Hi,

My wife is in conditional permanent resident status and she would like to have her parents visit us from time to time using tourist visa. However, we want to sponsor them so they can get 10-year tourist visa instead of 3-month tourist visa. What kind of forms do we need to fill out?

Thanks.

The kind of visa they get will be up to the CO and not on what you request. All you can do is maybe write them a letter of invitation saying you will cover most expenses of their trips and that the purpose of their trips will be to see their daughter. This may help but it's not a guarrantee.

Diana

well, my coworker said that her dad is able to get her aunt, grandparents to travel to US with 10 year tourist visa because her dad is able to sponsor them.

Anyone else has done this before?

nowhere have I heard a USC sponsor makes any difference. The rules are they have to prove they have enough reason to return to their home country.

There is no such thing as a sponsor in the case of tourist visas. They are granted to the visa applicant based on his/her ability to prove that he/she is not an 'flight risk' so to speak and that once the visa is issued he/she will use it only to visit, not to come and emigrate.
As Mono said, you may write a letter of support, stating you will cover all their expenses and your in-laws can take it with them to interview for the visa, but ultimately it will be up to your in-laws to prove to the consular official that they intent to use the tourist visa only to come and visit and afterwards they will return home. The types of proofs needed and used for tourist visas are listed on some consulate's web-sites under "tourist visa requirements".

Good luck,
-P

how do some people receive 3 month tourist visa, some people receive 6 month and some other people receive 5 year tourist visa? How does CO determine that?

That's a great question and to be honest I don't think anybody knows. COs are very unique in that they do as they please with whoever they want. I've seen some people get 1 month visas even, and others 10 year visas. It's just weird and there's no logical explanation that I can come up with.

Diana

I am not sure you are understanding your co-worker saying his family got 10 year visas. What they mean is they got a 10 year multiple entry visa, which means they dont have to apply each time they want to come out here (for the next 10 years) but they can still only stay here for the length of time that is stamped in their passports at the POE. My parents get a 6 month stamp each time they come out, they also have 10 year visas, but I know of others whose parents only get 3 months stamps, it all depends on how the officer is feeling at the POE I guess.

You are confusing Visa with I-94.

Vistor Visa's are usually 10 year multi entry, usually someone will be give up to 6 months per visit.

Sometimes you will see single entry visa's, uncommon, or where someone is given less than 6 months entry, very uncommon.

If you need to show that you will be supporting the visitor whilst they are visiting, they are allready on the backfoot as far as an application is concerned. Better that they support themselves.

We are kind of in the same boat I was wanting to bring my parents over on a visa instaed of the Visa Waiver Programm.

Why

CO checks on the applicant ties to come back to their country once they granted with the visa.

Let's say they need to have: houses or land titles, cars, enough money in the bank for covering their expenses, family for coming back: like son and daughter, in the case of young people: family, studying at the univeristy, jobs waiting for them and so on. But go to the website and you will find a lot of information.

I hope it helps you to understand the process.