A strange query

[rishi851 0]

I am an east Indian, well traveled. I came back from Canada last year after studying and working for 2 years. I have never been to the US. Now this is the situation of my case:

After returning from Canada I saw that my mother was(is) a raging alcoholic and suffers from severe depression. My uncle is a legal citizen of the US and a practicing physician. He advised me to bring her over for a few months stating that maybe a change in surroundings might do her good. He also asked me to come over as a caretaker.

I've always wanted to come to the US for a visit and I have friends everywhere(in practically every state). However my chances of getting even a tourist visa were slim. So we applied under the B2(tourism and medical) category. Me as her caretaker.

Now the thing is....my mother doesn't wish to go ANYWHERE. She is very lazy and a complete lost case. She has no desire to visit my uncle(her brother). She just wants to end her life in a tiny room staring at nothing.

So I went in for the interview and....... GOT THE VISA!! 10 years ® B1/B2.

My mother didn't even go for the formalities and I doubt she'd budge. The interviewer asked me a lot of questions and I answered honestly. He asked why she hasn't applied yet and I told him she was bedridden and that she would apply a few days later. He was impressed and told me on the spot: You have the visa.

So my question is this:

I have a tourist visa. Can I come on this for a visit or I have to be with my mother? Everyone I ask is conflicted. Some say I will be turned away from the airport and will have to go back and others say as long as your passport has the visa the officials won't bother. But I don't want to buy a ticket only to be asked to wait over the night at the airport and return home.

On the other hand if I don't go they say it helps in future visa chances of any kind(he had a visa and didn't bother). If I apply again for studies or short stay my case would seem more genuine.

Any help?

PS- I don't intend to live forever. Lol. Just travel to Florida and California, maybe pay a visit to my friends in Canada and head back before the visa expires.

The Visa stamped on my passport doesn't mention anything except its a R B1/B2. I am attaching a copy of the visa.

thanks for your time, patience and help.

[RhettVoe 281]

You are good to go as you please.

[Boiler 44,225]

Seconded.

[Darnell 8,478]

your visa in your passport now has nothing to do with your mother's visa, or lack thereof.

[rishi851 0]

your visa in your passport now has nothing to do with your mother's visa, or lack thereof.

Yes, I understand this but according to my Uncle the airport officials might stop me and ask about why I am not being accompanied with my mother, considering it is her reason I am there. They have the files and details on there right?

I just hope youre right.

[RhettVoe 281]

Since there is no annotation on your visa, it does not matter with or without whom you may be traveling.

[JayJayH 546]

Yes, I understand this but according to my Uncle the airport officials might stop me and ask about why I am not being accompanied with my mother, considering it is her reason I am there. They have the files and details on there right?

I just hope youre right.

If the following are true:

- You will not work illegally.

- You will be in the US solely for purposes of tourism/visit/medical and/or business.

- You will leave the US before the date on your I-94.

Then it does not matter who you travel with, when you travel, or what you do in the US. No one really cares why you go, as long as the above three are true.

Whether you choose to spend your trip surfing in Hawaii, birdwatching in Florida, hunting in Alaska, visiting every ride at Disneyland, or visit your uncle is irrelevant.

There is no such thing as an "accompany-a-tourist" visa. There is only a tourist visa. As long as you fall within that category, everything is else is irrelevant.

Put it this way - You weren't granted a visa for the purpose of accompanying your mom.

You were granted a visa because the consular officer believed that you would not work or overstay.

Plain and simple.

Edited November 29, 2013 by Yang-Ja

[Darnell 8,478]

Your Uncle is wrong.

How 'well traveled' are you?

[rishi851 0]

Your Uncle is wrong.

How 'well traveled' are you?

Recent: Canada two years

Most of Europe

Thailand

As a young boy: almost everywhere imaginable. My father was a Captain on a merchant marine vessel and the years 92-93 I lived the entirety on a ship.

[JayJayH 546]

I have a difficult time seeing any problems..