Visitor's Visa For Mother -in-law

[K & J 17]

The fact that my MIL is not a well traveled person should be irrelavent.

Maybe it should but it isnt. Just as the example with the credit history, it is a pretty reliable indicator of your "likeness" to overstay.

If I want to move to a different city I can, a different state,I can, a different country, I can.

Actually you cant move to another country just because you want. Every country has immigration laws (even Peru) and you must fullfil their requirements in order to move or visit. Some requirements are lax some are strict. It depends.

The United States is arrogant to think that everybody in the world wants to live here.

Not everybody but a lot of people. Why do you think there are an estimated 20 million illegals, a bunh of other millions waiting abroad for their residency and probably billions wanting to come if they could.

They make it difficult for people to do it the legal way.

Maybe I am naive but I honestly believe it is easy IF YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. I have received visas from many countries (never denied any), almost all my friends and family have current visas to the US. Only one of my cousins got denied (twice actually). Her situation single lady, 27, no college education, parents and only sibling are legal residents in the US, not a great job (secretary although for a big company). They thought she had no ties and would overstay. Guess what? they were right. All my family knew she was going to overstay.

you pay a $100 "Processing Fee".But if they deny visas all day then what are they processing. Why can't you get your fee back.

Several reasons: 1) If you cant afford the fee, you cant afford the trip. 2) It makes you think twice before applying (otherwise people would reaply every week). 3) They do process the application. Before you show up at the interview, the Embassy has run a "background check" on you and your family. They know if you have applied before, whether you were approved or denied (and the reasons), they do the same for your relatives and check if there are overstays and if anyone is currenty in the US, etc.

I wish they had like a system where they could put up a bond or a deposit and or where one of those ankle tracking braclet, then you receive your money back upon return.

It wouldnt work. Illegals pay up to $ 5,000 to get smuggled through the border or $ 20,000 for a fake marriage to fix their papers. They wouldnt mind losing a bond.

I just want her come for a couple weeks to meet my family, and see how her daughter's living. I am not done I will figure a way to get around this somehow...wish me luck

Good luck. In the meantime, your wife may visit her mom. Going back to Peru makes me soooooooo happy. I am sure she would love it. Or they can meet on a third country and make a great vacation out of it.

PS: The Embassy used to have a special process for applicants over 60 or 65. It was way easier for them to qualify for a turist visa this way. My friend's mother came this way (she probably wouldn't qualify otherwise). I dont know if it is still going on. They assume that seniors would not want to start over at this point of their lives.

[athena_ny 1]

The fact that my MIL is not a well traveled person should be irrelavent.

Maybe it should but it isnt. Just as the example with the credit history, it is a pretty reliable indicator of your "likeness" to overstay.

If I want to move to a different city I can, a different state,I can, a different country, I can.

Actually you cant move to another country just because you want. Every country has immigration laws (even Peru) and you must fullfil their requirements in order to move or visit. Some requirements are lax some are strict. It depends.

The United States is arrogant to think that everybody in the world wants to live here.

Not everybody but a lot of people. Why do you think there are an estimated 20 million illegals, a bunh of other millions waiting abroad for their residency and probably billions wanting to come if they could.

They make it difficult for people to do it the legal way.

Maybe I am naive but I honestly believe it is easy IF YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. I have received visas from many countries (never denied any), almost all my friends and family have current visas to the US. Only one of my cousins got denied (twice actually). Her situation single lady, 27, no college education, parents and only sibling are legal residents in the US, not a great job (secretary although for a big company). They thought she had no ties and would overstay. Guess what? they were right. All my family knew she was going to overstay.

you pay a $100 "Processing Fee".But if they deny visas all day then what are they processing. Why can't you get your fee back.

Several reasons: 1) If you cant afford the fee, you cant afford the trip. 2) It makes you think twice before applying (otherwise people would reaply every week). 3) They do process the application. Before you show up at the interview, the Embassy has run a "background check" on you and your family. They know if you have applied before, whether you were approved or denied (and the reasons), they do the same for your relatives and check if there are overstays and if anyone is currenty in the US, etc.

I wish they had like a system where they could put up a bond or a deposit and or where one of those ankle tracking braclet, then you receive your money back upon return.

It wouldnt work. Illegals pay up to $ 5,000 to get smuggled through the border or $ 20,000 for a fake marriage to fix their papers. They wouldnt mind losing a bond.

I just want her come for a couple weeks to meet my family, and see how her daughter's living. I am not done I will figure a way to get around this somehow...wish me luck

Good luck. In the meantime, your wife may visit her mom. Going back to Peru makes me soooooooo happy. I am sure she would love it. Or they can meet on a third country and make a great vacation out of it.

