Same sex marriage, parents want to visit the U.S.

[Tania09 8]

55 minutes ago, ConOfficer said:

Nobody will take the time to do this.

 

Interviews in China take 90 seconds and the refusal rate is very low, for older people that have already had a visa they must refuse less than 1%. I don't see any issue here at all. This interview would be over for me after two questions and I would say yes. 

I don't know about China, but when my mom had interview in Ukraine, the officer was asking: when did I meet my husband, what visa I used, how long we knew each other, etc.

Obviously, he asked first if she have any relative in country and one more time obviously  he already knew her daughter is married  in USA (because of DS-160) , he just checked her answers

[goodlulck52 69]

To answer the question: what does your son do in the US. Could they say: he is an engineer or a vet? Rather than saying: he is in the US being married.

 

Anyway, is it possible to contact the consulate in China? The US consulate in my country reply people's inquiries in email with great detail.

[LuckyCloud 3]

9 hours ago, JessieRC said:

Sorry to hear your dilemma, OP. A bit off the topic but I would like to give my two cents. I'm from China, too and totally understand your worries. I don't know if you are their only child, nonetheless I think they deserve a chance to try to understand you for being who you are and accept your partner into their son's life. If you never try you will never know. With the globalization going on in the recent decade and everything, perhaps your parents would actually be more mentally prepared than you think. Perhaps they are already aware of something. Eventually I think your parents will come around and understand instead of losing one son, they can actually have two!

Thank you for your message. I hope they could understand this one day, but probably right now. Thanks again, you're really a nice person.

[LuckyCloud 3]

5 hours ago, goodlulck52 said:

To answer the question: what does your son do in the US. Could they say: he is an engineer or a vet? Rather than saying: he is in the US being married.

 

Anyway, is it possible to contact the consulate in China? The US consulate in my country reply people's inquiries in email with great detail.

Thanks, I can try to contact the consulate in China if it comes there. I doubted they can be really helpful for this situation tho. 

[goodlulck52 69]

On 6/15/2017 at 0:34 AM, LuckyCloud said:

Thanks, I can try to contact the consulate in China if it comes there. I doubted they can be really helpful for this situation tho. 

That is okay. I just noted that in DS-160, there is a question: Do you have any immediate relatives, not including parents in the US? What is his/her relationship to you? And what is his/her immigration status?

 

Your parents' son-in-law is an immediate relative according to Wikipedia but not according to an immigration company website. I am not sure whether your parents would have to declare their son-in-law as well as their son when they fill in DS-160. It might be a grey area?

 

This is just my understanding only. Sorry the situation seems to be difficult if they were to try to obtain a US visa.

 

[goodlulck52 69]

2 hours ago, goodlulck52 said:

That is okay. I just noted that in DS-160, there is a question: Do you have any immediate relatives, not including parents in the US? What is his/her relationship to you? And what is his/her immigration status?

 

Your parents' son-in-law is an immediate relative according to Wikipedia but not according to an immigration company website. I am not sure whether your parents would have to declare their son-in-law as well as their son when they fill in DS-160. It might be a grey area?

 

This is just my understanding only. Sorry the situation seems to be difficult if they were to try to obtain a US visa.

 

I was hoping to edit my previous post. But it seems that I am not allowed. Here is some good news: the definition of immediate relatives from USCIS website: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/glossary/immediate-relatives In-laws are not Immediate Relatives.

 

Immediate Relatives

Certain immigrants who because of their close relationship to U.S. citizens are exempt from the numerical limitations imposed on immigration to the United States. Immediate relatives are: spouses of citizens, children (under 21 years of age and unmarried) of citizens, and parents of citizens 21 years of age or older.

Edited June 18, 2017 by goodlulck52

[LuckyCloud 3]

On 6/18/2017 at 1:07 AM, goodlulck52 said:

I was hoping to edit my previous post. But it seems that I am not allowed. Here is some good news: the definition of immediate relatives from USCIS website: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/glossary/immediate-relatives In-laws are not Immediate Relatives.

 

Immediate Relatives

Certain immigrants who because of their close relationship to U.S. citizens are exempt from the numerical limitations imposed on immigration to the United States. Immediate relatives are: spouses of citizens, children (under 21 years of age and unmarried) of citizens, and parents of citizens 21 years of age or older.

Many thanks for your help on this. Hope everything will go smoothly if it comes to that point.