Hello all,
I could use your help in understanding how to navigate the U.S. Non-immigrant Visa process for the purpose of having my mother visit. I have provided some additional information below. It's a bit of detailed read. My apologies. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could review and reply with guidance. Thank you in advance.
I am a Green Card holding, Permanent Legal Resident (10-year) of the U.S. I would like for my mother to visit this summer, if possible. I believe we need to complete the "B2 Visitor Visa" process for my mother.
When working through the online visa application (DS-160), I am required to select a "visa class" from a list of available selections that is applicable to my mother's situation. Of the approximately 30 available choices, I select the only one that seems to fit, "Other (N)". The form, with that choice, requires I specify my mother's "Other" designation by selecting one of only two available choices: "Parent of a Certain Special Immigrant (N8)" or a "Child of an N8 (N9)." My mother is not the child in the relationship, making only the first of the two choices applicable. My mother does not qualify as an "N8", which the Code of Federal Regulations defines as a "Parent of an Alien Classified SK3 or SN3", since I don't qualify as either an "SK3" (Certain unmarried sons or daughters of an international organization employee) or an "SN3" (Certain unmarried sons or daughters of NATO6 civilian employees). Finally, Egypt, my mother's country of residence, is not one of the 38 countries for which a tourism visa waiver is available.
How do I successfully request a tourism visa for my mother given this process? What selections should I make from those that are available? Please help.
I greatly appreciate your time and help as always!