PS: The Embassy used to have a special process for applicants over 60 or 65. It was way easier for them to qualify for a turist visa this way. My friend's mother came this way (she probably wouldn't qualify otherwise). I dont know if it is still going on. They assume that seniors would not want to start over at this point of their lives.

And as for "finding a way around this somehow" - OP, your only other option is to file an I-130 or to enter without inspection. Good luck!

The embassy approved my husband's cousin's tourist visa. She never had ANY intention of going back, and as soon as she got here, kept 'praying' for a man to come alone. Hrrrrrm, I wonder why? It's people like this that are the reason Peruvians in general are getting denied more and more (and I wish they'd deny this girl's GC, but I doubt that will happen). My sister in law, who is unmarried and with minimal "ties" in the embassy's opinion, cannot get a visa. And she has no intention of staying here. But let's face it - they never know who will and won't overstay. My husband's tourist visa was approved and while the intention to stay was not there, his father died and a wrongful death suit ensued, and he couldn't leave if he wanted to pursue the lawsuit. So he overstayed his visa, and is in a country he never wanted to live in in the first place. So yes, people like my husband contribute to the high denial rate as well.

Go visit Peru. It's a beautiful country and they tend to let Americans in.

[K & J 17]

I really dont know how high the denial rate for tourist visas is. Most likely to be denied: single young woman (most of the fiance visa applicants would never have qualified for a tourist visa if they had applied for one).

Be extra careful with people hanging around the Embassy. They call themselves "facilitators" and they claim to have contacts inside that would guarantee you a visa. Scam artists!!!!! Also, there are thieves that steal passports. A passport with a US visa goes for at least $ 1,000 in the black market.

These things prove the intent to immigrate that most people in Peru, like any other poor country, have. The Embassy knows it and therefore they have to be strict when granting visas.

Also, tourist visas are granted for 10 years (at least in my country). Therefore, the applicant must demonstrate that his/her situation is such that he/she is not likely to overstay within the next 10 years. So you need a stable financial situation.

[athena_ny 1]

I really dont know how high the denial rate for tourist visas is. Most likely to be denied: single young woman (most of the fiance visa applicants would never have qualified for a tourist visa if they had applied for one).

Be extra careful with people hanging around the Embassy. They call themselves "facilitators" and they claim to have contacts inside that would guarantee you a visa. Scam artists!!!!! Also, there are thieves that steal passports. A passport with a US visa goes for at least $ 1,000 in the black market.

These things prove the intent to immigrate that most people in Peru, like any other poor country, have. The Embassy knows it and therefore they have to be strict when granting visas.

Also, tourist visas are granted for 10 years (at least in my country). Therefore, the applicant must demonstrate that his/her situation is such that he/she is not likely to overstay within the next 10 years. So you need a stable financial situation.

For Peru, it is right around 47% adjusted denial rate.

[Gaby&Talbert 1]

The fact that my MIL is not a well traveled person should be irrelavent.

Maybe it should but it isnt. Just as the example with the credit history, it is a pretty reliable indicator of your "likeness" to overstay.

If I want to move to a different city I can, a different state,I can, a different country, I can.

Actually you cant move to another country just because you want. Every country has immigration laws (even Peru) and you must fullfil their requirements in order to move or visit. Some requirements are lax some are strict. It depends.

The United States is arrogant to think that everybody in the world wants to live here.

Not everybody but a lot of people. Why do you think there are an estimated 20 million illegals, a bunh of other millions waiting abroad for their residency and probably billions wanting to come if they could.

They make it difficult for people to do it the legal way.

Maybe I am naive but I honestly believe it is easy IF YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. I have received visas from many countries (never denied any), almost all my friends and family have current visas to the US. Only one of my cousins got denied (twice actually). Her situation single lady, 27, no college education, parents and only sibling are legal residents in the US, not a great job (secretary although for a big company). They thought she had no ties and would overstay. Guess what? they were right. All my family knew she was going to overstay.

you pay a $100 "Processing Fee".But if they deny visas all day then what are they processing. Why can't you get your fee back.

Several reasons: 1) If you cant afford the fee, you cant afford the trip. 2) It makes you think twice before applying (otherwise people would reaply every week). 3) They do process the application. Before you show up at the interview, the Embassy has run a "background check" on you and your family. They know if you have applied before, whether you were approved or denied (and the reasons), they do the same for your relatives and check if there are overstays and if anyone is currenty in the US, etc.

I wish they had like a system where they could put up a bond or a deposit and or where one of those ankle tracking braclet, then you receive your money back upon return.

