B1 Visa for Parents

[Bohimba 0]

My parents were rejected B1 Visa in June 2015. At that time my husband was on F1 OPT and me on F2. I was sure they will get it as age, their financial status back home and other relatives of similar position got it. Like most rejections, theirs was due to not having enough tie in home country Bangladesh. In reality, there are very strong ties as they own a house, car anything that will cause someone to return. 

 

Now I am on H4 and it has been a while since they were rejected. Should they consider applying again? Can anyone confirm of incidence where someone got rejected before but got on the second attempt? Reports say rejection rate was higher earlier this year but things are improving. What is the likelihood of getting visa this time?

[Coco8 1,042]

It has been 2 years so they could apply again. People are rejected and approved after a few years all the time.

 

They need to take evidence of strong ties to the interview and try to give it to the consul or mention that they have it with them. I know a lot of people say to wait until they are asked, but sometimes they don't ask for it or when people tell them they have evidence after the denial they tell them they should have given them the evidence earlier. 

 

Having a house is a good tie. How about jobs? A retirement plan? Bank account?  

 

Good luck.

[geowrian 22,338]

The real question is what has changed in their circumstances since the refusal?

 

It's been 2 years, so trying again is worth a shot IMHO. But unless something material has changed, I wouldn't be too surprised with the end result being the same.

 

Taking evidence of ties is good, but many times they don't ask for it. Be prepared to show it, but don't be surprised if they don't look at it. They normally see enough of somebody's circumstances from the DS-160 so the interview is more of a formality or to see if something is strange.

 

Good luck to them!

[Bohimba 0]

27 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

It has been 2 years so they could apply again. People are rejected and approved after a few years all the time.

 

They need to take evidence of strong ties to the interview and try to give it to the consul or mention that they have it with them. I know a lot of people say to wait until they are asked, but sometimes they don't ask for it or when people tell them they have evidence after the denial they tell them they should have given them the evidence earlier. 

 

Having a house is a good tie. How about jobs? A retirement plan? Bank account?  

 

Good luck.

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Yes, you are right they don't ask for the evidence. The interviews are really short so there isn't enough scope to bring those out. From their part, they did take all documents.

 

My dad is retired Government Engineer and serves as a Consultants in a locally reputed company. He took with him documents for both retirement plan and bank account. Compared to most others, the only pitfall I see in them is, I am not a tax payer here as I don't have SSN although my husband holds SSN and is a job holder having the capacity to finance their stay here.

[CEE53147 559]

B1 is a work related visa.  B2 is the tourist visa.  What generally is stamped is a B1/B2. However the requirements when presenting for B1 are different than for B2.  Since your father is a consultant for a company, a B1 is a legitimate visa status for him to request to do business in the US.

[Coco8 1,042]

1 minute ago, Bohimba said:

 

Yes, you are right they don't ask for the evidence. The interviews are really short so there isn't enough scope to bring those out. From their part, they did take all documents.

 

My dad is retired Government Engineer and serves as a Consultants in a locally reputed company. He took with him documents for both retirement plan and bank account. Compared to most others, the only pitfall I see in them is, I am not a tax payer here as I don't have SSN although my husband holds SSN and is a job holder having the capacity to finance their stay here.

 

I don't know how the fact that you don't have a SSN is a problem. You should get one, though. It is very easy. You can start building credit by at least adding your name to same of the utilities. Your husband probably claims you as a dependent on his tax returns so you are paying taxes (through him). 

 

I really don't think the consulate can figure out if you have a SSN or if you pay taxes. I guess they could but it is not something they can do on their own. They would have to request the information to another agency so I seriously doubt they go that far. I don't see why they would care about that.

 

Visitor visas are more of a matter of the individual requesting the visa.

 

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, CEE53147 said:

B1 is a work related visa.  B2 is the tourist visa.  What generally is stamped is a B1/B2. However the requirements when presenting for B1 are different than for B2.  Since your father is a consultant for a company, a B1 is a legitimate visa status for him to request to do business in the US.

True. I thought they were requesting a visitor visa. Is it a B1 or a B2?

[Boiler 46,086]

7 hours ago, Coco8 said:

 

I don't know how the fact that you don't have a SSN is a problem. You should get one, though. It is very easy. You can start building credit by at least adding your name to same of the utilities. Your husband probably claims you as a dependent on his tax returns so you are paying taxes (through him). 

 

I really don't think the consulate can figure out if you have a SSN or if you pay taxes. I guess they could but it is not something they can do on their own. They would have to request the information to another agency so I seriously doubt they go that far. I don't see why they would care about that.

 

OP is on H4

[Coco8 1,042]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

OP is on H4

H4 cannot get a SSN? That would be (or is) weird. 

[CEE53147 559]

They should request B2.  Have them verify their application was for the correct one.

[cantofla 45]

12 hours ago, Coco8 said:

H4 cannot get a SSN? That would be (or is) weird. 

H4 cannot get a SSN.

Only principal H1B