Arranging visitor's visa for sibling

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arcs

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Hello.
My sister is planning to visit the States and I am a GC holder. What would be a good source of information for the documentation and the procedure for obtaining her visitor visa (she is in Mumbai).
Along with the theory, could somebody also share some experiences on the types of problems that could arise (or common reasons for rejection, things to watch out for, etc.)? I am guessing this would not be a straightforward process.
Thanks for your help.
 
arcs said:
Hello.
My sister is planning to visit the States and I am a GC holder. What would be a good source of information for the documentation and the procedure for obtaining her visitor visa (she is in Mumbai).
Along with the theory, could somebody also share some experiences on the types of problems that could arise (or common reasons for rejection, things to watch out for, etc.)? I am guessing this would not be a straightforward process.
Thanks for your help.
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If you sister is unmarried the very common suspicion of consulate officer will be:
1. Will she come back to India?
2. Is there any other hidden reason for her US visit? Proposal for marriage with someone in USA? Looking for higher study or job in USA?

These two points can be overcome by clearly mentioning the reason for visit. If it's just for tourism, then laying out her tour plan (the places she wants to visit, some specific places of interest).

Check this site, especially "tips" section.
http://www.path2usa.com/immigration/visitorvisa/visitor_visa.htm
 
visitor visa for sister

Hello friends:

I would like to get my sister to the US on a tourist visa, just for visiting. She is 25 years old, unmarried & works in India (Gurgaon, with a MNC).
I have been told by friends that, given her age and marital status, her visa is likely to get rejected and that I should try to show enough reason that she is not going to stay on in the US.

My parents (they own properties in India) have a multiple entry 10 years' visitor visa to the US and have been to the US a couple times.
I am planning to have my sister appear at the interview with the following supporting documents:
1) Birth certificate
2) Copy of my parents visas/passports (this may help show that there is no fraud intended and that she will come back, as my parents did after their 2 visits)
3) Letter (notarized) from my parents stating that this visit is temporary and that they both (with my sister) have every intention of coming back to India
4) My sister's bank balance, car papers
5) A letter from her employer, stating that she has 15-20 days off only
6) A copy of the planned itinerary (places to visit) during her US stay.

Would providing these details suffice for a visitors' visa?
Any other suggestions to make her visa come through?

Many thanks
 
As she is 25 years old, I don't think her parents visas are relevant, and it could be "too much information". Except maybe if she is living with her parents and plans to travel with them.
 
ship/crew visa

Hi guys
My uncle is planning to get a visitor's visa for himself and his family. He works as a freelancer (chief engineer) for various merchant navy firms, his wife is a school princiapl and they have a 13 yr old daughter to goes to school in India. They own a couple properties in India and have enough ties/funds to show intent of coming back to India.

There is a small hitch -- my uncle, in 1989, has set foot on US soil on a ship/crew visa (C1/D). But the passport that had that visa is no longer with him, and neither is any other information (passport #, visa #, etc). I have advised himto indeed reveal all info truthfully to the visa interviewer, and at the port of entry (if he gets the visa).

My question is -- could this issue cause a problem with his getting the visa? Are there any suggestions/experiences that anyone can share?

Much thanks
 
Why on earth would a previous legal visit to US have any adverse effect on this process?

One is not required to keep and provide an archive of documentation for such a trivial process as a visitor visa.

From your post, one would get the impression that no one has ever visited the US more than once without issue.

Relax.
 
arcs said:
Hello.
My sister is planning to visit the States and I am a GC holder. What would be a good source of information for the documentation and the procedure for obtaining her visitor visa (she is in Mumbai).
Along with the theory, could somebody also share some experiences on the types of problems that could arise (or common reasons for rejection, things to watch out for, etc.)? I am guessing this would not be a straightforward process.
Thanks for your help.
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Being you have GC and live in US will make her application weak and highly will expose her for denial in contrary to many others think. The consulate will be almost sure that she will not return to India and will stay in US unless she prove (by documents) that she will not stay in US and will return back, which I think is not the case in many situations like that of your siser. The situation is different for parents because usually they are old and will not overstay their visit on hope that their child will sponsor them GC soon after citizenship.
 
This forum has seen numerous examples were parents overstay while awaiting their GC kids to naturalise. In some cases, a couple of years. The funniest part, the same parents want to move back once they acquire GCs :)

mmed said:
The situation is different for parents because usually they are old and will not overstay their visit on hope that their child will sponsor them GC soon after citizenship.
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Nelsona...

nelsona said:
Why on earth would a previous legal visit to US have any adverse effect on this process?

One is not required to keep and provide an archive of documentation for such a trivial process as a visitor visa.

From your post, one would get the impression that no one has ever visited the US more than once without issue.

Relax.
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Thanks for the response. The only thing bothering me was that he does not have any documentation/passport/visa info about his last visit.

Your post helped.
 
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