B2 Visa for Mother in law

[Devarj 45]

I'm a US citizen. Spouse in US with me, has CR1 Green Card. Will apply for IR1 in few months. Want to have her mother in Vietnam visit for a few months. What's the best approach to accomplish this?

[Crazy Cat 41,846]

There is no applying for IR1 from a CR1.  I think you mean she will apply to remove conditions on Residency in a few months.  Her mother can apply for a B2 tourist visa in her country.  She must qualify based on her own merits and strong ties to her country.  Best of luck.

 

***I moved this thread to the Tourist Visa discussion area****

Edited October 25, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, Devarj said:

I'm a US citizen. Spouse in US with me, has CR1 Green Card. Will apply for IR1 in few months. Want to have her mother in Vietnam visit for a few months. What's the best approach to accomplish this?

There is only one approach. MIL applies for B visa.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

1 hour ago, Devarj said:

I'm a US citizen. Spouse in US with me, has CR1 Green Card. Will apply for IR1 in few months. Want to have her mother in Vietnam visit for a few months. What's the best approach to accomplish this?

Two completely different processes that have nothing to do with one another.

Spouse:

 

There is no applying for an IR1. She has to file 751, Removal of Conditions. Follow the guidelines here.

 

MIL:

She has to apply for a B1 B2 tourist visa. She has to prove strong ties to home country, such as leases/ mortgages, bank statements, an employment verification letter, etc. The tricky part is that a) Vietnam is getting increasingly scrutinized for visa fraud, b) she has family ties to the US. But it's always worth trying.

[Jimbo09 19]

2 hours ago, Devarj said:

I'm a US citizen. Spouse in US with me, has CR1 Green Card. Will apply for IR1 in few months. Want to have her mother in Vietnam visit for a few months. What's the best approach to accomplish this?

As others have indicated, the MiL has to apply for the B-visa (B2) for the visit.  Your wife is not a US citizen yet, so the IR-visa (IR5) cannot be used to sponsor her mother for immigration at this time.

[Rocio0010 5,579]

2 hours ago, Jimbo09 said:

As others have indicated, the MiL has to apply for the B-visa (B2) for the visit.  Your wife is not a US citizen yet, so the IR-visa (IR5) cannot be used to sponsor her mother for immigration at this time.

And even then, a tourist visa is a non-immigrant one, so there would be nothing that wife can do.

[Devarj 45]

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