Extension of visitor's visa for relative

[Clueless123]

I'm a U.S. citizen, and my brother is visiting me from China and his allowed time to stay is 6 months. I wonder if I can file an application to extend his visit by another 6 months.

- What documents are required to file an extension?
- What reason(s) shall I use for the extension? May I say that he'll take care of my child?
- What are the chances of this request getting approved?

What complicates the matter is that I recently got laid off. Will this cause the request to be denied?

 

[PraetorianXI]

1) I-539
2) A genuine reason, emergency, etc. No child care.
3) From your post, it looks like 0%

 

[Triple Citizen]

He has to file an extension for himself, not you. He should have a genuine need to extend his say.

I wonder if I can file an application to extend his visit by another 6 months.

 

[Clueless123]

He has to file an extension for himself, not you. He should have a genuine need to extend his say.

Thanks for the inputs!

 

[Clueless123]

1) I-539
2) A genuine reason, emergency, etc. No child care.
3) From your post, it looks like 0%

Thanks for the comment and happy new year!