I am planning on bringing my mother-in-law on visitor visa. However, my H1-B is upto
Nov, 2001 for which I am filing an extension (as per AC21). Please help with the following: 1. What are the documents I need to show/present to US Consulate from where she will be applying for Visitor Visa. 2. Since my H1-B is till Nov 2001, is she going to get visitor visa till my H1-B date? Can I write a letter to US consulate explaining about my H1-B extension? 3. Can I ask visitor visa for one year or more? All help is highly appreciated. |
inon wrote:
> > > > > > If you can, you should check the website of the U.S. consular post where she will apply for the visa. Here are some sites: http://travel.state.gov/visa;visitors.html http://travel.state.gov/visadenials.html http://www.visalaw.com/00jan2/12jan200.html (contains a link leading to a version of form OF 156, and to websites of individual U.S. consular posts) http://home.earthlink.net/~valerie0/visitorvisa.html http://www.mypage.onemain.com/aswin/imm/visitor.htm (contains a link to a sample letter of invitation) The last two sites recommend the filing of Form I-134, Affidavit of Support. I don't think I-134 is always necessary, though certain consulates may require it. It would be good for the applicant to show she has enough money for the trip expenses in her bank account, and for you to make a statement in the invitation letter that you will cover your mother-in-law's expenses while she is visiting you. See http://www.imminfo.com/Nonimmigrants...20parents.html. > > Your H-1B status is irrelevant to the validity of her visitor's visa. Her visa will be issued based on reciprocity. See http://www.travel.state.gov/reciprocity/index.htm. Can I write a letter to US consulate explaining > You probably should not make a big deal out of this. Just mention it briefly in your letter of invitation. > You cannot ask for anything. Your mother-in-law asks for the visa. The validity of the visa is controlled by reciprocity, and for certain countries, by how much the applicant is willing to pay in visa fees. See Russia, for example. |
Sylvia Ottemoeller, Thank you very much for the elaborate and very informative
response. I appreciate your time and help. |
Thomas and Lidia Goodwin, here I am pasting my previous posting and it's response.
Hope this helps. Good luck. ================================================== =========== > > > > > > If you can, you should check the website of the U.S. consular post where she will apply for the visa. Here are some sites: http://travel.state.gov/visa;visitors.html http://travel.state.gov/visadenials.html http://www.visalaw.com/00jan2/12jan200.html (contains a link leading to a version of form OF 156, and to websites of individual U.S. consular posts) http://home.earthlink.net/~valerie0/visitorvisa.html http://www.mypage.onemain.com/aswin/imm/visitor.htm (contains a link to a sample letter of invitation) The last two sites recommend the filing of Form I-134, Affidavit of Support. I don't think I-134 is always necessary, though certain consulates may require it. It would be good for the applicant to show she has enough money for the trip expenses in her bank account, and for you to make a statement in the invitation letter that you will cover your mother-in-law's expenses while she is visiting you. See http://www.imminfo.com/Nonimmigrants...20parents.html. > > Your H-1B status is irrelevant to the validity of her visitor's visa. Her visa will be issued based on reciprocity. See http://www.travel.state.gov/reciprocity/index.htm. Can I write a letter to US consulate explaining > You probably should not make a big deal out of this. Just mention it briefly in your letter of invitation. > You cannot ask for anything. Your mother-in-law asks for the visa. The validity of the visa is controlled by reciprocity, and for certain countries, by how much the applicant is willing to pay in visa fees. See Russia, for example. |
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