Need help/guidance on B2(Visitor Visa) Extension

A

amma2002

Registered Users (C)
Hi

Can someone guide me in this matter. My in-laws have valid visitors visa and are planning to extend their stay for some more time after their initial stay by filing I-539. My brother-in-law has originally filed/sponsored their Visitor visa but now due do some family situations we would not want to bother him during the extension. Following are my questions.

  1. Does the original sponsor(my brother-in-law) need to sign anywhere on I-539 or does he have to provide any documentation or any financial support letter or anything else or do we need to provide any supporting documentation?
  2. Do the applicants(my in-laws) have to mention the reason anywhere on the application for extension of stay or do they have to provide a letter mentioning the reason or how does it work?
  3. If a reason has to be mentioned then what would be the appropriate/convincing reason(like daughter's pregnancy/to help the daughter would it be appropriate??)
  4. When it comes to their legal status until their application is processed by USCIS, the description in M-579 is a bit confusing to me..Will they be out of status/become illegal in case the application is denied and if their I-94 is expired by that time. I am providing the link for M-579..please take a look at what I am talking about(http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Resources/C1en.pdf). Please see the section --What if I file for an extension of stay on time but USCIS
    doesn't make a decision before my I–94 expires?
  5. Our understanding is that the extension preferably need to be applied atleast 45 days prior to the I-94 expiration.Did anyone recently applied in VSC(we are on the east coast) ? how long will it take?

Any information in this regard is very much appreciated.

Thanking you in advance.
 
A1: You *think* your BIL sponsored your MIL's B-2 visa. He did not. B-2 visas do not have sponsors.
A2: B-2 based I-539s should ideally have a life/death emergency to justify an extension. Anything that could have been addressed with a better timed initial entry is not a genuine life/death emergency.
A3: The absolute truth of why they are seeking for an extension of their visit.
A4: The language is pretty clear. They are 100% fine until the I-94 expires. After that their lawful nonimmigrant status does end but do not start accruing an overstay.
A5: Check the service centre's published timelines for I-539

amma2002 said:
  1. Does the original sponsor(my brother-in-law) need to sign anywhere on I-539 or does he have to provide any documentation or any financial support letter or anything else or do we need to provide any supporting documentation?
  2. Do the applicants(my in-laws) have to mention the reason anywhere on the application for extension of stay or do they have to provide a letter mentioning the reason or how does it work?
  3. If a reason has to be mentioned then what would be the appropriate/convincing reason(like daughter's pregnancy/to help the daughter would it be appropriate??)
  4. When it comes to their legal status until their application is processed by USCIS, the description in M-579 is a bit confusing to me..Will they be out of status/become illegal in case the application is denied and if their I-94 is expired by that time. I am providing the link for M-579..please take a look at what I am talking about(http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Resources/C1en.pdf). Please see the section --What if I file for an extension of stay on time but USCIS
    doesn't make a decision before my I–94 expires?
  5. Our understanding is that the extension preferably need to be applied atleast 45 days prior to the I-94 expiration.Did anyone recently applied in VSC(we are on the east coast) ? how long will it take?
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top