2nd Attempt For In laws From Peru At Tourist Visa

[SL2K8 0]

Hello we're on a 2nd attempt at getting my MIL, FIL, and BIL all tourist visas to the United States. First attempt was several years ago. I obviously was not at the interview but according to my wife the interviewer simply denied the application without a reason. 

 

Besides reading the visitor visa guide is there anything else we can do to assist in them getting approved? I was thinking of an affidavit of support but read that it may not help. 

[KULtoATL 1,551]

Affidavit of support, sponsor letter and invite letter will not help in a tourist visa application. They need to show strong ties back in their home country, which is probably what they couldn't prove in their previous attempt. Strong ties can be family, employment, school, ownership of business or other assets, established foreign travels that show their return to their home country etc. With them having family members in the US, the harder it is to prove they will return and do not have immigration intent.

[SL2K8 0]

14 minutes ago, KULtoATL said:

Affidavit of support, sponsor letter and invite letter will not help in a tourist visa application. They need to show strong ties back in their home country, which is probably what they couldn't prove in their previous attempt. Strong ties can be family, employment, school, ownership of business or other assets, established foreign travels that show their return to their home country etc. With them having family members in the US, the harder it is to prove they will return and do not have immigration intent.

Probably a no, but is there a way to get the reason why they were denied the first time? 

[KULtoATL 1,551]

Just now, SL2K8 said:

Probably a no, but is there a way to get the reason why they were denied the first time? 

The CO would usually tell the applicant why his/her application is denied and give out a sheet of paper stating which section was applied for the denial. Also, when filling out the DS-160 for a new visa application, the form would ask if they have been denied a visa before and on what grounds. At this point, I'm not sure if the embassy would reveal anything about their past denial even if they contacted the embassy.

[lacolinab13 86]

Anyone applying for a tourist visa is presumed to have immigrant intent, and it is up to the applicant to prove otherwise by convincing the CO that he/she has strong ties to his home country and intends to return. 

 

So, the reason that someone gets denied for a tourist visa is always that the CO was not convinced that they would use the tourist visa properly and return back to their country. If nothing has changed in your in-laws' situation since the last denial, the most likely result is that they will be denied again. 

 

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to help them get the visa. All they can do is answer the questions honestly and confidently. Based on my experience living in Peru and seeing people there apply for tourist visas, a big factor on the application is gainful, well-remunerated, long-term employment. The Peruvians I know who have been successful getting visas usually have good jobs with good incomes.

Edited July 9, 2017 by lacolinab13

[Sunnyland 639]

Affidavit of support, etc actually might hurt their chances of getting their visas. Making them look desperate probably. Remember they need to show ties to their country for them to come back. When my mom applied for her visa 3 years ago we did not send any document, invitation, etc for her. She went on her own and had the interview and passed.