What is document I need to sponsor for my brother come US for 6 months visit

[thukieu 0]

I need some help:  for the past 10 years, I had sponsor for my brother come over for 6 months of visa visit. And he had been here for 3 times.  He always goes back on time.

 But for the last 4 years, I re-apply again, and anytime he goes for the interview, the US consulate in Ho chi Minh city reject to give him a visa, they never tell him the reason why?

I had included all of this in the past,

• Affidavit of support Form I-134 (US visa sponsor form)
• Letter of invitation addressed to visa applicants
• Letter to US consulate, requesting to grant a visitor visa to the person you are sponsoring.
• Bank statements: Bank statements for the last two months.
• Bank account verification letter as evidence of your bank account and bank balance.
• 1 or 2 recent pay stub copies.
• Copy of recent income tax returns or last few W2 forms. 
• My passport.

I did all of this, but for the past 3 times, they still reject him for a visa! How I find out what is wrong?  My husband and I both US citizen.

Any help I really appreciated.

Thu Kieu

[Timona 3,978]

It's B-2 visa. 

And he probably doesn't have ties to Vietnam, hence the rejections. 

 

And your letters aren't needed. You can finance him, but when he goes to interview, it's his own fight. You cannot influence it

[arken 4,197]

44 minutes ago, thukieu said:

How I find out what is wrong? 

Nothing wrong, just the mood of the CO and a bit of luck missing both of which is not in your control.

[powerpuff 6,077]

You cannot sponsor your brother for a tourist visa, your or your husband’s US citizenship cannot influence it…. I notice often that US citizens wrongly assume their relatives are automatically entitled to visitor visas just because they’re relatives of a US citizen. That’s not how it works — having relatives in the US actually decreases one’s chances to obtain a tourist visa. 

[Palawan 130]

14 hours ago, Timona said:

It's B-2 visa. 

And he probably doesn't have ties to Vietnam, hence the rejections. 

 

And your letters aren't needed. You can finance him, but when he goes to interview, it's his own fight. You cannot influence it

Will they not let US Citizens enter the visa side?  Do they have a window or room where the interview takes place?

 

US Embassy in Manila I could walk in with a tourist visa applicant, and maybe influence.

[milimelo 4,291]

51 minutes ago, Palawan said:

Will they not let US Citizens enter the visa side?  Do they have a window or room where the interview takes place?

 

US Embassy in Manila I could walk in with a tourist visa applicant, and maybe influence.

Right. No. Unless the applicant is a minor child no one comes into the visa section with the applicant. I waited for my mom outside consular section in the waiting area (public access by the street). 

[thukieu 0]

5 minutes ago, milimelo said:

Right. No. Unless the applicant is a minor child no one comes into the visa section with the applicant. I waited for my mom outside consular section in the waiting area (public access by the street). 

Thanks for all the response!

[Boiler 43,871]

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brother come over for 6 months of visa visit. And he had been here for 3 times.

This is why.

[Pinkrlion 2,617]

3 hours ago, Palawan said:

Will they not let US Citizens enter the visa side?  Do they have a window or room where the interview takes place?

 

US Embassy in Manila I could walk in with a tourist visa applicant, and maybe influence.

Not at all possible

[Palawan 130]

3 hours ago, milimelo said:

Right. No. Unless the applicant is a minor child no one comes into the visa section with the applicant. I waited for my mom outside consular section in the waiting area (public access by the street). 

 

Too bad for you

 

I walked right on in, never had to show a ID or anything, but then again I stood out like a sore thumb being an American and tall with a long nose and white complexion, when we were doing the K1 visa interview.

[Palawan 130]

3 minutes ago, Pinkrlion said:

Not at all possible

Very possible and very easy at the US Embassy in Manila

 

They are very accomodating to US Citizens,  They claim no cell phones or electronics are allowed, But if you are an American you can magically bring them in and the gaurd will hold them for you and give them back when you are done.

 

I have even went there and got my absentee voting ballot during a major holiday even though that was a different section

Edited September 21, 2022 by Palawan

[NikoTaino 51]

18 hours ago, thukieu said:

 my brother come over for 6 months of visa visit.

In my country, the US consulate doesn't like to see cases like this, where visitors stay for a long time. They usually assume that the visitor has worked illegally or something similar.

Probably that's why they are rejecting the visa. They usually give a piece of paper to the applicant with the reason why the visa was rejected. In most cases, a 214(b) states that the applicant didn't demonstrate strong ties to their home, as @Timona said.

 

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