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B2 Tourist Visa for Father in-law

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abelljo   1

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Hello, I brought my wife from Belarus with a K1 visa about 3 years ago. (I had a profile here with timeline and all, but forgot my log in information and can't recover it since my old email account was deleted) Anyway, her father wants to come and visit to meet his granddaughter. We completed the DS-160 and set an appointment for 11/05/17 at the Minsk Belarus Embassy. He owns a home that I'm sure he can provide proof for and he will be taking days off from work and can demonstrate it's for a set time frame. He has 2 other children, but being that they are independent adults, I don't know how this can help him get approved to visit.

 

Any suggestions for me? Maybe an invitation, affidavit of support or any other documents I can provide him with to better his chances of approval?

 

Thank you in advance!

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Boiler Grand Master

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Nope

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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geowrian Grand Master

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Invitation letters and affidavits of support don't carry weight here. Your FIL can bring documentation of his ties to return home (lease/whatever, letter form the employer that he's due back for work, etc.).

Good luck.

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Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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An invitation letter only proves that the person applying has someone in the US that they will visit.

Affidavit of support isn't legally enforceable as it is not a requirement for that particular visa.

 

 

There is nothing you can do to improve his chances. And if you do too much it could actually hurt his chances. Immigration is more interested in why he would return and NOT stay and live in the US rather than who he is visiting. Look at it this way, an affidavit of support from a relative in the US screams, "Hey, I have a place for him to stay and make enough money to support him if he decides one day to overstay here."

 

Have him give the visitor visa a try. Also, have back up plans in case he can't get it, like you and your wife taking the grandchild to see him.

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Just make sure he brings all documents to the interview.  My in-laws in the Philippines were both granted Visitor Visa's but my sister-in-law did not, simply because she failed to show ties to the Philippines.  She owned a home, and had the same job for a decade but did not bring enough proof that she owned a home and would return.

 

When my fiancee was asked how many times, I had visited her and she showed the interviewer 5 times, the women laughed and passed her immediately, no further questions.  So when my fiancee received her packet at 3:00 pm,  I had her on a 10:00 pm plane for the states.

 

It is all in the documentation.  Bring a lot and should have no issues.

 

Larry

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Boiler Grand Master

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4 minutes ago, drlarryclements said:

Just make sure he brings all documents to the interview.  My in-laws in the Philippines were both granted Visitor Visa's but my sister-in-law did not, simply because she failed to show ties to the Philippines.  She owned a home, and had the same job for a decade but did not bring enough proof that she owned a home and would return.

 

When my fiancee was asked how many times, I had visited her and she showed the interviewer 5 times, the women laughed and passed her immediately, no further questions.  So when my fiancee received her packet at 3:00 pm,  I had her on a 10:00 pm plane for the states.

 

It is all in the documentation.  Bring a lot and should have no issues.

 

Larry

It is all in the Application.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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One more thing....Now my father in law is saying that the years he served in the Belarus military were from 1979 to 1985 not 1981. So there is a minor mistake. Should I complete a new DS-160 to correct or is this negligible? I don't know what kind of details they would posses to corroborate dates and all this is blurry as it's been a very long time. Do they require proof of such dates or do they go in detail about work and or service dates in the interview process?

 

Thanks!

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