Visa for Mom

[Redheadguy03 505]

1 hour 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 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.

If they find out she's not planning on staying the immigrant visa WILL be denied. It's not the right way to go, she's not planning on staying, so she needs to apply for the appropriate visa. 

[f f 725]

1 hour ago, Redheadguy03 said:

If they find out she's not planning on staying the immigrant visa WILL be denied. It's not the right way to go, she's not planning on staying, so she needs to apply for the appropriate visa. 

I never knew it was not allowed. do you have any links or can point me to the rule?

[Redheadguy03 505]

24 minutes ago, f f said:

I never knew it was not allowed. do you have any links or can point me to the rule?

It's happened on this forum numerous times. It's like trying to get a tourist visa and staying. You have to apply for the appropriate visa. 

 

Go to the embassy and during your interview for an immigrant visa  tell them you don't actually want to stay in the United States permanently and see what happens. 

[f f 725]

1 hour ago, Redheadguy03 said:

It's happened on this forum numerous times. It's like trying to get a tourist visa and staying. You have to apply for the appropriate visa. 

 

Go to the embassy and during your interview for an immigrant visa  tell them you don't actually want to stay in the United States permanently and see what happens. 

that would be because immigrant intent will disqualify a person from getting a nonimmigrant visa.

 

I have not read anything about a lack of immigrant intent being the reason to deny an immigrant visa.

[Going through 5,671]

11 hours 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 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.

I see your idea in theory...but wouldn't that be committing fraud/misrepresentation in a way?

To tell the official you want to immigrate, apply for an immigrant visa and go through the whole process...but have the intention beforehand of not immigrating and using it only as a loophole to try to enter the US?

 

It doesn't, the way you've worded it, sound like a 100% legal approach...not accusing you of anything.  It just seems like, to the officer, that may be looked at as a way to circumvent immigration law by doing what you suggested above?  

[f f 725]

2 hours ago, Going through said:

I see your idea in theory...but wouldn't that be committing fraud/misrepresentation in a way?

To tell the official you want to immigrate, apply for an immigrant visa and go through the whole process...but have the intention beforehand of not immigrating and using it only as a loophole to try to enter the US?

 

It doesn't, the way you've worded it, sound like a 100% legal approach...not accusing you of anything.  It just seems like, to the officer, that may be looked at as a way to circumvent immigration law by doing what you suggested above?  

I have never read any where where it is a requirement to want to stay in the us to get an immigrant visa. if you can find documentation proving mw wrong please share it.

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16 minutes ago, f f said:

I have never read any where where it is a requirement to want to stay in the us to get an immigrant visa. if you can find documentation proving mw wrong please share it.

I don't know about a written rule regarding the suggestion you outlined...but it IS a requirement to not make false statements/misrepresentation to immigrant officials.  Which is what the OP's mother would be doing if she submitted an application for an immigrant visa with no intention of immigrating, and just trying to find a backdoor way in.

Edited August 16, 2017 by Going through

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

It is NOT illegal to use an immigrant visa to visit the USA and then leave again and apply for a tourist visa.  It is expensive, and should be a last resort because of the expenses of money and time, but it is legal.

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I have never seen anyone being refused an Immigrant Visa because they do not intend staying, Interested to know the case.