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4 hours ago, Play said:

Any ideas on how her mother can do?


Does she just want her to visit, or to move permanently? Is your spouse a citizen?

 

Which country is her mother in? 

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1 hour ago, appleblossom said:


Does she just want her to visit, or to move permanently? Is your spouse a citizen?

 

Which country is her mother in? 

Based on previous threads she is just adjusting status. So only path to visit is ESTA/Tourist visa.

 

How far along is your wife is? You MIL can't stay forever on a tourist visa. Also depending on the consular officer they might deem your MIL inadmissible because they could assume she would be providing free labor helping out with the child once born if she is close to term which you and your wife could pay a US citizen to help (nanny, cleaning company etc)

 

Unfortunately it also depends on which country she is from. Citizens of more "developed/richer" countries have easier time to jump through these hurdles.

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6 hours ago, Play said:

Any ideas on how her mother can do?

Her mother can apply for a tourist visa, just like anyone else.   There is no sponsorship.  Her best bet for approval is to show strong ties to home.

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She gets a visitor visa and buys a ticket

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From the OP's timeline, it appears that the country is Ethiopia.  All else equal, this doesn't bode well for the potential granting of a tourist visa.  Strong ties to home plus a good travel history (a record of traveling to other countries and returning) would be crucial, but still without guarantees.

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On 10/12/2024 at 8:37 PM, appleblossom said:


Does she just want her to visit, or to move permanently? Is your spouse a citizen?

 

Which country is her mother in? 

She just want to visit for her pregnancy, Wife does not have Citizenship

On 10/12/2024 at 8:53 PM, Lemonslice said:

Is your spouse, or her mother, pregnant?   

My spouse is pregnant and mother wants to visit

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On 10/12/2024 at 10:22 PM, ineedadisplayname said:

Based on previous threads she is just adjusting status. So only path to visit is ESTA/Tourist visa.

 

How far along is your wife is? You MIL can't stay forever on a tourist visa. Also depending on the consular officer they might deem your MIL inadmissible because they could assume she would be providing free labor helping out with the child once born if she is close to term which you and your wife could pay a US citizen to help (nanny, cleaning company etc)

 

Unfortunately it also depends on which country she is from. Citizens of more "developed/richer" countries have easier time to jump through these hurdles.

She is from an under developed country Ethiopia, What is ESTA? and how can mother apply to both tourist and ESTA?

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On 10/14/2024 at 12:57 AM, TBoneTX said:

From the OP's timeline, it appears that the country is Ethiopia.  All else equal, this doesn't bode well for the potential granting of a tourist visa.  Strong ties to home plus a good travel history (a record of traveling to other countries and returning) would be crucial, but still without guarantees.

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She just applies for a Tourist Visa.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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https://et.usembassy.gov/visas/nonimmigrant-visas/

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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