Newly GC holder inviting Mum

[Koko bongo 2]

My mum was denied a visa last year as we were not ready to invite her then and I’d not yet been approved of my GC. My cousin invited her and the consulate denied her stating “why isn’t your son inviting you” as my cousin had filled on the DS 160 that she had a son in the US. Fast forward  to late last year, we decided it’s time we invite her as we now have a baby. People advised us my wife be the one to invite her since I’m yet to be approved GC, so we decided to start processing another appointment for her but could only secure a March 2019 date for appointment. Alas, I was granted a GC without being asked any question at the interview, coming from a K1 candidate. My question now is should I go back and edit and resubmit the DS 160 so to indicate I’m the one inviting her or just leave it to be my wife inviting. Thanks and I wish everyone a blissful 2019. 

[Khallaf 648]

1 minute ago, Koko bongo said:

My mum was denied a visa last year as we were not ready to invite her then and I’d not yet been approved of my GC. My cousin invited her and the consulate denied her stating “why isn’t your son inviting you” as my cousin had filled on the DS 160 that she had a son in the US. Fast forward  to late last year, we decided it’s time we invite her as we now have a baby. People advised us my wife be the one to invite her since I’m yet to be approved GC, so we decided to start processing another appointment for her but could only secure a March 2019 date for appointment. Alas, I was granted a GC without being asked any question at the interview, coming from a K1 candidate. My question now is should I go back and edit and resubmit the DS 160 so to indicate I’m the one inviting her or just leave it to be my wife inviting. Thanks and I wish everyone a blissful 2019. 

your mother is the only one that can pass the interview, it does not matter who invites her.

 

She has to show strong ties to her home country, and having a son in the USA with a new baby, and family that she might likely have immigrant intent.

 

you can show you will pay for the trip but in the end she will have to get the visit visa on her own merits. 

[Roel 7,191]

Invitation doesn't help.

To be honest, your mother's chances are probably less than 10%. Coming from Nigeria and having family in the US.

 

What matters is not who or why invites her to the US. What matters is WHY she would leave US and go back home.

[Crazy Cat 39,226]

14 minutes ago, Koko bongo said:

My question now is should I go back and edit and resubmit the DS 160 so to indicate I’m the one inviting her or just leave it to be my wife inviting.

Makes no difference at all....none........she is already assumed to be a person who will want to stay in the US.  It is up to her to convince the Consulate Officer that she will return to her own country before her authorized time expires.......She must show strong ties to her country.  Since Nigeria is high fraud, this might be very difficult.

Edited January 25, 2019 by missileman

[Unlockable 7,306]

38 minutes ago, Koko bongo said:

My mum was denied a visa last year as we were not ready to invite her then and I’d not yet been approved of my GC. My cousin invited her and the consulate denied her stating “why isn’t your son inviting you” as my cousin had filled on the DS 160 that she had a son in the US. Fast forward  to late last year, we decided it’s time we invite her as we now have a baby. People advised us my wife be the one to invite her since I’m yet to be approved GC, so we decided to start processing another appointment for her but could only secure a March 2019 date for appointment. Alas, I was granted a GC without being asked any question at the interview, coming from a K1 candidate. My question now is should I go back and edit and resubmit the DS 160 so to indicate I’m the one inviting her or just leave it to be my wife inviting. Thanks and I wish everyone a blissful 2019. 

You are misunderstanding the whole "inviting" thing. Invites are not necessarily needed for visitor visas to the US. The Co is only worried about why you mother must return to her country and not stay in the US. Invites from family members do not matter. A person can visit the US an not have any relatives or friends here. They may only want to come to tour and sight see the country. Those people don't need invitations.

 

She must show strong ties to her country. You should make your mother's application to focus on her having enough ties to Nigeria that she needs to return there. Many visitor visa applicants make the mistake of focusing too much on why they want to the US, which is where they go wrong. 

Edited January 25, 2019 by NuestraUnion

[HonoraryCitizen 179]

1 hour ago, Roel said:

Invitation doesn't help.

