Visitor visa for parents

[Innocent devil 2]

3 hours ago, Going through said:

No.

Ok thankyou

2 hours ago, nastra30 said:

No, they wouldn't need any such certificate.

Ok thankyou

[Innocent devil 2]

Can anyone please guide me on below:

Im a green card holder. my parents are applying for visitor visa. My father has a job back in home country so he will show that job and own house and property as an intent to return back from US. But my mother is a housewife. What proofs can she show as an intent to return back from US?? Also they dnt have any more children in the home country nor any old people to care for. One of my sibling is in another country. Because what if they reject my mother visa and approved my father. Please help

@JFH @Boiler

@nastra30 @Going through

Edited November 6, 2019 by Innocent devil

[Mindo2019 12]

10 hours ago, Innocent devil said:

Ok thank you. Will they need my i94? Or just copy of green card will be enough? 

Been there done that. The officer will not look at that at all.

41 minutes ago, Innocent devil said:

Can anyone please guide me on below:

Im a green card holder. my parents are applying for visitor visa. My father has a job back in home country so he will show that job and own house and property as an intent to return back from US. But my mother is a housewife. What proofs can she show as an intent to return back from US?? Also they dnt have any more children in the home country nor any old people to care for. One of my sibling is in another country. Because what if they reject my mother visa and approved my father. Please help

@JFH @Boiler

@nastra30 @Going through

Hello there,

 

I had been in your situation before. My mom had been denied twice for a tourist visa. The first one I am still greencard holder, the second one I already US citizen. Does any of them effect her interview? nope. Do they give her mercy because she already apply for 2 times? nope. Do they even look at the documents she prepared (house certificate, pension, birth certificates of my siblings that still back in home country, and so on)? nope.

 

By that said, your parents can be as prepare as as they could but it really depends on the officer whether to refuse or granted the tourist visa. Oh and another downside of this visa, you cannot appeal. 

 

There you go...$160x2 just fly away~

 

I do not want to scare you, but that is just reality. Tourist visa to the United States is the most random (and mean) visa that ever exist.

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

1 hour ago, Innocent devil said:

Can anyone please guide me on below:

Im a green card holder. my parents are applying for visitor visa. My father has a job back in home country so he will show that job and own house and property as an intent to return back from US. But my mother is a housewife. What proofs can she show as an intent to return back from US?? Also they dnt have any more children in the home country nor any old people to care for. One of my sibling is in another country. Because what if they reject my mother visa and approved my father. Please help

@JFH @Boiler

@nastra30 @Going through

Assuming your parents are still married, then I assume your father is a tie and supporting her (she lives with him in the house you mention?) so I would think if he gets approved then it is likely she will be approved with him.  Usually if one family member is approved and another isn’t, the denial will be someone like a young single person, not a spouse of the person being approved.

Edited November 6, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[Boiler 43,700]

Presumably she has a share of the house property etc.

[Innocent devil 2]

3 hours ago, Mindo2019 said:

Been there done that. The officer will not look at that at all.

Hello there,

 

I had been in your situation before. My mom had been denied twice for a tourist visa. The first one I am still greencard holder, the second one I already US citizen. Does any of them effect her interview? nope. Do they give her mercy because she already apply for 2 times? nope. Do they even look at the documents she prepared (house certificate, pension, birth certificates of my siblings that still back in home country, and so on)? nope.

 

By that said, your parents can be as prepare as as they could but it really depends on the officer whether to refuse or granted the tourist visa. Oh and another downside of this visa, you cannot appeal. 

 

There you go...$160x2 just fly away~

 

I do not want to scare you, but that is just reality. Tourist visa to the United States is the most random (and mean) visa that ever exist.

Oh ohkay. Thats really scary to know that. Can only hope that we get a good officer.

[Innocent devil 2]

3 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Assuming your parents are still married, then I assume your father is a tie and supporting her (she lives with him in the house you mention?) so I would think if he gets approved then it is likely she will be approved with him.  Usually if one family member is approved and another isn’t, the denial will be someone like a young single person, not a spouse of the person being approved.

Yes they are still married. And live in the same house. And my father is supporting. So they need to show marriage certificate to the officer to prove their marriage? Or no need for that?

3 hours ago, Boiler said:

Presumably she has a share of the house property etc.

