Hey guys, my mother in law in getting ready for her visitor visa appointment, in september, we send her the invite letter to give to thet officer together with her paper that show her close tie to her home country. but I was wondering since I said that I will be responsible for her expenses aboard, do you think I should send her my bank statement and a I-134. form? and do you know if i need co-sponsor, or how much I need to be making.]

thank you very much any answer or suggestion will be appreciate.
Sorry for the spelling I am running and nevous.


clarrou

Hey guys,
I posted the same topic already, sorry if you find it twice.
my mother in law in getting ready for her visitor visa appointment, in september, we send her the invite letter to give to thet officer together with her paper that show her close tie to her home country. but I was wondering since I said that I will be responsible for her expenses aboard, do you think I should send her my bank statement and a I-134. form? and do you know if i need co-sponsor, or how much I need to be making.]

thank you very much any answer or suggestion will be appreciate.
Sorry for the spelling I am running and nevous.


clarrou

With a B2 the applicant is supposed to rely on his own means and finances.

DITTO
A invitation letter isn't even necessary. They are on their own!
They can even get busted if a large anount of money shows up in their bank accounts out of nowhere supporting their finances!
Dah ! Where'd it come from?

Omoba,

Not true. Ability to finance a proposed visit is the one B2 visa requirement that can be met by someone other than the visa applicant.

Yodrak

Some Consulates have no problems with I 134, some expect it, others do not.

No idea about Haiti.

clarrou,

If you are offering to finance you mother-in-laws visit to the USA then I think it would be a good idea for you to include documentation demonstrating that you can afford to finance the visit. Otherwise, your offer is rather meaningless, isn't it.

You should send information that is relevant to your financial situation.

Yodrak

Yodrak

My fiance received a paper from the consulate stating that he must be self sufficient and on
his own merits to qualify for a B2 ( not my fiance at the time ).
I had written a letter for him to take that I would provide accommodation and any
expense that will occur during his visit.
He was denied the B2 due to lack of "his own merits" allthough he had plenty of "own merits"
and ties as proof. Even a I134 with documented proof would not have helped at that point.
It is because of this experience that I posted.
It may be embassy specific and definitely 3. world specific in my opinion and it may
very well work in any other country than Africa.
Thoughts ?

Omoba,

I think that it is not correct that a non-immigrant visa applicant must be financially self-sufficient and cannot be sponsored, although there is a lot of subjectivity involved. If all you provided in the way of offering financial sponsorship was a letter stating the offer then you made it quite easy for the consulate to dismiss your offer as inadequate to overcome the public charge requirements, thus putting the burden back onto the visa applicant.

If you're really interested I think you should discuss the facts of that case with a US immigration attorney who has experience dealing with the consulate in question, although it's water long under the bridge at this point and it can be very difficult and expensive to fight city hall on an issue that is so subjective.

Yodrak