Mother-in-Law on Tourist Visa - Needs to Leave Country before 6 months but maybe can't

[Marieke H 2,303]

11 hours ago, Jon York said:

And SusieQQQ - I would appreciate it if you would refrain from responding to my conversation here. I've found your replies to miss the point and be completely unhelpful. So please... just stay out of this conversation.  Thank you.

When you're posting in a public forum, you don't own your post and you don't get to decide who is allowed to respond and who isn't. 

 

Also, @SusieQQQ is one of the most knowledgeable and helpful people on this forum so you were lucky to get some advice from her. You can't tell people not to comment just because their advice is not what you wanted to hear.

 

But hey, you can always just have you mother in law overstay and see what happens. 

[Just Paul 4,591]

4 minutes ago, Marieke H said:

But hey, you can always just have you mother in law overstay and see what happens. 

+1  

 

The choices are leave before the I-94 expires or run the risk of the extension not being approved and her losing the ability to come back to the US for a few years.  If she can't get to Pakistan find someplace she can go.

 

And coming back in June is a big issue.   It would appear she is living in the US on a tourist visa.

[TBoneTX 43,058]

Jon York, the above posters are correct.  Do NOT attempt to control who posts, or administrative action that you will dislike will be applied to your account.

 

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[PeachesMagee 62]

This whole situation bring to mind a wonderful military saying, that seems to apply here. Keeping in mind, CBP/USIIS/ICE or any Federal entity have a military mentality, so they do certainly apply this in their every day-to-day.

This does not say that you have done this....but this is what they would think:

 

Poor planning on your part, does not constitute an emergency on ours.

Knowing there was a global emergency, she should have made arrangements to go home. The news has been saying be ready for the worst case scenario.

[SalishSea 16,770]

14 hours ago, designguy said:

Exactly. OP is acting like the virus popped up out of nowhere a week ago

 

She should have long gone home. The second there is a flight available she should be on it home. There's rightfully is no accommodation for overstaying. If she decides to overstay her visa will be cancelled and will have to try her luck with a new one.

Especially since he was here asking the same Q two weeks ago.  It was clearly only going to get worse, as is still the case.

[Jon York 156]

18 hours ago, geowrian said:

Any leeway would be by the CO in determining whether to issue a new visa or not. For example, one day overstay given the circumstances is probably favorable, but it's the CO's call.

Thank you, I think that's probably the best answer and pretty much what I was curious about. I think given the circumstances they would view it favorably, but of course, as always, it's their call. 

 

18 hours ago, geowrian said:

"Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Forums. "

She is inhibiting me from enjoying the forums.

 

18 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

she must request an extension of status before that date.

Thank you... that's helpful to know.

 

16 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

I strongly suggest that you do not count on them being lenient, and instead do all that is feasible for her to keep her visa. 

That is solid advice. And that's what we're going to try to do.

[geowrian 22,335]

3 minutes ago, Jon York said:

She is inhibiting me from enjoying the forums.

Advice you don't like doesn't prevent you from enjoying the forums. Heed the mod's statements above.

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Jon York, the above posters are correct.  Do NOT attempt to control who posts, or administrative action that you will dislike will be applied to your account.

 

[Cathi 5,610]

You were told 2 weeks ago to get her out and you chose to ignore that advice. Now it's only become worse and it will continue to get worse by the day. Get her out while you can. The airspace in Pakistan has NOT been closed, most flights have been cancelled. Big difference.

 

 

P.S. If you don't like the very good answers and advice you're getting, allow her to overstay and then get back to us and let us know how it goes.