Third country visa in Toronto, need help

[faminmao]

Hi everyone,

My parents are currently visiting my sister in Toronto, Canada. And I am considering to sponsor them to visit me in US. However, I am not sure whether they are qualified since I know from a US consulate website that applicants have to be resided in that country (Canada in my case) for over one year before they are eligible for B2 visa. If that true and a must??

I am applying for my citizenship in US (from F1 at the very beginning). Does it has any impact on their application? Does anyone has similar experience? and how difficult in Toronto to get a tourist visa under this situation?

Any opinion is very appreciated. Thank you.

[PraetorianXI]

They will have a hard time getting the US Consulates/embassy in Canada to accept their applications. Most consulates have rules that require some kind of residence in that country when applying for visas.

You almost being a citizen will negatively impact the outcome also... since you could potentially sponsor them to stay permanently.

They would be better off applying for the visa in the home country.

[faminmao]

Thanks a lot for your response PraetorianXI. The reason that encourage me to sponsor my parents is that they went to Australia and Canada few years ago and they never apply overstay. No exception for this time too. However, I understand it's hard to convince the US officials.

What I think is that due to I am applying for my citizenship, there is unreasonable to think they will overstay and therefore ruin my case. What's more, they have bought their return tickets (Canada back to homeland).