Tarik

2 minutes ago, Nat&Amy said:

In many cases, organizations, schools and companies fund trips for certain individuals and in this scenario, yes, showing that your visit is being funded by a third party is optional. Even then, the burden to show ties to home country is on the applicant and no one else.

 

An entirely different situation is when a family member or friend decides to "sponsor" a visitor. As the posts above me have warned, having a relative in the US is more of a disadvantage than an advantage, because it raises the suspicion that said relative might as well shoulder the costs of a potential overstay.

 

To this day, I am still to see anyone here on VJ report that their "funding" has assisted in a visitor visa for a family member. On the other hand, you will see many stories of people that had a visa denied despite said "sponsorship".

Yeah I understand and totally agree with you.. But we wanted to be honest on the application and since we filled it out as I was paying for her expenses, I figured they will want to see proof of that.. But we will find out at the interview I guess 😊. 

Thx for the response. 

9 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Nothing is needed from you to show that you will provide for her expenses. The challenge will be convincing the CO that she intends to return home.

The letter will not be considered.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html

 

Thx I was hoping to hear from people who went through similar situations. As I mentioned I've done read all the info on the consulate website. 

" If you cannot cover all the costs for your trip, you may show evidence that another person will cover some or all costs for your trip." 

Hi. Quick question and hoping to hear from people who actually went through similar situations. I've done read everything there is to read and I can't find an answer. 

So I'm a US citizen and applying for my mother to come visit me in the US. I filled out the ds160 as I'm gonna be paying for her trip expenses. Now I need to know what kind of documents I can send with her to show as a proof I'll be responsible for her expenses.. I wrote and singed a letter but I think sending something more official would be better. 

8 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

Probably just wanting a different answer.

Haha yeah because asking members here will change the outcome I just gotta ask enough times. Thx for the help

9 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

What is this, an annual topic then?

OP did she apply before?

No she did not though to some personal things.. And my previous thread was 2 years ago. I didn't think I should go back and restart it. 

9 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

What is this, an annual topic then?

OP did she apply before?

I'm pretty sure there was nothing about filling out the ds160 or financing the trip in that thread from over 2 years ago.. Thx fir the help though. 

5 minutes ago, missileman said:

People have left much behind in their home countries to immigrate to the US.  Your mother will have to qualify n her own merits, and she will have to convince the CO that she will return to her home after the visit.  Please let us know what happens.

I understand what you're saying. But if my mother wanted to immigrate to USA.. She could of easily qualified  for an immigration visa since I'm a US citizen..but yeah it just depends on how they see it. 

Thx for the reply... My mother is still married to my dad who is retired.. She has always been a housewife which is very common in Morocco and no my profile Pic is old lol. My son is 10 now so no I don't need a baby sitter... My mother has a husband, other children and grandchildren in morocco as well. 

Hello. 

I'm a US citizen and trying to get my mother to come visit me and my family here in the USA. 

I'll be paying for her trip expenses and she will be staying at my house for the entire trip. My question is, would the fact I'm paying for everything hurt her chances? She is a housewife without any assets. 

2 minutes ago, No-Where-Man said:

From my personal experience, I am originally from Egypt and a US citizen. I applied for my parents one retired, the other still has a job and both got denied. I contacted the embassy with misconduct of the consular officer being so rude to them and asking them to tell me to just apply for residency for them, which they don't want to come and live here. Any way, I received an email from the embassy stating to apply again and a different officer will interview them. In their second interview, only ONE question was asked, (why you want to travel to the US? to see our son.). Visas approved with multiple entries. Also there were up for renewal by mail which they did with no issues and visas were renewed again. All I am trying to say is it depends on the officer, the reason for requesting the visa, and a proof that she will come back ( like having your siblings to take care of, leaving her husband behind and must get back to him,  own a business, etc.)

 

Defiantly, give it a try, you never know. 

Thx for sharing your experience. I figured she can try and worse case scenario she'll loose $160 😁. 

1 minute ago, JRF said:

And you should try.  My mother-in-law has never worked outside the house, and she has visited us twice from Vietnam.  No issues either time with approvals.  My father-in-law retired and immediately applied for a B-2 (approved).  YMMV, but until you try how can you know whether it will be approved or denied?  

 

Best of luck!

I totally agree.. Thank you :). 

30 minutes ago, missileman said:

Is that what they call "chain immigration"?

Not sure. But sounds like it. 

6 minutes ago, geowrian said:

She doesn't need a particular reason to come to the US to visit. Well, so long as coming here makes sense (i.e. somebody saying they want to visit but their story keeps changing or something would be an issue).

What she really needs is a compelling reason to go home. That's what the CO will care about more.

Yeah I get that. Which having a husband back home should be enough but not to them because some people would just leave their husband and stay in the US.

6 minutes ago, EandH0904 said:

Which is ironic, because your petitioning for her as your mother would prob get granted, but her coming here to visit would not - in case she were to stay here, which, if she wanted to, you could petition! it doesnt seem logical does it. 

