Visitor Visas for In-laws - husband is LPR

[Jen76 0]

Background: My husband, who is a LPR, is a full-time, double major, college student who will be graduating with 2 B.S. degrees in May 2010 from a state university. He is not currently working. I work full time and pay all the bills while he is finishing school. We do not have any student loans (we saved for years to pay for his school). Our only debts are my car and our house. My salary is well above poverty limits. We would like his parents to come (from Romania) for his graduation. His mom came for our wedding in 2001. His dad has never been here. They own their apartment and are both retired with pensions and are financially stable. They will probably be reimbursing us for the plane tickets (they do not have a credit card, so we will be buying them from the airline for them).

Would it be better for us to use my name or his name on the I-134's for his mom and dad? If we use his name, how do we handle income since he is not working? I have a letter from my employer stating my salary, full-time employment status, and length of employment. Can we use that for income even if the I-134 is in his name? Should we send something from the University stating he is a full-time student (e.g., a copy of his registration, tuition payments, etc.)? Or should I just fill out the I-134's in my name only and check the "Wholly Dependent" box on the form next to his name? Should we send copies of our income taxes even though they don't specifically ask for them?

Also, he received his GC in 2004 after we were married for over 3 years. If I fill out the I-134's in my name, do I have to put anything for Question 10? I remember filling out a bunch of paperwork for our lawyer but it was so long ago (9 years ago) that my memory of it is fuzzy and in my naivete I did not keep my own copies (I'm sure I could request them from our lawyer if I had to).

And finally, I filled out an I-134 for his brother 5 years ago or so. He was denied a tourist visa since he was not married and didn't own any property. Unfortunately, I did not keep a copy of the I-134 and none of us remember exactly when that was. We only know it was sometime after 2001 but before 2005. We think it was in 2003 or 2004. If I fill out the I-134's for my in-laws, can I just put "Unsure" for the date in question 9?

Thanks for any advice/assistance. Hope I posted in the right section!

Edited December 27, 2009 by Jen76

[Neonred 3,576]

I-134's are not a part of a tourist visa. They must be able to qualify on their own. Better to just send an invitation letter, and even that probably won't help much either.

We have had good luck with tourist visas from Russia by sending a well worded invitation letter detailing the trip and finances. Probably depends more on the mood of the CO.

[Old Dominion 26]

Since even a letter of invitation is not required, and sometimes the CO doesn't even look at them, I'd suggest providing both the letter and I-134. Your own financial ability is all that you need to provide. That way, when they are interviewed, there will be plenty to show the CO. It seems as if they have good reason to return home after the visit, but on the other hand - with pensions - they are not tied to anything but their home.

I suspect after the Nigerian's ability to visit the US with mass destruction in mind, tourist visa processing will be tougher than before in certain countries.

Edited December 27, 2009 by Old Dominion

[Darnell 8,478]

they are applying for b-2, yes? I not know that I-134 is required.

Did you see something specific about this, somewhere?

I could be wrong, of course

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

There is not much you can do in helping your in-laws to get a B2. Certainly, sending a letter of invitation explaining that their son would love to have his parents with him when he graduates from school might help. Other than that they just need to show ties to Romania and hope for an Immigration Officer who has some compassion and applies common sense. Everything else, such as financial ability to sponsor and roots in the US might--IMHO--only work against the idea of a short visit.

Edited December 29, 2009 by Just Bob