How to increase chance of Approval. PLEASE HELP!!

[Maggie wallace 4]

Unfortunately tourist visa is up to the consulate . If her husband isn't alive it will be very hard to be approved.

But she can come to one of the Latin America countries and you all go spend a few days with her . It's going to be cheaper that way and the visa to those countries are very easy . EQUADOR for example doesn't need a visa . 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

1 hour ago, ivyanddan said:

 

Reasons rooted in what? That's definitely one for a pretty interesting debate.

 

The b2 abuse/misuse/watchmacallit etc. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, ivyanddan said:

 

Reasons rooted in what? That's definitely one for a pretty interesting debate.

 

 

 

There’s a reason the US publishes B visa refusal rates and uses them to determine which countries are VWP. 

It has also publicly stated more illegals are now overstays of visas rather than undocumented entry. 

Edited August 29, 2018 by SusieQQQ

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

2 hours ago, ivyanddan said:

Not everyone wants to immigrate to the US. I feel like that’s a common misconception that people have in this forum and even in this country.

 

I feel your pain. I want my dad & my sister to visit as they have never been to the US. I could easily visit them but it’s just not the same as them getting to experience a few weeks of my life here.

 

I’m currently helping my sister & dad out with applying for their visitor visas. I’m just trying to make sure they have all the necessary paperwork proving they have reason to return (=not overextend their stay). Unfortunately, there really isn’t anything else we can do as their family... other than make sure that they answer the forms correctly, are able to prepare themselves for the interview, and bring in the correct paperwork.

 

good luck to us!!

Immigration law says COs need to treat every applicant for a non-immigrant visa as if they had immigrant intent. The applicant has to overcome this assumption.

[Unlockable 7,314]

2 hours ago, ivyanddan said:

 

Reasons rooted in what? That's definitely one for a pretty interesting debate.

 

 

 

Overstaying visas is the second most common way for foreigners to immigrate illegally (behind illegal entry). The US government had to take measures.

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

If her plan is to visit then visitors visa is the only option. She needs to also show proof of strong ties to her country. There’s really nothing you can do other than make sure she submits all her documents/proof.

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

1 hour ago, NuestraUnion said:

Overstaying visas is the second most common way for foreigners to immigrate illegally (behind illegal entry). The US government had to take measures.

Actually people that overstay their visas is the most common way people “immigrant illegally”. 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

Once your husband becomes a US citizen he can apply for her to get an IR 5. It will take a while but it might be the only way if she is denied a tourist visa again. She will get a green card on arrival and if she doesn't want to use it she can surrender it to the embassy in Egypt. I've heard of people doing that. 

 

Or she could apply for a reentry permit and leave and enter again later using her green card. I don't know how many more years she has left but honestly, it might be a worthwhile option. It would be heartbreaking if she never gets to see her grandchildren. 

Edited August 30, 2018 by Orangesapples

[CEE53147 559]

Remember the responsibilities of sponsoring someone for a green card - especially providing medical insurance and care.

 

People travel all of the time with children.  They save vacation time for years (7 to be exact) like I did to take my children to Disneyworld.

 

Stop looking for excuses and look for solutions.

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

7 hours ago, Orangesapples said:

Once your husband becomes a US citizen he can apply for her to get an IR 5. It will take a while but it might be the only way if she is denied a tourist visa again. She will get a green card on arrival and if she doesn't want to use it she can surrender it to the embassy in Egypt. I've heard of people doing that. 

 

Or she could apply for a reentry permit and leave and enter again later using her green card. I don't know how many more years she has left but honestly, it might be a worthwhile option. It would be heartbreaking if she never gets to see her grandchildren. 

Also, AFTER surrendering a GC, she'll most likely get a tourist visa (what better way to prove no immigrant intent then to give your GC up).

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

16 hours ago, ivyanddan said:

Not everyone wants to immigrate to the US. I feel like that’s a common misconception that people have in this forum and even in this country.

 

I feel your pain. I want my dad & my sister to visit as they have never been to the US. I could easily visit them but it’s just not the same as them getting to experience a few weeks of my life here.

 

I’m currently helping my sister & dad out with applying for their visitor visas. I’m just trying to make sure they have all the necessary paperwork proving they have reason to return (=not overextend their stay). Unfortunately, there really isn’t anything else we can do as their family... other than make sure that they answer the forms correctly, are able to prepare themselves for the interview, and bring in the correct paperwork.

 

good luck to us!!

That's kind of an unfair assumption as well, eh? Most everyone here either has their own family abroad that faces these same issues, or is married to someone who has family abroad facing these same issues. If anything, people on this forum probably understand and relate more than anyone else.

 

The advise being given is not indicative of our assumptions or misconceptions, but of past visa experiences had by many. It's also always been a part of the visa application process to prove you have ties to your home country and do not intend to overstay. It isn't even really about immigration intent, but just overstay problems in general. And you are right - that is more a result of non-Americans overstaying than it is of Americans assuming all tourists are going to overstay.

[Rocko20 159]

16 hours ago, ivyanddan said:

Not everyone wants to immigrate to the US. I feel like that’s a common misconception that people have in this forum and even in this country.

I don’t think there’s any misconception about that, it’s about the law. The U.S. has specific laws that say “these are visa waiver countries” who citizens can pretty much come and go as they please and “these are the countries that need visas” which we all know is not so easy to get a visa.

 

 I met my Romanian fiancée here in America on a J1 cultural exchange visa a year ago (we just got approved from the embassy interview stage, K1 visa). Anyways, she received a lot of help from friends/companies to get that visa. However, we don’t even know if or when her mother or brother can come visit in America because the rules say Romania is not a visa waiver country.  

 

Anyways, the point is a lot of us are dealing with the same frustrations. It’s not a misconception, it’s just the law. Obviously the law stems from people in the past abusing the privilege to visit America so the government has said certain countries need visas. And that was the end of that.

Edited August 30, 2018 by Rocko20

[Roel 7,192]

12 minutes ago, Rocko20 said:

I don’t think there’s any misconception about that, it’s about the law. The U.S. has specific laws that say “these are visa waiver countries” who citizens can pretty much come and go as they please and “these are the countries that need visas” which we all know is not so easy to get a visa.

 

 I met my Romanian fiancée here in America on a J1 cultural exchange visa a year ago (we just got approved from the embassy interview stage, K1 visa). Anyways, she received a lot of help from friends/companies to get that visa. However, we don’t even know if or when her mother or brother can come visit in America because the rules say Romania is not a visa waiver country.  

 

Anyways, the point is a lot of us are dealing with the same frustrations. It’s not a misconception, it’s just the law. Obviously the law stems from people in the past abusing the privilege to visit America so the government has said certain countries need visas. And that was the end of that.

Citizens of VWP countries cannot come and go as they please... They can still be refused entry to the US just as easily as B2 visa holders.  

 

Just to clarify that. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, Roel said:

Citizens of VWP countries cannot come and go as they please... They can still be refused entry to the US just as easily as B2 visa holders.  

 

Just to clarify that. 

And they very strictly have to adhere to the VWP terms or they lose that privilege forever, being a citizen of a VWP country does not automatically mean you can use it!

[Orangesapples 1,954]

9 hours ago, CEE53147 said:

Remember the responsibilities of sponsoring someone for a green card - especially providing medical insurance and care.

 

People travel all of the time with children.  They save vacation time for years (7 to be exact) like I did to take my children to Disneyworld.

 

Stop looking for excuses and look for solutions.

Not if they plan to surrender the green card and only stay for a few weeks