Tourist Visa from Venezuela

[KennyG 6]

Hi everyone, I have a question, please somebody advice me in this case, I'll would very appreciate it 

 

I got married in the USA, I have a green card and now the embassy of united states in Venezuela open again the application for tourist visas.

my parents never beeing out of Venezuela, but Iwant them to come and visit us, they dont wanna come and live here, they are old in the 60's.

They have their own home, own car, bank statements, business.

 

The Probability to be denied will be more because Im here? 

 

I'm a little nervious about it.

 

thank you guys.

 

 

My Venezuelan Passport is expired soon. where I should go?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

With their own home and business they should be good for a visa. They need to show strong ties to their home country to get a visa.

 

normally people living in the US get new passports through their embassies.

[Boiler 45,519]

They apply and find out.

 

I thought you could extend your passport due to the paper shortage?

[ASMS 86]

17 hours ago, KennyG said:

 

My Venezuelan Passport is expired soon. where I should go?

Ask for an extension if the consulate still not process the renewal (I know a couple of them doesn't).

You can request it 6 months before the expiration date, but I would wait 2 months before of it, and it will give you 2 years.

 

The probability of their denial will depend on different factors. There is a lot of hostility right now in the US consulate in Caracas, and even more from CBP if you are traveling from Venezuela.

Consider that bank statements in Bolivares doesn't count, so if they have them in other currencies it will be helpful.

And I hope you parents are not employees or related anyhow with government authorities, or the current ban will affect their admissibility.

 

I think it worth the chance for $320.

 

 

[Andrea&Henry 311]

On 1/23/2018 at 12:32 PM, ASMS said:

Ask for an extension if the consulate still not process the renewal (I know a couple of them doesn't).

You can request it 6 months before the expiration date, but I would wait 2 months before of it, and it will give you 2 years.

 

The probability of their denial will depend on different factors. There is a lot of hostility right now in the US consulate in Caracas, and even more from CBP if you are traveling from Venezuela.

Consider that bank statements in Bolivares doesn't count, so if they have them in other currencies it will be helpful.

And I hope you parents are not employees or related anyhow with government authorities, or the current ban will affect their admissibility.

 

I think it worth the chance for $320.

 

 

wowwwww! is that expensive now??? Jesus Lord!! things have changed a lot!!!!

[Boiler 45,519]

1 minute ago, Andrea&Henry said:

wowwwww! is that expensive now??? Jesus Lord!! things have changed a lot!!!!

Did increase, but seem to remember it was well over $100 15 years ago.

 

Remember that is for 2.

[Andrea&Henry 311]

Just now, Boiler said:

Did increase, but seem to remember it was well over $100 15 years ago.

 

Remember that is for 2.

yeah I know!!! the last time I applied for a tourist visa was back in 2006 along with my 3 siblings and both of my parents and it was a chunck of money we lost. Good thing that the denial never affected my process nor my parents possibilities on getting a new one which they did

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

I remember when the application fee some yrs back was nominal (say $20).. and a separate fee for the visa if approved. 

[Andrea&Henry 311]

1 minute ago, WeGuyGal said:

I remember when the application fee some yrs back was nominal (say $20).. and a separate fee for the visa if approved. 

HAHAHAHAHA you are definitely older than me  a lot older hahahahaha.....

 

good luck on your roc!

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

4 minutes ago, Andrea&Henry said:

HAHAHAHAHA you are definitely older than me  a lot older hahahahaha.....

 

good luck on your roc!

Not necessarily haha.. just second-hand knowledge  

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

53 minutes ago, WeGuyGal said:

I remember when the application fee some yrs back was nominal (say $20).. and a separate fee for the visa if approved. 

That must have been very many years back. I’ve been getting tourist visas since 1990 and while I can’t remember what the fee was back then, i definitely remember it was just one fee non-refundable if refused. I do remember that interviews were not mandatory back then though, they only called you in if there was a question about your application. 

[ASMS 86]

Last time I applied for a visa, it was $100, but you were able to pay the equivalent in Bolivares, and that was when $1= 1,000 Bolivares.

less than 2 years after $1= 249.000 bolivares.

Now you must pay for it only with international debt/credit card.

 

yay! revolution!

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

11 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

That must have been very many years back. I’ve been getting tourist visas since 1990 and while I can’t remember what the fee was back then, i definitely remember it was just one fee non-refundable if refused. I do remember that interviews were not mandatory back then though, they only called you in if there was a question about your application. 

I'd say roughly 15-20 yrs ago in India. Could the regulations have varied by country back then..??  Wasn't me, but someone I knew, or word on the street back then. 

 

Anyhoos, back to OP's topic..

[Boiler 45,519]

20 years ago you could apply at a Travel Agent in london, know somebody who did, well maybe a bit further back.

[C-ma'am 684]

4 minutes ago, Boiler said:

20 years ago you could apply at a Travel Agent in london, know somebody who did, well maybe a bit further back.

1995 Applied for mine and my family's through a travel agent in Argentina. It was so easy back then lol