Yeah that's what I was thinking lol. Oh well we're gonna try anyway and see what happens

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

I have read that potential visitors to the US are automatically presumed to be trying to immigrate, so the onus is on them to prove otherwise.  Unfortunately, Morocco is one the more difficult areas for visas.  She will need some strong evidence imo...  Good Luck to you and your family.

Haha thx. 

1 minute ago, missileman said:

Showing the CO documents that you will be totally responsible for all her expenses will not help her case.  In fact, it can harm her chances.  She will have to provide evidence that she will, in fact, return to her country after the visit.  Does she own property, have responsibilities which would require her to return?  

No unfortunately she doesn't. She's a house wife. And she doesn't wanna come to live here. She just wants to come visit :). I thought having a us citizen son was enough reason to come visit but I see they need guarantees she doesn't intend on staying for good. 

Hi. I'm a US citizen originally from Morocco  and I'm trying to apply for a tourist visa for my mother to come visit. 

I'm aware of all the steps and requirements but I have a couple of questions I hope somebody can help with. 

What kinda documents can I send with her to the interview to show I'll be responsible for all her expenses while she's here and that she will be staying at my house?The reason I ask is my mother doesn't have a job and doesn't have much assets to show ties to Morocco other than the fact she's still married to my dad and live together . 

Yeah I agree but you never know how they look at it. We're gonna apply and see what happens. Thx for the reply

Thank you for the reply guys.

I was thinking since she is married and dad will not come e with her that would show she plans on going back .I guess only way to know for sure is to apply

Hi everybody.

I'm a US citizen originally from Morocco,I'd like to invite my mother to come and visit us and was wondering what her chances of approval. She has always been a housewife so she can't show employment records. She is still married to my dad which will not be accompanying her. They have a joint bank account and can show they still live together in their house. Will that be enough to convince the officer she isn't intending on staying here? Is there anything we can do to make her file look better?

Thank you.

Dear VJ Friends,

This forum has really helped us to pass thru my wife's complicated I-751 case and she finally got her 10 year unconditional GC on last March 2014. Now, it is time to file for her citizenship but I do have some concerns on our application. I really appreciate your feedback what to do. We will also definitely get consultation from an immigration attorney too.

So, here is a short timeline for her journey

-> Wife received her conditional GC on August 2010 based on marriage with me (US citizen)

-> Wife applied for a I-131 travel permit on Sep 2010

-> We moved to overseas due to my job on Jan 2011

-> We received her travel permit at the USA embassy on June June 2011

-> Wife stayed overseas June 2012, her travel permit expired

-> She started to travel back and forth to the states less than 6 months, no problem occured during entries

-> Wife sent her I-751 application for unconditional GC on July 2013

-> We had two RFE's and had a very hard time. But, she finally got her unconditional GC on March 2014

-> Since March 2014, she has been in the states, has a stable job and we file taxes together for the last 5 years (married jointly)

Since April 2013, she has been in the USA for around 610 days. I believe 610 days is enough to apply based on 3 year rule. She meets the 18 months physical presence, however I am concerned that again when she goes to the citizenship interview, Immigration officer can give her a hard time and start to ask many evidence about our marriage. We extremely had tough time when we had two RFEs and I am concern that it will kill us even if we face with a similar process. I heard that based on 5 year rule, even if you are married, officers do not tend to push hard about marriage related questions and do not ask many evidences like based on 3 year applications.

What do you think , should we wait another 11 months not to risk anything and she can apply thru 5 year rule ?

Unless she is in a harry to get the citizenship, I'd wait and apply based on the 5 year rule.. It's un easier process and she won't have to submit as much paperwork and prove of your relationship like you did when she got her green card.

The passport office lost my Certificate of Naturalization. They sent me my passports, but when I didn't get the certificate back, at first I called and they said "Oh yeah, we still have it. We'll mail it to you right away." Then a few weeks later "No, we don't have it, it was mailed to you with the passport."

So it's lost.

Should get a new one? Replacement costs a lot of money, and I have my passport (book and card) as proof of citizenship. And a copy of the certificate. Do I really need a new certificate?

The usually send the certificate separately using first class mail instead of priority mail.. You don't need to get a new one unless your passport gets lost or expires and you need a new one.

Hi,

My husband can apply for naturalization starting in May, so we have started preparing. One place we have realized that we have an issue is documenting his travel. His passport was lost/stolen in Jan 2014 (he thinks it fell out of his pocket at a restaurant, and it was gone when he went back to look). He has the police report showing the passport lost/stolen, but this means that he doesn't have the passport stamps for 3 trips taken in 2012 and 2013. We are going through papers to see if he kept any of his boarding passes, but if not, what can we do? We have some emails from the airlines with itineraries, but obviously those don't prove that he actually flew on those dates.

He is a phd student at a french university, working remotely and travelling to france and his research site 1-2x per year. I worry that that fact plus the lost passport might raise concerns that he hasn't actually been residing in the US.

thanks in advance for any advice.

You don't need the passport as long as you remember the dates of travel. Uscis will not ask you to send your passport or even present it at the interveiw. If they really wanna know when you left the country I'm sure they have that info somewhere on records .

The uscis received my n400 in mid December and I had my oath ceremony yesterday Feb 26th.

Done with oath ceremony.. I'm proud to report I'm a US citizen now .