Consulate access to medical records?

[varun.singh]

Hi,
I am planning on inviting my in-laws who live in India to visit the US on B2 visa. My wife is pregnant, but I am afraid that they will reject the visa application if they think my in-laws are coming to take care of the baby.
Suppose during the interview they ask my in-laws "Is your daughter pregnant?". Is it safe to say no? Is there some way the consulate will find out that my wife is pregnant (looking up her medical records, which may show regular visits to a gynecologist, ultrasounds) Or is this information not accessible to the US consulate in India?
How have people applied for visas for their parents/in-laws when their wife is pregnant?

[raghvi]

Hi,
I am planning on inviting my in-laws who live in India to visit the US on B2 visa. My wife is pregnant, but I am afraid that they will reject the visa application if they think my in-laws are coming to take care of the baby.
Suppose during the interview they ask my in-laws "Is your daughter pregnant?". Is it safe to say no? Is there some way the consulate will find out that my wife is pregnant (looking up her medical records, which may show regular visits to a gynecologist, ultrasounds) Or is this information not accessible to the US consulate in India?
How have people applied for visas for their parents/in-laws when their wife is pregnant?

Read : https://www.immihelp.com/visitor-vis...in-law-sister/

This is my opinion not legal advice.

[peace999]

No, they would not go to that length for a visitor visa decision.
They usually rely on what the applicant says. And they can sense when the person is lying
they interview people all day.
And when they have doubts --- they deny.

[varun.singh]

No, they would not go to that length for a visitor visa decision.
They usually rely on what the applicant says. And they can sense when the person is lying
they interview people all day.
And when they have doubts --- they deny.

So I am really unsure what to do - will they really give a visitor visa if my in-laws say their
daughter is pregnant? Won't they suspect that my in-laws are going to provide help for the baby,
which in their eyes is taking a job away from a nurse/nanny?
On the other hand, if they respond "no" to a question "is your daughter pregnant", they can maintain that
the purpose of the visit it to go sightseeing with their daughter/son-in-law. Is there any risk involved in that?

I don't understand the page : https://www.immihelp.com/visitor-vis...in-law-sister/
"parents should maintain the position that baby sitting may be considered a job in the U.S. but not in their country...it is the duty of mother or mother-in-law to travel to the U.S. and help them out". The consulate does not grant visas because it is the "duty of the mother to travel to the US", and whether or not baby sitting is considered a job in some other country is not relevant to granting a US visitor visa.

[peace999]

Your argument is valid.
But that is how it is, and we must live with the interviewing officer's discretionary powers.

In your case, let us hope they do not pose the pregnancy question. They do not always do that.
If other aspects of their application are strong;
like ties to India ( other children in India, occupation, good income)

If they do ask, parents need to decide what they are comfortable answering.

[happybuddha]

If they do ask, parents need to decide what they are comfortable answering.

...and if they know their daughter is pregnant and then lie, it's a childs play to detect such a lie.
If they have sufficient funds and ties to India, why not just apply as a tourist ?