Another question for Ingo
Feb 18th 2003, 6:31 pm
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Another question for Ingo
Dear Ingo,
I posted a message a couple of weeks ago about getting a tourist visa for
someone from India with no job and no money. You generously took the time
to respond, now it seems the original message is no longer on the server,
but I would like to follow up with another question.
You said:
>He needs to show that he won't become a public >charge. The fact that the
parents have money should >help here. If worse comes to worse, the US
brother >could also provide money, but this is generally not
>a good idea.
What exactly should be done? Should the parents or brother set up a bank
account for him? (I don't think he even has a bank account.) Would it be
too obvious that it was set up so recently? Do the parents' assets count in
any way?
>The second issue is that he needs to show that he has >sufficient ties to
India and does not plan to stay in the >US.
How would he do this? Just by showing he has family living there?
Thank you again for your advice!
I posted a message a couple of weeks ago about getting a tourist visa for
someone from India with no job and no money. You generously took the time
to respond, now it seems the original message is no longer on the server,
but I would like to follow up with another question.
You said:
>He needs to show that he won't become a public >charge. The fact that the
parents have money should >help here. If worse comes to worse, the US
brother >could also provide money, but this is generally not
>a good idea.
What exactly should be done? Should the parents or brother set up a bank
account for him? (I don't think he even has a bank account.) Would it be
too obvious that it was set up so recently? Do the parents' assets count in
any way?
>The second issue is that he needs to show that he has >sufficient ties to
India and does not plan to stay in the >US.
How would he do this? Just by showing he has family living there?
Thank you again for your advice!
Feb 18th 2003, 11:22 pm
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Re: Another question for Ingo
On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 19:31:27 +0000, Emily wrote:
> Dear Ingo,
> I posted a message a couple of weeks ago about getting a tourist visa for
> someone from India with no job and no money. You generously took the time
> to respond, now it seems the original message is no longer on the server,
> but I would like to follow up with another question.
You can find all old usenet posts from the last twenty years (yes,
billions of them!) on http://groups.google.com.
> You said:
>>He needs to show that he won't become a public >charge. The fact that the
> parents have money should >help here. If worse comes to worse, the US
> brother >could also provide money, but this is generally not
>>a good idea.
>
> What exactly should be done? Should the parents or brother set up a bank
> account for him? (I don't think he even has a bank account.) Would it be
> too obvious that it was set up so recently? Do the parents' assets count in
> any way?
It may not be necessary to set up a bank account, but rather it can be
enough for the parents to just write a letter promising to pay for his
ticket (maybe even better, already purchase it before applying - but be
aware that the ticket may be non-refundable if the visa is denied) and
promising some spending money.
>>The second issue is that he needs to show that he has >sufficient ties to
> India and does not plan to stay in the >US.
>
> How would he do this? Just by showing he has family living there?
That's the tricky party. Usually, a consulate looks for a steady job,
ownership of a house or a long-term lease on an apartment, a spouse or
children. You may have to get creative here. Think "if he was a stranger,
what would convince ME that he really plans to return to India?"
Good luck!
Ingo
> Dear Ingo,
> I posted a message a couple of weeks ago about getting a tourist visa for
> someone from India with no job and no money. You generously took the time
> to respond, now it seems the original message is no longer on the server,
> but I would like to follow up with another question.
You can find all old usenet posts from the last twenty years (yes,
billions of them!) on http://groups.google.com.
> You said:
>>He needs to show that he won't become a public >charge. The fact that the
> parents have money should >help here. If worse comes to worse, the US
> brother >could also provide money, but this is generally not
>>a good idea.
>
> What exactly should be done? Should the parents or brother set up a bank
> account for him? (I don't think he even has a bank account.) Would it be
> too obvious that it was set up so recently? Do the parents' assets count in
> any way?
It may not be necessary to set up a bank account, but rather it can be
enough for the parents to just write a letter promising to pay for his
ticket (maybe even better, already purchase it before applying - but be
aware that the ticket may be non-refundable if the visa is denied) and
promising some spending money.
>>The second issue is that he needs to show that he has >sufficient ties to
> India and does not plan to stay in the >US.
>
> How would he do this? Just by showing he has family living there?
That's the tricky party. Usually, a consulate looks for a steady job,
ownership of a house or a long-term lease on an apartment, a spouse or
children. You may have to get creative here. Think "if he was a stranger,
what would convince ME that he really plans to return to India?"
Good luck!
Ingo
