Brother(us citizen)' s wife died

[olloo 0]

hi there,

My brother who is us citizen , 3 month ago his wife died which were also us citizen , he also has a kid with her , also both of my parents are U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents and i am 30 year old unmarried lives in karachi, pakistan. I want to go to US to support my brother in these harsh times .

 

which is the fastest way to reach to him . Do i have to go through immigration route or can be done in tourist visa, and if yes then what kind of visa. 

i dont have intent to stay there long as i know its illegal to stay there on tourist visa .........i just want to reach to him and sort out few things there

 

i would appreciate your help . thanks you

Edited November 17, 2022 by olloo

[nastra30 2,314]

32 minutes ago, olloo said:

hi there,

My brother who is us citizen , 3 month ago his wife died which were also us citizen , he also has a kid with her , also both of my parents are U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents and i am 30 year old unmarried lives in karachi, pakistan. I want to go to US to support my brother in these harsh times .

 

which is the fastest way to reach to him . Do i have to go through immigration route or can be done in tourist visa, and if yes then what kind of visa. 

i dont have intent to stay there long as i know its illegal to stay there on tourist visa .........i just want to reach to him and sort out few things there

 

i would appreciate your help . thanks you

B-2 visa if you just want to visa. 

But if you want to migrate to the US permanently your parents can petition you by filing I-130.

[Kanja 202]

1 hour ago, olloo said:

hi there,

My brother who is us citizen , 3 month ago his wife died which were also us citizen , he also has a kid with her , also both of my parents are U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents and i am 30 year old unmarried lives in karachi, pakistan. I want to go to US to support my brother in these harsh times .

 

which is the fastest way to reach to him . Do i have to go through immigration route or can be done in tourist visa, and if yes then what kind of visa. 

i dont have intent to stay there long as i know its illegal to stay there on tourist visa .........i just want to reach to him and sort out few things there

 

i would appreciate your help . thanks you

Tourist visa would be it. However , if wife died 3 months ago and you missed the funeral it may be hard convincing a consular office of the need to travel. However I do understand your concern for your brother, sorry for the loss of your family. 

[Rocio0010 5,599]

So sorry for your loss. 

If you don't plan on staying, then a B2 visitor visa showing strong ties to Pakistan. Which can be tricky in your situation. 

[Boiler 45,897]

It will take a year or so to get an appointment

Edited November 17, 2022 by Boiler

[Kanja 202]

40 minutes ago, Boiler said:

It will take a year or so to get an appointment

And probably not eligible for expedited since most likely funeral or any time sensitive event has already past. 

[Boiler 45,897]

8 minutes ago, Kanja said:

And probably not eligible for expedited since most likely funeral or any time sensitive event has already past. 

I think they call it an Emergency Appointment and there is no suggestion of an emergency.

[Kanja 202]

Agree 

17 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I think they call it an Emergency Appointment and there is no suggestion of an emergency.

 

[JeanneAdil 6,606]

• https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/wait-times.html

wait times for  a tourist visa are 378 days 

 

Strong home ties are needed to be approved 

own property

job

money to finance the trip and stay

 

I suggest online daily chats with your brother to help him

it may help for him to make a trip home  ( to get away and morn his loss) so u could help pay his airfare and he could be with u

parents are here so he has family support 

 

so very sorry for your loss