Mother visa

[benzee 0]

Minimum?

[aaron2020 11,651]

Minimum?

No such thing. It's a combination of factors. There is no magic minimum amount in the bank to qualify for a visa.

[benzee 0]

There is question in DS 160 form that who pay for your trip.my husband gonna pay for my mother trip so should write his name in form and show his bank statement?

[benzee 0]

No such thing. It's a combination of factors. There is no magic minimum amount in the bank to qualify for a visa.

[benzee 0]

No such thing. It's a combination of factors. There is no magic minimum amount in the bank to qualify for a visa.

There is question in DS 160 form that who pay for your trip.my husband gonna pay for my mother trip so should write his name in form and show his bank statement?

[Boiler 43,436]

If that is all you have then go with that.

[benzee 0]

There is one more question in form ds160 that they are asking for plans for the trip arrival and departure date and city.should I mark "yes" for the question and write date of arrival and departure?

[KierenHby 897]

Fill in the hoped-for date of arrival to coincide with baby's birth.. and expected departure date once purpose of visit is complete.

[benzee 0]

To schedule interview where my mother have to go?

[KierenHby 897]

Google is your best friend.. nearest US embassy to applicant's location.

[benzee 0]

It is written on website to make list of children and siblings.do I just write names of children on paper or do I have to do something else?

[Boiler 43,436]

I do not remember the form in detail, but thought you just listed immediate relatives in the US?

Edited September 18, 2015 by Boiler

[cutie bear 2]

Not sure for your country. MIL just approved 2days ago in philippines. So many have warned about not saying anything about grand kids, visiting children married and living abroad, not enough money in the bank, showing property deeds, etc etc etc. my MIL has no property, makes 3000php every 3 months, gave the reason for the visit is to see her newly born granddaughter and her daughter. She is a midwife by profession. Approved.

I think the biggest factor is the demeanor of the one being interviewed. The counselor has so much experience being able to read the smallest differences in someone telling the truth and one who is lying. I'm sure there have been and will be those who are good enough or lucky enough to get away with a lie, but usually for us normal people, they can read us.

My MIL is very open, very straightforward and singleminded. I'm sure that helped more than anything else during the questioning as that IS the reason she is coming to visit.

Good luck!!!

congrats typo808!

My mom said the same thing, that she wanted to visit her grandchild here in the US. she makes 10Kphp/mo and not enough savings in the bank. She does have a property and its a small piece of land where she wanted to be buried someday. She was approved and was given 10years tourist visa.

[benzee 0]

Before interview do we have to do medical too?

[cutegirl 2]

Hi Group Members

Plz could u kindly help me in my queries for my following scenario:

I am a Green card(conditional) holder in New York and want to invite my mom(living with my retired dad and student siblings) from Pakistan to stay with me during and after my pregnancy, and also to visit US. I need moral support, and want to share my first baby's joy with her, as Im v close to her. I dont need her to baby-sit or do house chores. I have maid coming for it already, and can arrange her to help me in baby-sitting as well. Also, I just started working v recently(professional job), and my husband works full time too. Following are my queries and concerns plz, if anyone can kindly advise me:

1- What should be the reason to apply for Visitor Visa? (Mom applying first time for US, has visited Europe in past 5 years, no one else in family visited US before other than me). Should the reason on form DS-160 be: "Tourism AND meeting Family"?
My concern: During Visa interview, if officer specifically asks: "Is your daughter pregnant?", and my mother saying yes; wouldn't this contradict the above purpose in DS-160 of Tourism and Family meet-up?
May be my mom can add herself that she is going to meet family n welcome baby plus tourism before and after delivery. She may say explicitly that the officer should not take her purpose as baby-sitting, as her daughter(me) already has maid's arrangement for it. Will such self-explanation be a good approach?

My sole concern is: If she writes Tourism and family meet-up as purpose, and then also tells upon officer's inquiry that I'm pregnant, will this not be considered hiding a fact?or incomplete information/ contradiction to purpose written on DS-160? (We dont want to write purpose as Pregnancy as this would suggest baby-sitting work, which is not the case).

2- My mom is a house-wife, never worked, has no bank account, plus my father's earnings are also not consistent sufficient for proving funds. Hence, shall my husband sponsor her or I should sponsor myself?(I just started working 1 month ago, so I never filed tax returns in US yet, neither have past months bank statements; but my husband has solid financial background).

3- Although mom cannot sponsor herself, still should she take along with herself house documents which my father owns? Utility Bills? (to show economic ties to home country?)

4- For social ties, what can she take along as proof? Family tree certificate from NADRA, siblings university enrollment letter, father's passport, siblings id's, family photographs. Are these enough to prove social/family ties?

Still my main concern remains as the purpose of her trip to US, in case of officer asking pregnancy question explicitly.

Kindly advise and help. Thanks!