What financial information do I need to provide my visitor - and when?

[Bill and Soumanti 0]

Happy Aloha Friday to everyone,

Soumanti and I will be shortly ramping up plans for her visit . What

we would like to know is -

What do I need to provide Soumanti - both financial and non-financial for the

visa? We have read about the invitation letter (which seems hysterically formal

for us - but we'll gladly do what we gotta do), the I-134, my pay stubs (how many?)

and my bank statements (again how many?). Are we missing anything here -

financial or non-financial??

Also, are we correct that she will need the above info before her interview in

Kolkata? And that she should be prepared to show the same info when she

arrives in Honolulu??

Mahalo,

Bill and Soumanti

[VOL 425]

You provide her nothing if she is applying for a tourist visa.

She applies and nothing from you will help her get a tourist visa, You could pay $160 for her if you wanted

[Pitaya 2,576]

Your prospective visitor will have to prove to the satisfaction of the US consular official at the interviewing US embassy/consulate, that they have significant ties to India such that they would return to India after their US visit is completed. Such ties could include, property, house ownership, current stable employment, etc. Each visitor visa applicant is presumed to have immigration intent, and must prove that they are not trying to immigrate to the US. A letter from a doctor, any documents from you, or any other invitation-type letter would likely have no positive effect on the visitor visa approval.

Good luck.

[Done--Really 331]

The more evidence you provide showing ties to you will impede getting the visa -- your best bet is to provide nothing -- really !!

[Bill and Soumanti 0]

My intent is to support her from the time she walks out her door until she walks thru it once she returns home. Without some type of statement and proof of that, I fear she would be turned away in Honolulu for lack of funds.

[Boiler 43,401]

^{She has had a visa before, this is just a repeat.}

[Bill and Soumanti 0]

But the previous visa was all about checking out UH and was short term. This time is mostly about us and will be longer in duration.

[Bill and Soumanti 0]

And in addition, her parents helped her with the UH trip. They are not so willing this time.

[Boiler 43,401]

Why not?

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

Nothing you can provide

[az2014 381]

Isnt this like the 3rd topic about the same thing?

You provide nothing.

[Bill and Soumanti 0]

Sorrrrrrrrry for the perceived redundancy. This is all very new to us.

[KierenHby 897]

Your posts are really confusing, to me and perhaps others. Your profile lists K-1, and you’ve previously stated she has a visa she hopes to use next month.

And now additional questions about a process that you two have been through previously?

What visa does she currently have?

What visa is she going for?

Have you already started the K1?

[Nika. 0]

The more evidence you provide showing ties to you will impede getting the visa -- your best bet is to provide nothing -- really !!

This!

I wish someone warned me the first time I asked for a tourist visa- I had an invitation letter, affidavit of support and even my (then) boyfriend's tax papers!

Boy was I naive, I feel like they decided to reject me as soon as they saw I have someone there willing and able to support me.

So yeah, no papers on your side- what you can do is put money on her bank account so she has something to show as far as finances go. And, of course, as someone said- pay for the visa fee.

[Bill and Soumanti 0]

Aloha Kiran n Suds.

I can see the confusion - and I apologize to everyone for that. When I created our profile, I didn't

see B2 as an option. So I listed K1 - as that will follow down the road. But for now, I changed it to "Other"..

Yes, this is her second visa. But I wasn't involved in the first. The purpose of the first was only to

visit UH. She was there for a week and left. Her parents took care of the finances.

She has already applied for a tatkal passport renewal as her current passport is about to expire. She hopes

to have that in a couple weeks. Her first B2 visa will expire second week of June. So once she receives

her new passport, she will begin working on the second B2 visa. We will submit for the K1 while she is

visiting..... Hope that clears things up a bit. Again, I apologize for the confusion.

Back to the original question. Her parents do not consider this trip scholarly or professional in nature and

will not provide financial help. So it's on Soumanti and I to make this happen. She has little finances so I need

to help. Many sites we have seen suggest the host provide an invitation letter and financial information and all

that. Now I am reading all the replies here. And what Nika said stopped me in my tracks.

I just want Soumanti here with me for awhile so we can enjoy each other and make plans. We want to be fully

above-board, legal and ethical about how we proceed. To have her stopped in Honolulu because of financial

issues would be heart-breaking. I don't know what to do.