Visa for Mom

[AmericanCitizen85 8]

Hi, so I'm applying for mother's visa and have paid the aos and iv fees to NVC. 

 

My mom is thinking she doesn't want to come for about a year give or take a little bit.

 

Should I send in her supporting documents and financial evidence to NVC or should I send the documents to them and wait after she gets approved?

 

At the current stage what is the longest I can wait before I should submit supporting documents and financial evidence to NVC? 

 

What is the longest time my mom can wait before coming once she gets her visa approved?

 

Once my mom comes can she go back before her green card and social security card arrive? What is the maximum time she can stay outside of US as green card holder before coming back?

 

My mom wants to come here and stay for a month or so every 2 years. Is there something she has do so she doesn't lose her green card by staying outside US for 2 years?

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

[jamaicankim 89]

she need a tourist visa. she only want to come for a month every 2 years. Did you not talk to her about what filing for her entails. She can only stay i think 6 months max without getting into trouble outside of the us when she has her greencard. Once she get approve its 6 months from medical to arrive in the states.

[Going through 5,671]

6 minutes ago, AmericanCitizen85 said:

My mom wants to come here and stay for a month or so every 2 years. Is there something she has do so she doesn't lose her green card by staying outside US for 2 years?

The purpose of a green card is to reside/live in the US.  She cannot stay in the US for only a month or so every two years.  She will find herself out of a green card pretty quickly if she tried to do that, and could be placed in deportation/removal proceedings.

 

If she wants to live outside of the US and just visit for only a month or so every two years, then a tourist visa (B1/B2 visa) is what you need to apply for.

 

[ConOfficer 167]

Stop before you spend any more money and schedule a tourist visa interview for her. 

 

 

[AmericanCitizen85 8]

22 minutes ago, jamaicankim said:

she need a tourist visa. she only want to come for a month every 2 years. Did you not talk to her about what filing for her entails. She can only stay i think 6 months max without getting into trouble outside of the us when she has her greencard. Once she get approve its 6 months from medical to arrive in the states.

If my comes with immigration visa she cannot complete I-131 and go back for 2 years? I read somewhere that you can apply for re-entry with that form if you are outside for more than 1 year and less than 2 years?

 

I do appreciate all your help and advice.

 

Any help on the other questions I asked about?

[Going through 5,671]

I don't think you're understanding...a tourist visa is not an "immigration visa".  It is for tourism.

Edited August 15, 2017 by Going through

[Going through 5,671]

8 minutes ago, AmericanCitizen85 said:

I read somewhere that you can apply for re-entry with that form if you are outside for more than 1 year and less than 2 years?

That's a travel document.  It is for travel purposes under specific conditions.  Not for living outside of the US.

[Crazy Cat 41,886]

 

5 minutes ago, Going through said:

I don't think you're understanding...a tourist visa is not an "immigration visa".  It is for tourism.

and an immigrant visa is not a tourist visa........it is for living in US...

[Crazy Cat 41,886]

Both tourist visas and immigrant visas are important, and they must be used properly else it creates problems for all of us.

[aleful 1,905]

55 minutes ago, AmericanCitizen85 said:

Hi, so I'm applying for mother's visa and have paid the aos and iv fees to NVC. 

 

My mom is thinking she doesn't want to come for about a year give or take a little bit.

 

Should I send in her supporting documents and financial evidence to NVC or should I send the documents to them and wait after she gets approved?

 

At the current stage what is the longest I can wait before I should submit supporting documents and financial evidence to NVC? 

 

What is the longest time my mom can wait before coming once she gets her visa approved?

 

Once my mom comes can she go back before her green card and social security card arrive? What is the maximum time she can stay outside of US as green card holder before coming back?

 

My mom wants to come here and stay for a month or so every 2 years. Is there something she has do so she doesn't lose her green card by staying outside US for 2 years?

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

even if she got a reentry permit, eventually she will have to live here, a GC is for living in the US, and she can't get permanently reentry permits

 

you can delay her getting a GC as long as you once in a while call before a year o stretch the payments, forms and documents. spread them so the process takes longer, but she should know that she can't use the GC as a tourist visa, a GC is for living in the US and immigration can take it away if the believe that she doesn't live here

 

[AmericanCitizen85 8]

Just now, aleful said:

even if she got a reentry permit, eventually she will have to live here, a GC is for living in the US, and she can't get permanently reentry permits

 

you can delay her getting a GC as long as you once in a while call before a year o stretch the payments, forms and documents. spread them so the process takes longer, but she should know that she can't use the GC as a tourist visa, a GC is for living in the US and immigration can take it away if the believe that she doesn't live here

 

Thank you so much! And I appreciate the tourist visa advice! 

 

The thing is my family is poor overseas so wouldn't they want to question if my mom will stay in US and not go back because she doesn't have much money or assets back home?

 

Is tourist visa cheaper?

[Redheadguy03 505]

11 minutes ago, AmericanCitizen85 said:

Thank you so much! And I appreciate the tourist visa advice! 

 

The thing is my family is poor overseas so wouldn't they want to question if my mom will stay in US and not go back because she doesn't have much money or assets back home?

 

Is tourist visa cheaper?

Yes they'll question it. If she doesn't have assets or ties back home she won't be granted the tourist visa. 

 

The other visas are for intending immigrants, if your mother wants to only stay a month every two years than that isn't what she should apply for. If immigration finds out she isn't planning on staying in the United States she'll get denied. 

 

Don't worry so much about cost, worry about what visa is the correct one. Applying for the wrong visas will cost you more money in the long run because she'll  keep getting denied. 

 

 

Edited August 15, 2017 by Redheadguy03

[f f 725]

if she has weak ties to her home country the immigrant visa might be the way to go, at first.

she applies for and gets the immigrant visa, comes to the us visits and such and on her way out she relinquishs her greencard.

then she goes and applies for a tourist visa so she can visit.

the reason she gets the immigrant one first is to show she has no desire to remain in the us since she was already able to but chose not to. since the point of ties to your home country is to make sure the tourist returns at the end of the trip and does not stay here.

also a tourist visa is much cheaper than getting a reentry permit.

Edited August 15, 2017 by f f

[AmericanCitizen85 8]

2 minutes ago, f f said:

if she has weak ties to her home country the immigrant visa might be the way to go, at first.

she applies for and gets the immigrant visa, comes to the us visits and such and on her way out she relinquishs her greencard.

then she goes and applies for a tourist visa so she can visit.

the reason she gets the immigrant one first is to show she has no desire to remain I  the us since she was already able to but chose not to.

also a tourist visa is much cheaper than getting a reentry permit.

Thanks!!! I was thinking about this yesterday too!

[caliliving 606]

However, their is a good chance she cant even get a tourist visa then so then a GC and visit and give it back and they will give you a tourist visa! its a catch 20.