A Family member’s Asylum Application Can Effect Other family Member’s Tourist Visa

[MertUS 2]

Hello VJ Community,

 

My cousin’s Mother in US now and she will apply for Asylum. Her Husband and daughter has a tourist visa. After she applied if they want to entry US for touristic purposes. Can be a problem for them? Can Mother’s asylum application effect their visa and entry at the airport?

[Dashinka 24,597]

Possibly.  Only USCs are guaranteed entry at the border.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Yes, especially if she entered on a tourist visa herself. 

[MertUS 2]

1 hour ago, Dashinka said:

Possibly.  Only USCs are guaranteed entry at the border.

The border agent can see the mother’s asylum application from father and daughter passports ?

[Boiler 45,666]

More likely that their tourists visa's would be rescinded, general rule is that they know everything you do not want them to and nothing they do.

 

It is going to be very difficult to show non immigrant intent in such circumstances.

 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, MertUS said:

The border agent can see the mother’s asylum application from father and daughter passports ?

Family details are given on the DS160 applications. They can certainly link different members of a family and see developments of a relative of the applicant, I’ve seen that personally as well as seen it reported by others.

Edited July 27, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[MertUS 2]

Just now, SusieQQQ said:

Family details are given on the DS160 applications. They can certainly link different members of a family and see developments of a relative of the applicant, I’ve seen that personally as well as seen it reported.

What DS-160 ? They already have tourist visa

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 minutes ago, MertUS said:

What DS-160 ? They already have tourist visa

The DS160 is the form they filled in to get the tourist visa. I presume they were honest on that  application? That information stays in the system.

Edited July 27, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[MertUS 2]

3 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

The DS160 is the form they filled in to get the tourist visa. I presume they were honest on that  application? That information stays in the system.

You didn’t understand what I asked. There is no Asylum application now. And they all have Tourist visa. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

28 minutes ago, MertUS said:

You didn’t understand what I asked. There is no Asylum application now. And they all have Tourist visa. 

And you didn’t understand what I said. If they all have a tourist visa, then they must have all filled out a tourist visa application in the past, yes? The application they filled out is the DS160. The information they gave on those forms links them as a family, and it remains in the system and can be checked and probably will be when they enter. And anyone it links to, they can see any updated information. Such as : the spouse of this person and the mother of this person has now applied for asylum. Which is what you were worried about in your first post, yes?

Edited July 27, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Crazy Cat 41,981]

1 hour ago, MertUS said:

You didn’t understand what I asked. There is no Asylum application now. And they all have Tourist visa. 

Do you think it would look strange for one member of a family to request asylum while the others want to maintain tourist visas?  Does the reason for asylum not exist for everyone in the family?  Of course, I don't know the whole story, but I see a lot of extra scrutiny coming........

Edited July 27, 2020 by Lucky Cat

[Mystery 2020 30]

If the CBP do their job properly then yes it will affect them and they will get denied entry as it's clear they are not genuine tourists, just like the mother, who clearly lied when entering the US.

 

People like your cousin's family are the reason a lot of people cannot get a B2 visa and they deserve everything bad due to their selfish acts.

[Dashinka 24,597]

3 hours ago, MertUS said:

The border agent can see the mother’s asylum application from father and daughter passports ?

The I589 form for applying for asylum requires the applicant to provide information regarding a spouse and any children as well as if they currently have any visas, so I would expect once that application is in the system, CBP would know about it.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

I know that we have seen a couple of reports in this forum,  albeit rare, of people who have been informed by their local consulate that their tourist visas have been revoked because of something an immediate family member has done in the US. I cannot remember whether asylum was involved in any of those cases.  @Dashinka’s observation about the information required on a i589 would certainly make this something to be wary of however, especially given the current administration’s stance towards asylum seekers.

[Dashinka 24,597]

1 hour ago, SusieQQQ said:

I know that we have seen a couple of reports in this forum,  albeit rare, of people who have been informed by their local consulate that their tourist visas have been revoked because of something an immediate family member has done in the US. I cannot remember whether asylum was involved in any of those cases.  @Dashinka’s observation about the information required on a i589 would certainly make this something to be wary of however, especially given the current administration’s stance towards asylum seekers.

I agree, not only will CBP be notified, but also State, so it is a distinct possibility that any B2s of immediate family members would be revoked.