To be honest, your mother's chances are probably less than 10%. Coming from Nigeria and having family in the US.

Where do you pull that number from? The adjusted refusal rate for Nigeria is 45%. Many, probably most people from West Africa granted B visas to the USA have family here.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Non-Immigrant-Statistics/RefusalRates/FY17.pdf

 

1 hour ago, Koko bongo said:

My question now is should I go back and edit and resubmit the DS 160 so to indicate I’m the one inviting her or just leave it to be my wife inviting. Thanks and I wish everyone a blissful 2019. 

Really would not matter. She has decent chances of getting the visa. Be confident and go ahead and apply. Over the years  seven members of my family (and several other friends) have applied to visit me. My being an American resident/citizen did not hinder their application. Ignore the chatter about Nigeria being a high fraud country or whatever and think positive. She should not say she is coming to take care of the baby because that can be considered work. She's simply coming to visit you and see her new grandchild.

 

Congratulations on the baby and best wishes.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

Are you petitioning her for an immigrant visa, or would she be applying as a visitor? If a b2 visa, this thread belongs in a different forum. 

[geowrian 22,335]

4 hours ago, HonoraryCitizen said:

Where do you pull that number from? The adjusted refusal rate for Nigeria is 45%. Many, probably most people from West Africa granted B visas to the USA have family here.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Non-Immigrant-Statistics/RefusalRates/FY17.pdf

No idea where 10% specifically came from, but I think with a recent refusal and no indicated material change in circumstances, it would be safe to presume a less-than-average likelihood of approval.

 

But yes, she can apply and I encourage her to do so, and wish her good luck.

[carmel34 3,531]

Your mother applies, not you, on her own merits and her own ties to her home country, showing likelihood of returning after a visit.  You can give her advice, but she applies herself.

[Ontarkie 13,915]

~~Moved to Tourist Visas, from Bringing Family~~

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

They wouldn't even ask for the invitation. If her situation has no difference than the last time she was refused, the outcome would be the same. 

[Boiler 43,433]

I do not know if she will or will not get a visa, you do not mention anything positive.

 

I always have assumed that most people who visit the US do not know anybody here, they would have no opportunity to be being invited, if you know somebody how is that a positive from a Consulate point of view.

[nastra30 1,983]

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html

From the link above:

 

"Note: Visa applicants must qualify on the basis of the applicant's residence and ties abroad, rather than assurances from U.S. family and friends. A letter of invitation or Affidavit of Support is not needed to apply for a visitor visa. If you choose to bring a letter of invitation or Affidavit of Support to your interview, please remember it is not one of the factors used in determining whether to issue or deny the visa."

 

Anyway, don't let that discourage you. Help her file away but she's solely responsible for convincing the consular officer of her intention to return to Nigeria. A friend's mother from Ghana got it on her third try.

[Cathi 5,610]

You have nothing to do with your mother's visitors visa. She applies and is approved or denied on her own merits and her own merits alone. I have no idea why people think there is some sort of "invitation letter" or "sponsorship" for someone else's visitor visa. There isn't.

[millefleur 5,035]

2 hours ago, Cathi said:

I have no idea why people think there is some sort of "invitation letter" or "sponsorship" for someone else's visitor visa. There isn't.

Because there is a staggering amount of disinfo out there about US visa applications.

 

Also, many other countries offer a "private visitor" visa to invite friends and family members to visit them. Russia, for example, offers such a visa and the applicant must bring a very specific and official invitation letter to apply. People just assume the same goes for US visas based on what they know about other countries' visa requirements or based on word of mouth disinfo out there. I myself, never having dealt with a US visitor visa until recently in my life, assumed the same "family visitor" existed for US visas until I came to VJ and learned otherwise.

 

To clarify for new users: the US has no special "family visit" or "private visit" visas, there is only a generic "visitor" visa (for business or tourism) and that's it. Often times having a close family member in the US can make it harder to get approved. Applicants can apply and re-apply as many times as they want but it doesn't guarantee an approval.

Edited January 26, 2019 by millefleur