It wouldnt work. Illegals pay up to $ 5,000 to get smuggled through the border or $ 20,000 for a fake marriage to fix their papers. They wouldnt mind losing a bond.

I just want her come for a couple weeks to meet my family, and see how her daughter's living. I am not done I will figure a way to get around this somehow...wish me luck

Good luck. In the meantime, your wife may visit her mom. Going back to Peru makes me soooooooo happy. I am sure she would love it. Or they can meet on a third country and make a great vacation out of it.

PS: The Embassy used to have a special process for applicants over 60 or 65. It was way easier for them to qualify for a turist visa this way. My friend's mother came this way (she probably wouldn't qualify otherwise). I dont know if it is still going on. They assume that seniors would not want to start over at this point of their lives.

GPS tracking would work, or fining the USC that would sponsor them for the visit. USC do not like to loose money for any reason.

[Boiler 45,489]

So all Visitors would have to wear a GPS tracker device?

Bonding might be more practical, say a few hundred thousand.

Would also create jobs tracking down those who have skipped, but then you would need a legal system that made overstayers fugitives....

[SHOCKJOCK35 0]

That would be fine by me. So this would ensure that she gets back on the plane to peru before the visa expires. You right, I wouldn't want to pay more if I didn't have to.

[athena_ny 1]

That would be fine by me. So this would ensure that she gets back on the plane to peru before the visa expires. You right, I wouldn't want to pay more if I didn't have to.

Well, that sucks for you then, because that's not how the system works and it's unlikely they'll do anything to fix it.

[Gaby&Talbert 1]

I watched enemy of the state last night and they could tract them the same way but with satelites. Have a drug that is released so they are immobilized and you can catch them easy.

Bottom line is that if everyone is so worried about overstays we have 2 choices, just don't allow tourist visas or have a system in place to make sure they return. I read somewhere overstays outnumber EWI's.

[athena_ny 1]

I watched enemy of the state last night and they could tract them the same way but with satelites. Have a drug that is released so they are immobilized and you can catch them easy.

Bottom line is that if everyone is so worried about overstays we have 2 choices, just don't allow tourist visas or have a system in place to make sure they return. I read somewhere overstays outnumber EWI's.

And I've read it's only about half. But then again, we can never know because we can barely get a ballpark figure on how many illegals there are on the first place.

But your paranoia is completely strange, regardless of how many illegals are overstays. My husband was a 4 year overstay and in his situation I would have done the same, I refuse to condemn anyone for their circumstances. If it's planned like his cousin, well she should get deported at AOS.

[SHOCKJOCK35 0]

I think I will just go with her on her next interview. Maybe If they see me a USC helping. I will be able give a better understanding in person

[athena_ny 1]

I think I will just go with her on her next interview. Maybe If they see me a USC helping. I will be able give a better understanding in person

They look at family living here as a reason to immigrate, so not sure that would do much good.

[Gaby&Talbert 1]

I watched enemy of the state last night and they could tract them the same way but with satelites. Have a drug that is released so they are immobilized and you can catch them easy.

Bottom line is that if everyone is so worried about overstays we have 2 choices, just don't allow tourist visas or have a system in place to make sure they return. I read somewhere overstays outnumber EWI's.

And I've read it's only about half. But then again, we can never know because we can barely get a ballpark figure on how many illegals there are on the first place.

But your paranoia is completely strange, regardless of how many illegals are overstays. My husband was a 4 year overstay and in his situation I would have done the same, I refuse to condemn anyone for their circumstances. If it's planned like his cousin, well she should get deported at AOS.

I guess if overstays are half of the illegals a fence is only going to fix half the problem?

[athena_ny 1]

I watched enemy of the state last night and they could tract them the same way but with satelites. Have a drug that is released so they are immobilized and you can catch them easy.

Bottom line is that if everyone is so worried about overstays we have 2 choices, just don't allow tourist visas or have a system in place to make sure they return. I read somewhere overstays outnumber EWI's.

And I've read it's only about half. But then again, we can never know because we can barely get a ballpark figure on how many illegals there are on the first place.

But your paranoia is completely strange, regardless of how many illegals are overstays. My husband was a 4 year overstay and in his situation I would have done the same, I refuse to condemn anyone for their circumstances. If it's planned like his cousin, well she should get deported at AOS.

I guess if overstays are half of the illegals a fence is only going to fix half the problem?

If you worry about yourself instead of everyone else, you won't have anything to worry about

My husband was never a 'problem' - probably less of a drain on society than you are.

[*JG* 2]

Now, you see.....I would never have this problem cause I don't want my MIL anywhere near where we live.