Strong ties for sister-in-law applying for B2 Visa

[K & V 33]

My sister-in-law in Serbia will apply for a visitor visa to visit us here in the U.S. this fall. Her strong ties to her home country are:

 

Full time job where she has worked for the last two years.
She lives with her elderly parents and helps with their personal care.
She has a long term boyfriend in Serbia. 

 

She will provide a contract letter from her employer as well as pay stubs, bank account statement, and credit card statements. She will be staying with me and my wife and visit some neighboring states while she's here. My wife would provide an invitation letter, bank statements etc. for her sister to bring to the interview (Are these things a CO will take into consideration?). She has an extensive travel history where she has visited other countries and has passport stamps.

 

Are there any other strong ties that she can show? Some document stating that she is helping to take care of her parents?

[Transborderwife 4,666]

I only spot one strong tie there.  She may have a shot though with her travel record.

[Unlockable 7,314]

Your wife's bank statements mean nothing. Your sister in law will be applying on her own. Providing financial information from a US resident can backfire as it looks like the applicant can't provide for themself and is a risk of staying in the US.

 

There is no sponsorship for visitor visas so your wife shouldn't submit anything. Your sister-in-law's ties are not very strong. The job is a decent tie but if given the opportunity to make more money here would she leave the job? Just food for thought. Also, your SIL traveled to any other countries that is often seen as a positive.

 

Edited May 10, 2017 by NuestraUnion

[Boiler 45,510]

What is her job?

[K & V 33]

17 hours ago, NuestraUnion said:

Your wife's bank statements mean nothing. Your sister in law will be applying on her own. Providing financial information from a US resident can backfire as it looks like the applicant can't provide for themself and is a risk of staying in the US.

 

There is no sponsorship for visitor visas so your wife shouldn't submit anything.

 

Can you please explain this passage under the Tourist Visa Guide pinned post?

 

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•  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.

 

[K & V 33]

8 hours ago, Boiler said:

What is her job?

She works as a sales manager for her employer.

[Unlockable 7,314]

7 minutes ago, K & V said:

Can you please explain this passage under the Tourist Visa Guide pinned post?

 

 

Like it says you can provide evidence that someone will provide support. But like I said in my post it often backfires. It is a red flag that your sister is claiming to have a strong tie (a good job) but needs her sister in the US for financial support. These are the risks the COs are looking at. That is why I asked the question "Would your SIL leave her job back home if she found a better one in the US?" Here is another question for thought, you say she has good travel history to other countries. Did she have an immediate relative in those countries financing those trips also?  

 

We have seen it plenty of times here on VJ where the support in the US is higher than the ties in their home country. If you show too much support it can be viewed by a CO as: if I grant her this visa and she decides to overstay and live and work in the US, this family she has their may support her.

[Boiler 45,510]

2 hours ago, K & V said:

She works as a sales manager for her employer.

Why would a Sales Manager need financial help??

[CantThinkOfOne 22]

2 hours ago, Boiler said:

Why would a Sales Manager need financial help??

It's a trend (in Eastern Europe afaik) to have employees named "Manager" if they are responsible over other employees (I know it from my brother, he recently aquired that position-name with no special education need for it ), and it has nothing to do with the monthly paycheck 

 

To OP: there is absolutely nothing wrong to want to visit siblings in a foreign country (the US in this case); letter from employer expecting her back to work on a particular date, a lease/ownership of a vehicle, a lease/ ownership of a house (she could have her parents write a lease contract, with their conditions), paystubs, bank statements and a vacation plan (places to see, prints of places in the US she wants to visit) with an exact return date, all that should be enough to give it a shot. Bottomline is to show stronger ties to home country than to the US. That's what they want to see.

At the end of the day you never know until you try. 

Edited May 11, 2017 by CantThinkOfOne

[K & V 33]

Thank you all for your input and advice. It sounds as though her only strong selling points are her stable/long-term job and travel history. We'll make sure she presents her travel plans while in the US and that she will be staying with us so she will not have to worry about showing funds for lodging.   

[RetConnOff 17]

There is NO job in Serbia save for being the Prime Minister that would be a strong enough incentive to return....statistically, young single women from developing countries are strong favorites NOT to return, no matter what job or  education they are pursuing.....because they will be searching for an American spouse about 9 seconds after clearing baggage claim (unless their relative living in the US has already made 'arrangements' to meet their new love....)....it is just a statistical fact of life ....the return rate of that demographic is non-existent....and thus, the refusal rate is (and should be) sky high...

[jan22 3,056]

16 hours ago, RetConnOff said:

There is NO job in Serbia save for being the Prime Minister that would be a strong enough incentive to return....statistically, young single women from developing countries are strong favorites NOT to return, no matter what job or  education they are pursuing.....because they will be searching for an American spouse about 9 seconds after clearing baggage claim (unless their relative living in the US has already made 'arrangements' to meet their new love....)....it is just a statistical fact of life ....the return rate of that demographic is non-existent....and thus, the refusal rate is (and should be) sky high...

Believe it or not, not everyone agrees on what job is one to which a person would want to return.  And, not all young, single women are looking to get married quickly, let alone get married and immigrate to the US.  Your statement re there being a non-existent return rate for that demographic is WAY exaggerated and is certainly not a fact, let alone a fact of life as you stated.  Visa officers, if they are doing their job the way they should have been trained to do, do not make such sweeping g generalizations -- they look at individuals.  

[Allie D 39]

17 hours ago, RetConnOff said:

There is NO job in Serbia save for being the Prime Minister that would be a strong enough incentive to return....statistically, young single women from developing countries are strong favorites NOT to return, no matter what job or  education they are pursuing.....because they will be searching for an American spouse about 9 seconds after clearing baggage claim (unless their relative living in the US has already made 'arrangements' to meet their new love....)....it is just a statistical fact of life ....the return rate of that demographic is non-existent....and thus, the refusal rate is (and should be) sky high...

You are making a lot of strong assumptions, some of which are insulting and are backed by no strong evidence ("because they will be searching for an American spouse about 9 seconds after clearing baggage claim (unless their relative living in the US has already made 'arrangements' to meet their new love....)". Give me your statistics. Show me that there are NO jobs in Serbia that show any incentive to return. Serbia has a high HDI, which would indicate that it is a lower fraud country than places like India, China, African countries, etc. Yet many, many people from the latter set get non-immigrant visas all the time. Including young, single women.

 

@RetConOff: Based on all of your posts that I've read so far, and based on the fact that you are new to these forums, it seems that you trying to scare people with strong (and unbacked) options. I'd almost go so far as to say that you are a troll.

[K & V 33]

On 5/13/2017 at 8:51 PM, RetConnOff said:

There is NO job in Serbia save for being the Prime Minister that would be a strong enough incentive to return....statistically, young single women from developing countries are strong favorites NOT to return, no matter what job or  education they are pursuing.....because they will be searching for an American spouse about 9 seconds after clearing baggage claim (unless their relative living in the US has already made 'arrangements' to meet their new love....)....it is just a statistical fact of life ....the return rate of that demographic is non-existent....and thus, the refusal rate is (and should be) sky high...

Wow! What a way to generalize an entire nation of people. I'm speechless.

[RetConnOff 17]

Experience has been a good teacher.