thoughts on applying from third party country for parents?

[thedecider700 0]

We are looking to bring my wife's mom over here eventually, though she is going to be temporarily moving to a different country for the next year to be with some other relatives for her own health and safety reasons since she is living by herself now.

 

Has anyone ever applied to bring a parent over when they were residing in a third party country like this? Is that just going to mess stuff up? Could she do her embassy interview in that third party country? Welcome any thoughts on the pros and cons of doing this.  For reference her home country is Ukraine and the third party country she will be spending a year in with family in Sweden.   Thanks. 

[Crazy Cat 42,160]

Normally, immigrant visa applicants are not allowed to interview in other countries as visitors.  They normally have to be legal residents, Students, etc.

Edited January 30, 2021 by Lucky Cat

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On what basis is she moving to Sweden?

[thedecider700 0]

She is not moving there. Her mom has another daughter there in Sweden she will be visiting just as a long term tourist for 6 to 12 months so that she has someone to help her for awhile.

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Does she have a Swedish Visitor Permit?

[thedecider700 0]

I dont know the exact details, her daughter that moved there is working on it. It's some family or tourist thing that allows 6 to 12 months stay.  Does that permit affect applying to the US from Sweden outside of her home country?

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I was just wondering if this was organised or theoretical. 

 

So she is visiting Sweden not moving to Sweden so logical she can arrange her trip so she can interview at home.

[thedecider700 0]

Technically yes, but practically no for a number of reasons.   Which is why I was wondering if anyone has had experience with someone applying from a third party country.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Whether she can interview in Sweden or not depends on her status in Sweden.  If she is there on a visitor visa, then she can not interview there.  Without knowing what this 6-12 months visa is, there is no way to answer your specific question.  

People on long term student visas and work visas have been allowed to interview in third countries.  

Edited January 30, 2021 by aaron2020

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Seems Sweden have a Travel Permit which is sort of similar for discussion purposes to a B, normally 6 months but can be issued up to 1 year.

 

How realistic is is to get one I do not know, especially as this seems a one way trip.

 

Added that the OP's spouse has not filed and reasonable to assume it would be well over a year before she interviews and even if she is able to visit Sweden she will be just visiting all seems a bit moot.

 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

Seems to me the question is moot, if your wife hasn’t even filed the application yet the chances of her getting an interview in the next 12 months are very slim (and zero for 6 months), she will almost certainly be back home in Ukraine by the time she interviews.

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Yes I understand that, and appreciate you all helping to clarify, but I am really only asking if people have had experience doing this and how it went and/or if any problems simply due to having the interview in a third party country.

 

The question is not moot because she may not actually start her 6 to 12 months in Sweden until some months after after the US process is filed.  So it is very likely she will still be there. 

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

Just now, thedecider700 said:

Yes I understand that, and appreciate you all helping to clarify, but I am really only asking if people have had experience doing this and how it went and/or if any problems simply due to having the interview in a third party country.

 

The question is not moot because she may not actually start her 6 to 12 months in Sweden until some months after after the US process is filed.  So it is very likely she will still be there. 

As stated before you normally need to be there on some sort of long term residential type visa, work, student etc if not a permanent resident or national. I don’t know if anyone can answer this definitively because people don’t normally interview for immigrant visas while they are somewhere on a tourist visa, and the embassies usually ask for proof of status in the country you are interviewing in.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

The notes for Stockholm embassy just state that “residents” of Sweden, Denmark and Norway do immigrant visa interviews there. 

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Under normal parlance a Visitor is  not a Resident, that does not mean a Consulate could not interview as far as I am aware, they would have to agree.