Tourist visa for parents & sibling

[Cacerez 19]

My husband wants his parents and little sister to visit us here. He applied for his sister by herself 2 years ago before she turned 18 and she was denied (even though she had a letter from her school giving her a month’s permission, but they refused to look at the letter). 

 

Now, could it negatively impact his parents’ application if he applies for the 3 of them together? Or should his parents apply first and then his sister apply? 

 

Is it always all or nothing when it comes to several people applying at one time? Like - could they approve his parents and not his sister, for example?

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The visa's are issued individually.

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They could apply all at once but they would still be treated individually. I have seen cases where the wife was approved and the husband wasn't. The biggest thing they should focus on is strong ties to their home country.

 

Here is a simple question to think about. What is stopping them from staying in the US after they arrive (with you providing room and board)? Not saying that is what they will do but that is the biggest perception they must overcome.

 

Your SIL's denial kind of makes sense. Why pull a child out of school for a month for a non-emergency? Once here in the US you could easily put your sister in school with no question about immigration status asked. Also, she would have been protected because she was a minor.

 

Now your parents can come here, live here with you until your husband becomes a US citizen, then he could adjust their status. 

 

So the question is what evidence do they have that that won't happen?

[Mollie09 1,543]

15 minutes ago, Cacerez said:

My husband wants his parents and little sister to visit us here. He applied for his sister by herself 2 years ago before she turned 18 and she was denied (even though she had a letter from her school giving her a month’s permission, but they refused to look at the letter). 

 

Now, could it negatively impact his parents’ application if he applies for the 3 of them together? Or should his parents apply first and then his sister apply? 

 

Is it always all or nothing when it comes to several people applying at one time? Like - could they approve his parents and not his sister, for example?

 

First and foremost, your husband isn't applying for anyone, each person applies for a tourist visa on their own.

A letter from the school would make zero difference in whether or not she has ties to Guatemala and would be returning after her stay in the US.

Each application is looked at individually, though family situation is one of the factors taken into account.

[Cacerez 19]

2 minutes ago, Mollie09 said:

 

A letter from the school would make zero difference in whether or not she has ties to Guatemala and would be returning after her stay in the US.

She was in a program of study that gave her permission for one month to travel and then return and share her experiences. How does that not show ties to Guatemala?

 

I guess it doesn’t matter anymore now that she is done with school, I’m just curious as to why you say it makes zero difference. 

[Cacerez 19]

19 minutes ago, NuestraUnion said:

Now your parents can come here, live here with you until your husband becomes a US citizen, then he could adjust their status. 

 

So the question is what evidence do they have that that won't happen?

He is already a citizen, but they don't want to live here. Would it be better if we already had a loose itinerary for a vacation planned?

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This is a similar question to the one you asked a few weeks ago. No one can predict the chances of success of their applications, nothing you can do to influence the outcome, and each application is based on its own merits. All they can do is apply, be truthful and hope for the best. 

[Illiria 980]

As others have said they apply for the visa he doesn’t.

 

Now your sister in law is past school age it will be harder for her as well. presumably single? Does she have a job? Apartment rental? 

 

Do his parents work? Own property? Have previous travel history, not just to places they can get in visa free?

Edited March 2, 2018 by Illiria

[TNJ17 1,329]

35 minutes ago, Cacerez said:

She was in a program of study that gave her permission for one month to travel and then return and share her experiences. How does that not show ties to Guatemala?

 

I guess it doesn’t matter anymore now that she is done with school, I’m just curious as to why you say it makes zero difference. 

It does make zero difference because going back to school just to share her travel experience isn’t really something that makes her return to her home country mandatory. It won’t make a difference in her life if she gives up her school back home because, as someone else stated, she can simply pick up her studies in the States no questions asked. Now if she were to have a steady job with a good income, assets in her name, bank accounts with a long history of activity, family to go back to, those are things that if she were to stay in the States and thus lose those things would greatly affect her life forever. Those are what they call strong ties to your home country. 

 

No one can sponsor a tourist visa. A tourist visa is done by the person applying for it alone. There is nothing you can do to make sure they get one. They apply alone, or as a family if they are all traveling together, but each person is interviewed and evaluated about the visa individually. One outcome will not have any effect on the other. They each have to show they alone will be paying their way into this trip and that they have things they need to go back to immediately following the trip and if stayed what they lose would greatly affect their future lives. If they can’t convince the consul on paper that they possess these things, they will most likely be denied. Having a previous denial won’t make them ineligible for a visa, but it does unfortunately mean that they will look at them more closely. If that person hasn’t changed the problem that got them a denial before, they will almost likely get a denial this time around. 

Edited March 2, 2018 by TNJ17

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40 minutes ago, Cacerez said:

He is already a citizen, but they don't want to live here. Would it be better if we already had a loose itinerary for a vacation planned?

Not really. That only shows that they want to come to the US. And Itineraries can easily be changed.

 

We are trying to explain that the focus should be more on why they must return to their country.