Can my siblings and I sponsor my aunt and her kid for a visit to US from Thailand?

[ACY 0]

My grandpa is very sick lately, and we have been told my grandpa will not live pass 6 months. We want to bring my aunt over from Thailand to see my grandpa for the last time. They have not seen each other for almost 30 years. (My grandpa only has 3 daughters. The oldest is my mom. The youngest lives here in US, and the middle one is the one in Thailand.) My aunt from Thailand's 3 year old son will be coming too because my aunt fear the older children and husband will not be able to watch over the 3 years old while she is here in US.

 

My aunt and her kid got their passports already. My question is that can they apply for B2 visas for them but use our finance for proof? My siblings and I can sponsor my aunt and kid's visit to US for a few months. Does anyone know if this method will work? My aunt lives up in the hills of Thailand like 2 hours from Nan. She does work for money at a farm, but only gets cash daily. She does not have a bank where money comes in and out to prove anything. That is the hard part. 

 

However, she can prove that she will be returning back to Thailand, she can prove my grandpa's medical conditions (we sent her a letter from the doctor), she has her passport and all other papers except the finance part of course. 

 

Please help me out if anyone have any leads to this. Thanks. <3

Edited December 17, 2017 by ACY

[OldBritAbroad 15]

Sorry to hear about your grandpa. I think the real question is how can your aunt convince the embassy that she will be returning to Thailand? You say she can, but what is that based on?

[geowrian 22,338]

48 minutes ago, ACY said:

My aunt and her kid got their passports already. My question is that can they apply for B2 visas for them but use our finance for proof?

No. You cannot sponsor a tourist visa. They must qualify on their own merits.

 

You say she can prove she will return to her country. If so, then she is probably fine. However, what evidence does she have of this?

[JFH 12,191]

*~*~*moved from "bringing family members of USCs" to "tourist visas" as the person in question is only visiting*~*~*

[Boiler 46,102]

Very much depends on what this proof is.

[Unidentified 2,930]

5 hours ago, ACY said:

My grandpa is very sick lately, and we have been told my grandpa will not live pass 6 months. We want to bring my aunt over from Thailand to see my grandpa for the last time. They have not seen each other for almost 30 years. (My grandpa only has 3 daughters. The oldest is my mom. The youngest lives here in US, and the middle one is the one in Thailand.) My aunt from Thailand's 3 year old son will be coming too because my aunt fear the older children and husband will not be able to watch over the 3 years old while she is here in US.

 

My aunt and her kid got their passports already. My question is that can they apply for B2 visas for them but use our finance for proof? My siblings and I can sponsor my aunt and kid's visit to US for a few months. Does anyone know if this method will work? My aunt lives up in the hills of Thailand like 2 hours from Nan. She does work for money at a farm, but only gets cash daily. She does not have a bank where money comes in and out to prove anything. That is the hard part. 

 

However, she can prove that she will be returning back to Thailand, she can prove my grandpa's medical conditions (we sent her a letter from the doctor), she has her passport and all other papers except the finance part of course. 

 

Please help me out if anyone have any leads to this. Thanks. <3

She has to prove that she will actually return to Thailand and she herself must show that she has enough funds to finance her trip. What proof does she have that she will return to Thailand?

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

Official US guidance on this issue:

 

Evidence of your employment and/or your family ties may be sufficient to show the purpose of your trip and your intent to return to your home country. If you cannot cover all the costs for your trip, you may show evidence that another person will cover some or all costs for your trip.

 

Note: Visa applicants must qualify on the basis of the applicant's residence and ties abroad, rather than assurances from U.S. family and friends. A letter of invitation or Affidavit of Support is not needed to apply for a nonimmigrant tourist visa. If you do choose to bring a letter of invitation or Affidavit of Support to your interview, please remember that it is not one of the factors that we use in determining whether to issue or deny a nonimmigrant tourist visa.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html

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