has grand kids also). So out of all of those adults in her country the only financial resource for this trip is a relative in the US? Those are the type of questions that gives you an idea of what a CO will be thinking.

 

But again, your MIL can simply apply and see.

[ch2647 0]

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[Unlockable 7,314]

19 minutes ago, ch2647 said:

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