No. Its owned by my father solely. 

[Innocent devil 2]

I heard visitor visa b2 can be granted for 1 month up to 10 years. Is it true? And what if my parents say that they want to stay in USA for 25 days and then come back, will they be granted a 1 month visa? Or should they say they want to stay for 5 months so that they get a 5 year visa?

[geowrian 22,336]

10 minutes ago, Innocent devil said:

I heard visitor visa b2 can be granted for 1 month up to 10 years. Is it true? And what if my parents say that they want to stay in USA for 25 days and then come back, will they be granted a 1 month visa? Or should they say they want to stay for 5 months so that they get a 5 year visa?

For Pakastani nationals, the visa can be issued for up to 5 years (60 months). It can be single use or multiple use. The full term (5 years) and multi-use is most common.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Pakistan.html

 

Each individual duration of stay is dictated by their I-94 received at POE. This is often 6 months, but could be shorter.

 

They should state how long their particular stay will actually be. Spending too much time in the US is a quick way to be denied entry at POE and/or visa revoked. While a 5 month stay is allowed if they are granted a 6 month I-94, actually staying that long would likely raise questions the next time they try to visit unless there is a very considerable gap between visits. A general rule of thumb is to spend at least as much time outside the US as within it, with twice as much time outside the US being highly suggested.

[Innocent devil 2]

4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

For Pakastani nationals, the visa can be issued for up to 5 years (60 months). It can be single use or multiple use. The full term (5 years) and multi-use is most common.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Pakistan.html

 

Each individual duration of stay is dictated by their I-94 received at POE. This is often 6 months, but could be shorter.

 

They should state how long their particular stay will actually be. Spending too much time in the US is a quick way to be denied entry at POE and/or visa revoked. While a 5 month stay is allowed if they are granted a 6 month I-94, actually staying that long would likely raise questions the next time they try to visit unless there is a very considerable gap between visits. A general rule of thumb is to spend at least as much time outside the US as within it, with twice as much time outside the US being highly suggested.

Ok thank you for your reply. Also can you please confirm, while scheduling an interview appointment for my parents; should i schedule one appointment of my father and add my mother as a dependent who will be traveling with him? Or do i need to book 2 separate appointments?

 

And if 2 separate appointments than will they be interviewed on a single window together or separately? 

[SusieQQQ 11,585]

1 hour ago, Innocent devil said:

I heard visitor visa b2 can be granted for 1 month up to 10 years. Is it true? And what if my parents say that they want to stay in USA for 25 days and then come back, will they be granted a 1 month visa? Or should they say they want to stay for 5 months so that they get a 5 year visa?

They shouldn’t say what they think the officer wants to hear or what they think will be a good chance of success. They should tell the truth. Even a small lie can be a big problem when it’s a visa interview.

[Going through 5,668]

2 hours ago, Innocent devil said:

So they need to show marriage certificate to the officer to prove their marriage? Or no need for that?

Marriage certificate not needed.

[ElDiablo 95]

2 hours ago, Innocent devil said:

I heard visitor visa b2 can be granted for 1 month up to 10 years. Is it true? And what if my parents say that they want to stay in USA for 25 days and then come back, will they be granted a 1 month visa? Or should they say they want to stay for 5 months so that they get a 5 year visa?

You are starting to sound really desperate to get them into the US. And desperation will only make it even more likely they will be denied.

 

They say the truth. It's really simple. Fill out form online, go to interview, answer questions. So simple.

[Innocent devil 2]

44 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

They shouldn’t say what they think the officer wants to hear or what they think will be a good chance of success. They should tell the truth. Even a small lie can be a big problem when it’s a visa interview.

Ok thank you

33 minutes ago, Going through said:

Marriage certificate not needed.

Ok thank you

21 minutes ago, ElDiablo said:

You are starting to sound really desperate to get them into the US. And desperation will only make it even more likely they will be denied.

 

They say the truth. It's really simple. Fill out form online, go to interview, answer questions. So simple.

Ok thank you

[Innocent devil 2]

can anyone please confirm, while scheduling an interview appointment for my parents; should i schedule one appointment of my father and add my mother as a dependent who will be traveling with him? Or do i need to book 2 separate appointments?

 

And if 2 separate appointments than will they be interviewed on a single window together or separately.

 

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