Bring Mother in Law as non immigrant

[MJJDragon 0]

Hi all:

I'm a US Citizen married to a Colombian Lady. Is there a Visa to bring my mother in law as non immigrant to assist me and take care of my wife while she is pregnant. Someone told me that long time ago they used to have like caring visas for this kinda stuff. I work i the field and I spent all day traveling all over the state and my wife and i just found out she is pregnant and would like to have my mother in law here for help.

Is this possible, should I contact the US embassy in Colombia to send a letter or what are the steps to do this, my mother in law was denied a visa previously with the excuse of "she is not prepared to come to the US"

Thanks for any suggestions and help

MJJDragon

[Boiler 45,649]

No there is not.

I have not heard of an extinct category that would have covered this, probably more likely that the person who told you this was confused.

[NHKx2 43]

Her only option is to try again for a tourist visa. She would need to show compelling proof that she would return to Colombia and not overstay her visa, which may be hard to prove if she has a daughter and grandchild in the States. If she was denied before, she will need to have overcome the reasons for initial denial and present new evidence this time.

[Anh map 2,098]

Coming on a tourist visa to work (and that is what you've described) would not be approved. Coming on a tourist visa to visit for a few months is what you want to pursue.

Stronger ties to home would likely need to be shown if she was denied a visa in the past. Especially with a child in the US and a US grandchild on the way.

[Noah Lot 391]

One cannot work while in the US as a tourist....'helping out' is considered work, whether directly paid in cash or not. The way to think of it is this: if your wife needs this much help, then you have to hire a nurse of some kind, but instead you want your MIL to tend to your wife's need.....so, your MIL would be replacing a paid nurse, and that is not allowed....of course, you will try to frame the invite letter to make it sound different but the cat is out of the bag now.

[Dakine10 5,452]

One cannot work while in the US as a tourist....'helping out' is considered work, whether directly paid in cash or not. The way to think of it is this: if your wife needs this much help, then you have to hire a nurse of some kind, but instead you want your MIL to tend to your wife's need.....so, your MIL would be replacing a paid nurse, and that is not allowed....of course, you will try to frame the invite letter to make it sound different but the cat is out of the bag now.

Actually, the cat's still in the bag. The OP asked if there was a specific visa available to do this. He did not ask about using a tourist visa for this purpose.

[Noah Lot 391]

the answer is NO...there is no special 'help out with pregancy/housework visa' thaat circumvents our current immigration laws....and I believe he stated that his MIL was denied once already, so conjuring up a new pretext for visa issuance won't be successful.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

No, there's no such visa.

I just had a case like that on another forum.

Whole family from Mexico lives in the US, many of which are US citizens. Mexican family residence is near the border. Nineteen year-old girl travels to the US frequently on a B2, never had a problem. She was supposed to babysit her niece and when arriving at the border she was asked by CBP what the purpose of her visit was. She answered truthfully, not knowing better, and her visa was canceled then and there. I had to explain to her that babysitting, just like moving the lawn or walking the dog is an activity classified as work, meaning if she does it for free, an American won't get paid for doing it.

Bummer!

[mari&Ryan 93]

No, there's no such visa.

I just had a case like that on another forum.

Whole family from Mexico lives in the US, many of which are US citizens. Mexican family residence is near the border. Nineteen year-old girl travels to the US frequently on a B2, never had a problem. She was supposed to babysit her niece and when arriving at the border she was asked by CBP what the purpose of her visit was. She answered truthfully, not knowing better, and her visa was canceled then and there. I had to explain to her that babysitting, just like moving the lawn or walking the dog is an activity classified as work, meaning if she does it for free, an American won't get paid for doing it.

Bummer!

That's an excellent point that you bring here. Many mothers and sisters want to come to the U.S. to help to their pregnant relative and also with the baby. A tourist visa is not issued for that purpose. Completely agree with your view about it.