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Can a visa be rejected because of shaky hands?!

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Hi All,

 

My mum wants to come to the US to see us (I'm a green card holder and rest of my family are all US citizens) and she will be funding her own trip and cost etc. so we are not going to sponsor her.

 

She went to a travel agency in Beijing to help her to obtain a visitors' visa and was told that she will be rejected because she cannot sign documents during the interview?! She has symptoms very similar to Parkinson's, i.e. Her hands shake uncontrollably and thus she can't hold her hands still to sign documents and she will need someone to assist her to hold her hands down for fingerprints. 

 

Is it true that they can refuse a visa because of her illness? Is there a way that we can assist her with this visa process? 

 

Thank you in advance for any advice! 

 

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Why not use the VWP?

 

If she can get tp China she should be OK getting to the US.

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I'm sure they will be able to accommodate her. USCIS is dedicated to accommodate for such disabilities and I'm pretty sure other agencies (DoS, etc) are too. She wouldn't be the first person ever to travel with a disability that prevents her from signing documents. 

03/04/2016 AOS (EB2-NIW concurrent with I-485) mailed to Lewisville TX Lockbox
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04/08/2016 Biometrics notice received for 04/21
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04/15/2016 EAD/AP combo card received in mail.

 

Long wait begins...

 

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Agreed they will accomodate her; a doctor's note may help with that though, so they don't think she is just nervous.

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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9 hours ago, randomstairs said:

I'm sure they will be able to accommodate her. USCIS is dedicated to accommodate for such disabilities and I'm pretty sure other agencies (DoS, etc) are too. She wouldn't be the first person ever to travel with a disability that prevents her from signing documents. 

That's what I was thinking too, she's not the first and she wouldn't be the last. Thank yo for your help!

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4 hours ago, az2014 said:

I don't remember signing anything at my B2 interview. Fingerprints yes.

She went to another travel agency in Beijing and was told no signature's required only fingerprints. It sounds like the first agency was a bit misleading. Thank you!

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4 hours ago, Penguin_ie said:

Agreed they will accomodate her; a doctor's note may help with that though, so they don't think she is just nervous.

Thank you! 

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