Visitor's visa question-Important

[skumari]

Hello Everyone:

I would be very glad for your comments and advise. My parents wants to visit me in USA in month of october. I am thinking for their visa interview date in last week of September.

I am married and my husband is doing his PhD(full scholarship and stipend). I did my Masters(full scholarship and stipend) and I am on OPT right now(valid till august 2009)...I don't want to go any other place for job because I am supporting my husabnd in his studies and want to be with him. So, I have taken a full time childcare-school age/pre school teaching job which is just 8.70 dollors/hour and I work 40 hours/week(no H1 sponser etc). I gave this back ground because we are not sponsering them. They are coming on their own. My father got retired and got lum sum of 10 lakhs indian rs. My point is will that money enough to show USA consulate. My father has property and every month he will get good money in pansion. My brother is also well settled. Everyone is in my family is back in India. Only me and my husband is here. Please advise me on this point.

Second question is what will be BEST if they go together for visa interview or seperate???? Many people say go seperate for an interview. If that is the case after how many days my father should go for interview and what if VO will ask why didn't u come with ur wife(though he can say both cant leave home together). Can he appear for an interview after 2-3 days. Will he come to know that my mom got visa or not?

Third question very important if just my mom appears for visa interview can she show my dad bank accounts because he will be her sponser. Will 10 lakhs indian rupees be enough for 1 or 2 person to visit USA for american consulate? Please if you can reply would be great. Please advise me.

Regards,

[C4us]

Separate interviews will not improve their chances for visas. VOs know this scheme; if "both cannot leave home together" - obviously a lie since they both plan to travel to the US, why would they both need visas.

OPT is for working in you degree area not for working at any arbitrary job. You are in violation the program for doing so. It may cause problems for you in the future if you do not correct this problem.

You should rethink your plan for having your parents visit at this time since you have much larger problems due to you job. In addition, based on your other post, the VO will suspect that your parents are coming to babysit for you.

[skumari]

Thanks a lot for your advise. I would like to explain that teaching is my profession...I can teach to any grades. My area is sports and education and mine area is for childcare center after school and pre school kids to take sports activites. IS THIS OKAY FOR OPT? I am little worried now. My husband and I don't have any plan to stay in USA after his PhD thats why I am not in very much in job search. WILL THAT HELP IF THEY SAY I CAN'T LEAVE USA WHILE I AM ON OPT? They can say I am in job search etc and its really long they have not seen me since 2006 since my dad or they are sponsering theirself...will that also effect that I don't have a job?? I am not paying for their trip.

Second thing will VO have a computer system where they can see that wheather my mom has B2 visa etc. if my father don't get atleast I can see my mom? pls dont get irritate because I am asking so many questions. I just want to see them as I can't leave the country.

I am not preganant somebody said it will help in visa...so I just asked this question.

[C4us]

I apologize for assuming your OPT was not in your major. It is so unusual for someone with your background to post, and it is definitely not appropriate or typical - I find it absolutely depressing, in fact - that someone with your credentials be paid so little to work with young children. That is the wage normally paid to someone with very little education and was the reason for my assumption that you are working outside your area of expertise. I certainly understand your inability to relocate; I hope you are able to find a job in the near future that makes better use of your education and rewards you financially for it. Teaching young children is a difficult profession. You should have no problems with your OPT. Again, please accept my apology for my erroneous assumption.

Definitely do not listen to anyone who tells you to lie in order to improve your chances of getting a visa! Many people receive a visa each year in circumstances similar to yours. The last statistic I saw was that more people received their B2 visas than were denied so it is perfectly reasonable for your parents to approach the interview expecting to receive their visas.

Your parents should appear together; they will be judged separately which explains why you will read where mother received visa and father received request for more information; father was in a profession requiring an addition background check.

It is better if your parents are able to self sponsor their visit. It is perfectly reasonable for them to say that you are unable to visit them in their home country due to your OPT work schedule, because it is true that you will lose that time. VOs know that, and in my opinion is a very realistic reason for your parents to need to visit you in the US rather than you return home for a visit. If you indeed plan to return to you home country when your husband completes his study, another realistic reason for their visit is that they wish to visit the US before you return home. (Members of my family are planning a trip to a far off state before another family member relocates closer to home; this type of reason makes sense and thus is believable when mentioned to VO.)

