Bringing parents to the US on tourist visa

[Tunisian_tunisia 13]

Hello, 

 

I became a us citizen over a year ago. I was wondering how can I bring my parents to visit me ? 
 

my parents don’t make enough money to qualify for a tourist visa to the USA and I was wondering how can I help them get a tourist visa to come see me here. I make good money and I was wondering if that can help them show it as proof to get approved for tourist visa? 

[Chancy 6,241]

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On 1/14/2023 at 12:24 AM, Tunisian_tunisia said:

my parents don’t make enough money to qualify for a tourist visa to the USA and I was wondering how can I help them get a tourist visa to come see me here.

 

Your parents will have to apply for tourist visas on their own, though you may certainly help them fill out their DS-160 application forms and pay for their MRV fees.  Not having strong ties to their home country, plus having a US citizen child makes it much closer to impossible for them to be approved for tourist visas, but too late to worry about that now.  If you have $160 x2 to spare, go ahead and have your parents apply.

 

[Boiler 45,445]

There is no financial requirement for a tourist visa

[Chrono 0]

On 1/15/2023 at 11:27 AM, Chancy said:

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Your parents will have to apply for tourist visas on their own, though you may certainly help them fill out their DS-160 application forms and pay for their MRV fees.  Not having strong ties to their home country, plus having a US citizen child makes it much closer to impossible for them to be approved for tourist visas, but too late to worry about that now.  If you have $160 x2 to spare, go ahead and have your parents apply.

 

Why would the fact that she's a U.S citizen make approval more difficult?

[Chancy 6,241]

18 minutes ago, Chrono said:

Why would the fact that she's a U.S citizen make approval more difficult?

 

Because having a US citizen adult child is a very strong tie to the US -- a big negative for someone who needs to convince the interviewing officer that they only want to visit the US, not live there.

 

[Crazy Cat 41,811]

3 hours ago, Chrono said:

Why would the fact that she's a U.S citizen make approval more difficult?

Because some parents of US citizens plan to come to the US via a tourist visa and apply to adjust status.  That is visa fraud.  Tourist visas are for visiting, then returning to home country.   Tourist visas are not immigrant visas.