Looking for some advice ??!!

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11 hours ago, Fadae said:

My guess would lean towards no, Tunisia tends to do "Guilty until proven innocent" in terms of tourist visas. Basically, it's a no unless you can really provide enough ties to the country... At least, that is the experience my husband (form tunisia) and I had. 

 

 "Guilty until proven innocent" is the same for every country when it comes to tourist visas. It's the law.

All tourist visa applicants are presumed to have immigrant intent until shown otherwise.

 

10 minutes ago, Debzib88 said:

I don't really know when it comes to these kind of things. I'm from a visa waiver country so when I visited my husband I only needed to show a return flight and employment proof. So I would suggest having a return flight and if she still works getting confirmation from her employer to say she is employed and taking holiday and will return back to work. Or maybe booking a flight for a week instead of 2? I wish you every luck and hope you get to have your mum at your wedding. 

 

A return flight would be worthless, it means nothing for a tourist visa application.

The embassies specifically tell applicants to never buy flight tickets until they physically have their visa in hand.

Edited March 27, 2019 by MacUK

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1 minute ago, MacUK said:

 

 "Guilty until proven innocent" is the same for every country when it comes to tourist visas. It's the law.

All tourist visa applicants are presumed to have immigrant intent until shown otherwise.

 

 

A return flight would be worthless, it means nothing for a tourist visa application.

The embassies specifically tell applicants to never but flight tickets until they physically have their visa in hand.

Ohhh. She has to get a tourist visa. I wasn't aware that was the case. Yeah I wouldn't just buy a flight then.... I just assumed people could go on holidays with out those lol 

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5 minutes ago, Debzib88 said:

Why is it going against that though?! I don't understand why they wouldn't be able to visit for a holiday and see their son get married 😕 

Did you miss the Tunisia mention?

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11 minutes ago, Debzib88 said:

Why is it going against that though?! I don't understand why they wouldn't be able to visit for a holiday and see their son get married 😕 

Never advisable to purchase airline tickets before a visa is approved.  Things are different for Brits and others from the VWP countries.

Edited March 27, 2019 by Jorgedig

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Just now, Boiler said:

Did you miss the Tunisia mention?

 No but not every single person knows the rules with particular countries. that's why we have people like you, to Inform us and let know. 

 

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3 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Never advisable to purchase airline tickets before a visa is approved.  Things are different from Brits and others from the VWP countries.

Yeah I get That now, crazy though....

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25 minutes ago, Debzib88 said:

I don't really know when it comes to these kind of things. I'm from a visa waiver country 

Genuine question (not meant to be snarky): if you don’t really know, why are you providing an answer? There are many parts of this forum I don’t go near because I don’t know about the questions being asked in them.

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1 minute ago, SusieQQQ said:

Genuine question (not meant to be snarky): if you don’t really know, why are you providing an answer? There are many parts of this forum I don’t go near because I don’t know about the questions being asked in them.

Taken in a non snarky way,

 Because I genuinely assumed that someone could visit their son and attend a wedding using proof of a return flight and employment ties. Just because someone doesn't always have the correct answer doesn't mean they can't suggest things and offer support. I'd rather try and help someone then not at all 😊 After all We're all after the same Thing... being reunited with loved ones. And this is a community that helps each other. 

 

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6 minutes ago, Debzib88 said:

Taken in a non snarky way,

 Because I genuinely assumed that someone could visit their son and attend a wedding using proof of a return flight and employment ties. Just because someone doesn't always have the correct answer doesn't mean they can't suggest things and offer support. I'd rather try and help someone then not at all 😊 After all We're all after the same Thing... being reunited with loved ones. And this is a community that helps each other. 

 

It would be wonderful if we could all have our family come and visit for a bit but unfortunately for some of us that is next to impossible 😞 

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14 minutes ago, Debzib88 said:

Taken in a non snarky way,

 Because I genuinely assumed that someone could visit their son and attend a wedding using proof of a return flight and employment ties. Just because someone doesn't always have the correct answer doesn't mean they can't suggest things and offer support. I'd rather try and help someone then not at all 😊 After all We're all after the same Thing... being reunited with loved ones. And this is a community that helps each other. 

 

I get that, but sometimes well-meaning  advice is wrong, and potentially harmful. In this case it could result in OP’s mom not only without a visa but having lost the money spent on the air ticket too. 

 

fyi: any official US website including the embassy websites for visas (and this is true of both immigrant and non immigrant visas) always tell you not to buy tickets or make any non refundable reservations until you actually have a visa in hand.

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Most people from non-VWP countries (i.e. the Western World) need a B visa to visit the US, and for those from MENA nations, Africa, Asia etc they often  face more rejections than approvals for B visas.

Edited March 27, 2019 by Jorgedig

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21 hours ago, Going through said:

Her chances are pretty slim, then...

 

You said earlier that she doesn't work----home ownership?   How does she support herself? 

Has she traveled to other countries before and can show a history of not overstaying?

She never traveled before and my dad is taking care of all the family