Mother in law, first B2 Visa

[appleblossom 2,596]

30 minutes ago, DELTAFOXTROT said:

Philippines seems to be be a Slam Dunk for Tourist Visas from Philippines.

Nearly 30% refusal rate last fiscal year. So no, it’s not. 

Edited Friday at 01:56 PM by appleblossom

[DELTAFOXTROT 56]

3 hours ago, appleblossom said:

Nearly 30% refusal rate last fiscal year. So no, it’s not. 

For Old People like MIL it's almost 100%, and from our group it is 100%. Never seen or heard of a parent being refused in a dozen years.

 

I figured the overall figure rate would be much higher than 30%, that's interesting the approval rate is so high, I guess many young ones under age 30 knows it a waste of time to apply for a US Tourist Visa unless you are wealthy.

 

 

[W199 335]

16 hours ago, SalishSea said:

That’s NOT how that works!   There is. Nothing a “visa agent” can do to influence a US consular decision.

The agents do make it easy for the consular officers. They see the same fake or exaggerated paperwork and schemes everyday from the same agents. Results in a very easy and fast denial that is hard or impossible to ever overcome. So yeah .. they do influence the consular, but not in a good way ...

Edited Friday at 10:49 PM by W199

[W199 335]

5 hours ago, DELTAFOXTROT said:

For Old People like MIL it's almost 100%, and from our group it is 100%. Never seen or heard of a parent being refused in a dozen years.

 

 

 

 

In all those cases, how many children did the MIL have left in the Philippines? I wonder if its related to most of them having many more children than some other countries to tie them back?

 

Well, I don't believe its a "slam dunk" just because they are old. There are many other factors involved that are unique to every case.  But you have convinced me to give it a shot for my MIL  Lets see ..... First step is waiting for the PSA BC for a "delayed" birth registration.  This is going to take a few months.

[Crazy Cat 41,922]

On 11/5/2024 at 5:23 AM, DELTAFOXTROT said:

Her age is her primary tie to return back, Tourist visa for the elderly is pretty much a slam dunk for approval.  Once you get that old you have all the ties in the world to return home.

 

 

I disagree in this particular case.  I have seen plenty of parents denied B2 visas.  Elderly parents of US citizens are prime candidates to skip the long immigrant process and overstay tourist visas, then stay.  That is just reality. The OP's parents are not in the Philippines, so your experience doesn't apply in this particular case. 

Edited Saturday at 01:16 PM by Crazy Cat

[DELTAFOXTROT 56]

7 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

I disagree in this particular case.  I have seen plenty of parents denied B2 visas.  Elderly parents of US citizens are prime candidates to skip the long immigrant process and overstay tourist visas, then stay.  That is just reality. The OP's parents are not in the Philippines, so your experience doesn't apply in this particular case. 

If you would read the entire thread you would of seen I changed my opinion.

 

I didn't realize that Philippines was much easier compared to like China after OP posted his results

 

Elderly parents of US Citizens a not prime canidates to skip the immigrant process, If they wanted to live in the USA the US Citizen would file a petition for them, it's not a long process.

 

Old people don't like change, they don't want to uproot and move to a new country or place when they get old, this is common knowledge.

[Crazy Cat 41,922]

2 hours ago, DELTAFOXTROT said:

If they wanted to live in the USA the US Citizen would file a petition for them, it's not a long process.

Just around 2 years...that is a long process for an elderly person....like me..LOL.  Yes, they are prime candidates. 

2 hours ago, DELTAFOXTROT said:

Old people don't like change, they don't want to uproot and move to a new country or place when they get old, this is common knowledge.

If this was true, we wouldn't see IR-5 visa applications.  The fact is that IR-5 visas make up a significant part of immigrant visas.

Example is China Sept 2024.

Edited Saturday at 04:17 PM by Crazy Cat

[DELTAFOXTROT 56]

On 11/30/2024 at 8:00 AM, Crazy Cat said:

Just around 2 years...that is a long process for an elderly person....like me..LOL.  Yes, they are prime candidates. 

 

Wrong  If they were prime Candidate then it would be much harder to get a Tourist Visa from Philippines for a parent.  Just like it very difficult to get a Tourist Visa from Philippines if you are young and single. 2 years is just a blink of an eye for an old person, time moves fast the older you get.

 

I was at a Fil Am Thanksgiving on Thursday, I spoke to an older lady and asked her what visa she came to USA on, She was around age 60 plus from Philppines, said her sister had petitioned her, She told me it took like 20 years for her approval that is a long time.  I have been seeing her for the last 10 years or so each holiday season. I am not sure how long she has been in USA.