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Quick background before I jump into question. I am Canadian permanent resident and Pakistan Citizen. I lived and worked in Houston, TX for over 5 years from 2006 to 2011 with my wife and both my kids were born there and are US citizens. We complied with all the requirements of our US non-immigrant visa. My wife is also Canadian Permanent resident and Pakistan Citizen. Currently both my wife and I have US non-immigrant B1/B2 visa valid until 2017. During my stay in Houston, TX I invited my parents and my brother to visit me in Houston, TX. They were issued 5 year multiple entry B1/B2 visa, they visited me in 2006, my parents returned to Pakistan in 2 months and complied with all the requirements of the visa which has expired now. My brother change his status to student / F1 and completed graduation, however, he did not find job and currently he is still in US and he is out of status for around one year now.
My parents are now visiting me in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Canadian super visa. Canadian super visa is issued to the parents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents and the parents can stay up to max of 2 years on this visa. Here is the link to the complete information. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/supervisa.asp
My parent has valid super visa until 2017 and they plan to stay with me for sure until Jan 2015 (arrived here Aug 2014) and they may extend their visit (maximum up to July 2016). We plan to visit New York, my wife and I have valid B1/B2 visa, my kids are US citizen, however, my parents currently don’t have valid US non-immigrant visa. My parents also want to visit New York with us.
Following are my questions
1. Can they apply for B1/B2 in US consulate in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada? Asking this question because their citizenship is Pakistan, however, as mentioned above they are staying in Canada. Will US consulate process my parents application or will they ask my parents to go back to Pakistan and apply from there?
2. What address should they write in DS-160? Canadian home address or Pakistan home address?
3. In DS 160 there is a question about immediate relative, they are concerned that if they write their son (my brother) is in US, they may trigger immigration authorities to chase him since he is out of status. Should they mention of him in the application? Further if they do mention of him, then DS 160 also asks about what is the status of the immediate relative, what should be the answer – ‘non-immigrant visa’ or ‘other / I don’t know’? IF they mention of him in the form, if they get asked in the interview what is the status of their son and what is the address etc, how should they respond? For your information when I applied for the B1/B2 visa in 2012 at that time my brother was still in valid F1 status so I did mention of him in my DS 160 application form.
4. My mom’s sister is US citizen, however, she is settled in Pakistan, not it US. Do they need to mention it in the form? When they applied for B1/B2 visa back in 2006 they don’t remember they mentioned of her in their application form? Only concern they have is they may not have mentioned this in earlier application and if they mention now it would raise obvious question why not mentioned in earlier application.
5. DS 160 form asks about other relatives, my parents nephews are in US, however, they are not close to them and don’t know all the details, should they say yes in DS 160? If so in the interview are they expected to know the details or simply say they are in so and so State etc.
6. My parents are not fluent in English, can I assist them during the interview?
Would appreciate your help with above. thanks.
FAS.
Quick background before I jump into question. I am Canadian permanent resident and Pakistan Citizen. I lived and worked in Houston, TX for over 5 years from 2006 to 2011 with my wife and both my kids were born there and are US citizens. We complied with all the requirements of our US non-immigrant visa. My wife is also Canadian Permanent resident and Pakistan Citizen. Currently both my wife and I have US non-immigrant B1/B2 visa valid until 2017. During my stay in Houston, TX I invited my parents and my brother to visit me in Houston, TX. They were issued 5 year multiple entry B1/B2 visa, they visited me in 2006, my parents returned to Pakistan in 2 months and complied with all the requirements of the visa which has expired now. My brother change his status to student / F1 and completed graduation, however, he did not find job and currently he is still in US and he is out of status for around one year now.
My parents are now visiting me in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Canadian super visa. Canadian super visa is issued to the parents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents and the parents can stay up to max of 2 years on this visa. Here is the link to the complete information. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/supervisa.asp
My parent has valid super visa until 2017 and they plan to stay with me for sure until Jan 2015 (arrived here Aug 2014) and they may extend their visit (maximum up to July 2016). We plan to visit New York, my wife and I have valid B1/B2 visa, my kids are US citizen, however, my parents currently don’t have valid US non-immigrant visa. My parents also want to visit New York with us.
Following are my questions
1. Can they apply for B1/B2 in US consulate in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada? Asking this question because their citizenship is Pakistan, however, as mentioned above they are staying in Canada. Will US consulate process my parents application or will they ask my parents to go back to Pakistan and apply from there?
2. What address should they write in DS-160? Canadian home address or Pakistan home address?
3. In DS 160 there is a question about immediate relative, they are concerned that if they write their son (my brother) is in US, they may trigger immigration authorities to chase him since he is out of status. Should they mention of him in the application? Further if they do mention of him, then DS 160 also asks about what is the status of the immediate relative, what should be the answer – ‘non-immigrant visa’ or ‘other / I don’t know’? IF they mention of him in the form, if they get asked in the interview what is the status of their son and what is the address etc, how should they respond? For your information when I applied for the B1/B2 visa in 2012 at that time my brother was still in valid F1 status so I did mention of him in my DS 160 application form.
4. My mom’s sister is US citizen, however, she is settled in Pakistan, not it US. Do they need to mention it in the form? When they applied for B1/B2 visa back in 2006 they don’t remember they mentioned of her in their application form? Only concern they have is they may not have mentioned this in earlier application and if they mention now it would raise obvious question why not mentioned in earlier application.
5. DS 160 form asks about other relatives, my parents nephews are in US, however, they are not close to them and don’t know all the details, should they say yes in DS 160? If so in the interview are they expected to know the details or simply say they are in so and so State etc.
6. My parents are not fluent in English, can I assist them during the interview?
Would appreciate your help with above. thanks.
FAS.
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