Can my brother get a tourist visa?

[Lazy Monk 0]

Hello folks

 

I'm a USC and I was wondering that if I sponsor my brother who is over 21, married with kids living in the middle-east, would be able to get a tourist visa while the sponsorship petition is in its tracks. He has a steady job and has been living there for over 10 years and is a permanent resident, with his bank statements and strong ties to that country, he would most likely get a tourist visa(it would be his first time applying for one).

But then, my concern is if I should sponsor him before him applying for a tourist visa or after he gets one. Which scenario would be better? I don't want him not to be able to visit while his sponsorship petition is pending and that could take years. What would your expert opinion be on this matter? Thanks in advance

[Olga88 84]

What country he lives in? I applied for tourist visa this year to go see my fiancé but us consulate doesn’t take any papers anymore..at least in my country. The checked only submitted online form ds-160 and my passport. I brought so many papers with me. Sponsor papers and invitation. But it didn’t matter. They refuse to see anything.  Its just my experience 

[Dashinka 23,375]

B2 visa applications are dependent on the applicant and their ties to their home/resident country.  Consulates may or may not take into account an active I130, but considering this is a sibling married and over 21 with a spouse and children not eligible to AOS if he is in the US, it may not make a big difference if the I130 is in process for a potential F4 visa.  All he can do is try assuming the consulate where your brother is a resident is accepting B2 applications.

 

Good Luck!

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50 minutes ago, Olga88 said:

What country he lives in? I applied for tourist visa this year to go see my fiancé but us consulate doesn’t take any papers anymore..at least in my country. The checked only submitted online form ds-160 and my passport. I brought so many papers with me. Sponsor papers and invitation. But it didn’t matter. They refuse to see anything.  Its just my experience 

He lives in Bahrain.

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23 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

B2 visa applications are dependent on the applicant and their ties to their home/resident country.  Consulates may or may not take into account an active I130, but considering this is a sibling married and over 21 with a spouse and children not eligible to AOS if he is in the US, it may not make a big difference if the I130 is in process for a potential F4 visa.  All he can do is try assuming the consulate where your brother is a resident is accepting B2 applications.

 

Good Luck!

So it won't make any difference if he applies for a B2, only if they're accepting applications? B2 and F4 won't collide or have any effect on each other considering his circumstances?

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1 minute ago, Lazy Monk said:

So it won't make any difference if he applies for a B2, only if they're accepting applications? B2 and F4 won't collide or have any effect on each other considering his circumstances?

Nope, they are two complete different visas. So it won't hurt anything if he applies for a tourist visa. 

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1 hour ago, Lazy Monk said:

Hello folks

 

I'm a USC and I was wondering that if I sponsor my brother who is over 21, married with kids living in the middle-east, would be able to get a tourist visa while the sponsorship petition is in its tracks. He has a steady job and has been living there for over 10 years and is a permanent resident, with his bank statements and strong ties to that country, he would most likely get a tourist visa(it would be his first time applying for one).

But then, my concern is if I should sponsor him before him applying for a tourist visa or after he gets one. Which scenario would be better? I don't want him not to be able to visit while his sponsorship petition is pending and that could take years. What would your expert opinion be on this matter? Thanks in advance

There is technically NO sponsorship for tourist visas for the US. You can help him with the cost and filling out the application but that is it. You can't sponsor a person for a tourist visa. They have to apply on their own under their own merits. Nothing you have or do will help them.

 

Him applying for a tourist visa will not affect his petition to immigrate. Nobody can say if he will get the visa or not. He can only apply and see.

 

1 hour ago, Olga88 said:

What country he lives in? I applied for tourist visa this year to go see my fiancé but us consulate doesn’t take any papers anymore..at least in my country. The checked only submitted online form ds-160 and my passport. I brought so many papers with me. Sponsor papers and invitation. But it didn’t matter. They refuse to see anything.  Its just my experience 

Yes, we have seen this so many times here. It is a huge misconception that sponsorship and invitation letters help B2 applicants. It is simply not true. A consulate does not have to see any of those documents because it is not required for a tourist visa.

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15 minutes ago, Unlockable said:

 

There is technically NO sponsorship for tourist visas for the US. You can help him with the cost and filling out the application but that is it. You can't sponsor a person for a tourist visa. They have to apply on their own under their own merits. Nothing you have or do will help them.

 

Him applying for a tourist visa will not affect his petition to immigrate. Nobody can say if he will get the visa or not. He can only apply and see.

 

Yes, we have seen this so many times here. It is a huge misconception that sponsorship and invitation letters help B2 applicants. It is simply not true. A consulate does not have to see any of those documents because it is not required for a tourist visa.

I think they are talking about sponsoring the sibling for an F4 and if that would impact a subsequent B2 application, not sponsoring the brother for a B2.

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1 hour ago, Unlockable said:

 

There is technically NO sponsorship for tourist visas for the US. You can help him with the cost and filling out the application but that is it. You can't sponsor a person for a tourist visa. They have to apply on their own under their own merits. Nothing you have or do will help them.

 

Him applying for a tourist visa will not affect his petition to immigrate. Nobody can say if he will get the visa or not. He can only apply and see.

 

Yes, we have seen this so many times here. It is a huge misconception that sponsorship and invitation letters help B2 applicants. It is simply not true. A consulate does not have to see any of those documents because it is not required for a tourist visa.

I'm not looking to sponsor him for a tourist visa because I am aware there's no such thing like that. All I'm concerned about is, whether he would or won't be able to be get a tourist visa while the petition is pending or should he apply for one after I petition for him.

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1 hour ago, Dashinka said:

I think they are talking about sponsoring the sibling for an F4 and if that would impact a subsequent B2 application, not sponsoring the brother for a B2.

Thank you for clarifying it. 

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2 hours ago, Lazy Monk said:

B2 and F4 won't collide or have any effect on each other considering his circumstances?

That is correct, imo.

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14 minutes ago, Lazy Monk said:

I'm not looking to sponsor him for a tourist visa because I am aware there's no such thing like that. All I'm concerned about is, whether he would or won't be able to be get a tourist visa while the petition is pending or should he apply for one after I petition for him.

I was able to renew, and my derivative family get new, B visas while we had a F3 application pending. No problem. As with any other B visa, chances of getting it depend on ties one can show to their home country. A denial of a B for immigrant intent would have no impact on getting an immigrant visa later.

[geowrian 22,336]

If he wants to visit, then he should apply. Worst case is they refuse the visa and the $160 fee. As long as he doesn't lie, it won't hurt a future visa attempt.

 

There is no sponsorship for a tourist visa. One can volunteer to pay for travel expenses. If the visa applicant is not paying their own, then the name of the individual who is should be listed. No further evidence from then is needed.

 

In terms of a timeline, generally I would say it's better to apply for the tourist visa before starting any sort of immigrant visa process. That said, for his category - since overstay is not ignored anyway - I don't think a pending petition with years left would make much of a difference either way. They will look at the merits of his case right now and issue or refuse the visa based on that.

 

Good luck.