B2 visitor visa Mumbai consulate India

[Immigrant8 0]

I am green card holder based marriage to US citizen. I want to sponsor B2 visa of my parents from India.

Few questions below.

 

1. I am employed currently and my USC spouse is unemployed but he has income through other resources which is enough to support family. In the past my USC spouse had signed I-864 when sponsoring me and his parent who lives with us and we claim his parent as dependent on income tax return. Do my USC spouse, his parent, our child considered as MY WHOLLY DEPENDENTS or PARTIAL DEPENDENTS and need be shown on I-134 as sponsor dependents (means my dependents)? 

2. Do I as sponsor have to submit I-134 to USCIS or my parents take the completed form with them during their interview? If my parents take the form with them, what is the ideal timeline to complete and sign the form from the date of their interview? 

 

3. Is Mumbai consulate or any other consulate in India doing interviews and issuing B2 visa at present? If no, when is the possibility of opening up?

 

Thanks. 

 

 

[milimelo 4,539]

You do not sponsor a tourist visa. Your parents qualify on their own merits so no I-134 needed. 
 

Check your local consulate website to know if they’re processing tourist visas currently or not. 

[NancyNguyen 1,658]

If your parents can’t show they can afford for their trips themselves, they will not be issued visas.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

41 minutes ago, NancyNguyen said:

If your parents can’t show they can afford for their trips themselves, they will not be issued visas.

Well, that’s not necessarily true. It’s not unusual for parents especially from developing countries to have trips paid for by their US-resident adult children. The ties to go back home will be more important. 
 

But i134 is not necessary for a tourist visa either. 

 

All moot at present as Indian consulates have not yet restarted issuing B visas.

[Immigrant8 0]

21 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Well, that’s not necessarily true. It’s not unusual for parents especially from developing countries to have trips paid for by their US-resident adult children. The ties to go back home will be more important. 
 

But i134 is not necessary for a tourist visa either. 

 

All moot at present as Indian consulates have not yet restarted issuing B visas.

Thanks for I 134 clarification.

For financial ties to home country, they are retired but own house, properties and get some rental income and can provide evidence.

For family ties to home country, they are taking care of their elderly parents so they have that reason to return. Anyway to show evidence of this?

Any other ways to show strong ties to home country?

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

20 minutes ago, Immigrant8 said:

Thanks for I 134 clarification.

For financial ties to home country, they are retired but own house, properties and get some rental income and can provide evidence.

For family ties to home country, they are taking care of their elderly parents so they have that reason to return. Anyway to show evidence of this?

Any other ways to show strong ties to home country?

Consulates usually don’t really look at paper evidence much, it will come up in conversation, or not 🤷‍♀️ The application is usually judged mostly on what is in the DS160.

It may be quite a long time before they can visit - very uncertain when the consulates will reopen for routine visas, and there is likely to be a big bottleneck of appointments when they do - just as an FYI.

[Immigrant8 0]

On 11/16/2020 at 4:58 PM, SusieQQQ said:

Consulates usually don’t really look at paper evidence much, it will come up in conversation, or not 🤷‍♀️ The application is usually judged mostly on what is in the DS160.

It may be quite a long time before they can visit - very uncertain when the consulates will reopen for routine visas, and there is likely to be a big bottleneck of appointments when they do - just as an FYI.

If we file for DS 160 for my parent's tourist visa now, and then later what if there is CHANGE in my employment such as new employer/salary etc. or change in my residency status from green card to US citizen BEFORE my parents appear for their interview?

Do we have to redo the entire DS 160 application again or I simply notify changes to USCIS (if yes, how exactly) or they have to give updated info during their interview?

[Boiler 45,910]

Your employment and whether a LPR or USC is not relevant, seem to remember they ask if you have any immediate relatives in the US which of course they do.

 

Any changes on the information given on the application would be declared at the beginning of the interview.

 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

16 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Your employment and whether a LPR or USC is not relevant, seem to remember they ask if you have any immediate relatives in the US which of course they do.

 

Any changes on the information given on the application would be declared at the beginning of the interview.

 

 

I’d argue that it is relevant if OP”s status changes from LPR to USC, makes adjustment possible for the parents in that case. But yes they would update the info during the interview.

[Boiler 45,910]

Perhaps I should explain my thought process, how many times have we seen on this forum LPR's with parents here waiting until they naturalise so they can adjust.