Bringing family

[apeach601 0]

Morning,

I just curious, My aunt and godmother from my family size wants to come to the US. Is there any way that I can help her with the paperwork. Is there anyway I can petion her. Also I am the godmother to her youngest daughter. For those of you who are not aware of what a godmother is, when you get baptized through the catholic church you get a second mother. If anything would happen to your biological mother she should take care of you.

[Boiler 43,600]

A Visitors Visa is a B2, the application process will be on the Consulate Web site for the country concerned.

They apply, sponsorship is only for immigration not visiting.

[kc456 0]

Morning,

I just curious, My aunt and godmother from my family size wants to come to the US. Is there any way that I can help her with the paperwork. Is there anyway I can petion her. Also I am the godmother to her youngest daughter. For those of you who are not aware of what a godmother is, when you get baptized through the catholic church you get a second mother. If anything would happen to your biological mother she should take care of you.

If by "coming to the US" you mean immigration, then I don't believe you can petition for your aunt or the god mother.

* If you are a US Citizen you may petition for the following foreign national relatives to immigrate to the United States; however you must be able to provide proof of the relationships:

o Husband or wife;

o Unmarried child under 21 years old;

o Unmarried son or daughter over 21;

o Married son or daughter of any age;

o Brother or sister, if you are at least 21 years old; or

o Parent, if you are at least 21 years old.

* If you are a lawful permanent resident you may petition for the following foreign national relatives to immigrate to the United States; however you must be able to provide proof of the relationships:

o Husband or wife; or

o Unmarried son or daughter of any age.

Edited February 2, 2006 by kc456

[Satellite 1]

...sponsorship is only for immigration not visiting.

A signed I-134 on behalf of a B2 applicant does help the applicant over come financial proof on how they will travel to the US and on what resources they will live while there. However, the I-134 does little to prove home ties to the applicant's country, thus this hurdle which can be the most difficult in many countries around the world still cannot be overcome by anything we the inviting USC's do or say.

[Boiler 43,600]

...sponsorship is only for immigration not visiting.

A signed I-134 on behalf of a B2 applicant does help the applicant over come financial proof on how they will travel to the US and on what resources they will live while there. However, the I-134 does little to prove home ties to the applicant's country, thus this hurdle which can be the most difficult in many countries around the world still cannot be overcome by anything we the inviting USC's do or say.

I always thought that this was a Catch 22, the mere act of supplying it suggests immigrant intent and anyway it is not legally enforcable.

[Yodrak 7]

Boiler,

No, the act of financially sponsoring a tourist does not necessarily suggest immigrant intent. I sponsored my wife for her B2 visas when she was my girlfriend, and I sponsored her parents last year when they applied for B2 visas to visit us. Without my financial assistance, they would not have been able to afford the trips and therefore would not have qualified for the visas.

True, I-134 is but a promise to pay, not an enforceable obligation to pay.

Yodrak

...sponsorship is only for immigration not visiting.

A signed I-134 on behalf of a B2 applicant does help the applicant over come financial proof on how they will travel to the US and on what resources they will live while there. However, the I-134 does little to prove home ties to the applicant's country, thus this hurdle which can be the most difficult in many countries around the world still cannot be overcome by anything we the inviting USC's do or say.

I always thought that this was a Catch 22, the mere act of supplying it suggests immigrant intent and anyway it is not legally enforcable.