Look through the forums for suggestions on ways to prove ties to home country - care for ederly relatives, religious or social organizations, other obligations. Whatver they list or tell the VO should be true. They should be confident and think that they will receive the visa when they appear at the consulate.

[skumari]

Thanks a lot...I was so worried about OPT and other things. Your reply made me relax bit. Please do not feel bad its completely okay..you want best outcome from this forum. Yes, right now I am in situation where I don't want to move because after marriage I was already living seperate for 2 years during my masters but now I have decided not to move. I know its very minimum pay but its okay. I do have a very strong sports back ground. I had represented India and I was an assistant to college basketball team(which qualified for NAIA division II national this year) for 2 years. That was part of my assistantship. I guess I am the only one or can say rare from Sports background especially from India. I want to go back to my country and coach there. I just love it there!

I feel so bad because of all these visa's problem first time in my life I have not seen my family more than 2 years. I hope my parents can get visa otherwise I am ready to sacrifice my OPT and will visit them in Dec and then I will come on F2 dependent visa on my husand. Now I can't wait more.

One more thing..I am ONLY child who is in USA. My brother is unmarried and my 2 sisters are married. All are back in India. I guess this makes a strong family tie? Seriously, they will never ever going to stay in USA. I am just thinking that my brother is unmarried so this may be plus point. DO THEY NEED TO BRING ANY PROOF ABOUT SON ETC?

I know this is a crazy question but WILL 10 LAKHS is enough for 2 person to show SELF SPONSER? All on my father name. He also have 1 self property, then joint property(with uncle's but had affidavit how much will be his) and one plot on my mom name which they just got booked..only registration money paid. What else I can do for better chances of getting visa.

Thanks once again with all my heart.

[skumari]

Please somebody reply?

[C4us]

Having brothers and sisters in India certainly demonstrates ties. They should have a family photo and other documents just in case the VO wants proof. It is not likely that he will ask for the documents but having they will give your parents the confidence that they are available if needed.

There is no ***** number of what is "enough" assets for a visa. It sounds like your parents may still be young enough that they are still employed. Income as well as bank balance and property is a consideration. Look through the various listings of documents they might carry to show these to help them identify documents that support their case. Help them write a letter to the VO emphasizing the points in their favor. Even if the VO does not read the latter, you parents will have their thoughts in better order when under the pressure of being questioned by the VO.

It also sounds like your parents are not planning an extended visit. That will also increase the probability of receiving the visa. Since you are planning on returning home, even if they get a single entry, short term visa everything is fine.

Remember, far more people receive visas to visit the US than have the visa denied. Based on your original posts, I would not have given them a lot of hope; the situation was too contrived and appeared to be like those where many have overstayed. Now I really think if they present their case emphasizing their (and your) situation as discussed on our latest postings that they are in a good position to demonstrate that they are good candidates for the visa. Their true situation is very reasonable and very much like issues an American family would experience in similar circumstances.

VOs are not really trying to deny legitimate visa candidates even though from forum postings it seems that way.

[skumari]

Parents got visa!

Dear C4us and Immihelp members:

I would like to thank everyone who suggest and help on this forum to prepare for the interview. I am really thankful for all post and discussion. I prepared all documents listed in this forum.
My SPECIAL THANKS to C4us for your replies.

First time when I booked interview dates for my parents last moment they had got some illness problem and then I had to cancel the interview. I took interview date after a month. I took different dates for my mom and dad. My mom had interview on 21st october @ 9:45 am and dad @ 9:45 am at Kolkatta embassy.

My mom and dad both had HINDI language interview. VO had interpreter for both interviews. BOTH HAD SELF SPONSER so I didn't send any Bank or I-34 documents.

They asked very simple question and were in good mood.

Mom Interview:

Where are you going in USA?
****
What your daugther does?
**** *
How many childrens?
**** **
What your son in law does who is in USA?
**** *

You got visa...didn't see any documents.

Dad Interview:

For how long you wants to go?

How many kids?

Thats all...He was very funny or you can say he seems very cool..told my dad..go and enjoy america...you got visa... Just saw bank paper.


Thanks once again to everyone.