Parents got visa

[Padmini]

Thanks to immihelp admin, and other members who helped us with documentation preparation. We prepared all the docs as per the checklist provided in this website.

Background:
1) Both children are in US (son & daughter). Son sponsored the trip. Both son & daughter are on H1 visa.
2) Father is retired, and mother a housewife (ages 60, & 53)
3) Duration of Stay was specified as 4 months.

Appointment was in "Telugu" language, at 9:15 am on 26th June at Chennai Consulate

Questions asked (to my dad):

1) What do you do?
My dad answered that he takes care of his properties(houses) and investments.
2) What does your son do?
3) What does your daughter do?
4) What is your daughter-in-law's name?
5) Who will take care of your mother when you visit US?
(This question was asked to my mother, to which she answered that she requested her sister to take care.)
6) The translator said: congratulations your visa has been approved.


My parents submitted a letter addressing to consulate, requesting for visitor's visa. They put the letter on top along with DS-156 forms & passports file. The VO read the letter & handed it back to my parents.
No documentation was asked for.

We are yet to know if they got single entry or 10 yrs multiple entry visa.

[immihelp]

Congratulations!

[DMX17]

Congrats for your parents' visa!

Could let me know what documents their visa file contained (the docs you sent and docs from your parents side)?

I am planning to sned my parents for visa in October (that's after my H-1B kicks in). My parents have similar situation as yours in that their son and daughter are in the U.S.

Thanks a LOT in advance!

[momvisa]

Urgent please...Quustion about Visa Fee

Hi Padmini,
Can you please confirm your parents paid any fee inside consulate? or all includes HDFC's Fee.

Thanks in advance.

[Padmini]

Hi Padmini,
Can you please confirm your parents paid any fee inside consulate? or all includes HDFC's Fee.

Thanks in advance.

No seperate fee was paid at the consulate. Everything is included in the HDFC fee.

[Padmini]

Congrats for your parents' visa!

Could let me know what documents their visa file contained (the docs you sent and docs from your parents side)?

I am planning to sned my parents for visa in October (that's after my H-1B kicks in). My parents have similar situation as yours in that their son and daughter are in the U.S.

Thanks a LOT in advance!

Hi,
We sent all the sponsorship docs (my brother sponsored their visit)
1 Letter to US Consulate
2 I-134 (Sponsorship document)
3 Copy of Passport & Visa
4 Copy of H1B approval
5 Letter of Employment
6 Copies of Pay Slips
7 Recent Bank Statements
8 Bank Account Verification Letter
9 Tax return statements (W2 forms)
10 Apartment Lease document copy (for address proof)
11 Birth Certificate
We included same documents from me as well, in a seperate file.
My father's document file included:
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1 Letter to US Consulate (addressed by applicants)
2 Property Affidavit
3 All property original documents
4 House & Income Tax Papers
5 Bank Account statements
6 Ration Card
7 Electricity Bill (for address proof)
8 Service Letter Copy
9 Personal Invitation Letter from Kiran
10 US Trip tentative itinerary

They arranged all the documents in seperate files.
None of the documents were asked for, except for DS-156, 157 forms, passports etc.