Tourist visa for sister

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priya2007

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Pls help. I want my sister to vist me for a month. She works for an American bank in India and earns around Rs 5 lakhs per annum. She has acquired a letter of approval of leave from her company for this purpose. My husband will be sponsoring her bcoz I feel that is a safer option.(I read that Indian nationals wanting to sponsor themselves must show an income/savings of Rs 10 lakhs per annum. She doesnt have either).

She is recently divorced. I am worried that this might be an issue. I want her to visit me to cheer her up a bit. Her ties to India include my parents, whom she now stays with and her job. She has most of her savings in bonds and fixed deposits.

What documents should she present to strengthen her case?
Will my sponsorship affect her chances in any way?

Any feedback will be appreciated.
 
She has to overcome 214(b) on her own. Since she works full time, it is best advised that she does not use an I-134 supplied by someone. Contrary to popular belief, no sponsor is needed for visit visas.

priya2007 said:
Will my sponsorship affect her chances in any way?
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Triple Citizen said:
She has to overcome 214(b) on her own. Since she works full time, it is best advised that she does not use an I-134 supplied by someone. Contrary to popular belief, no sponsor is needed for visit visas.
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Who came up with that "belief" I wonder... I have heard that even Consular Officers in India often ask "who is sponsoring the trip"?
 
Yes, they always ask 'who is sponsoring you?'...the reason i wanted to sponsor is bcoz they might reject her visa indicating not enuf liquid funds (she has most of her funds in bonds and deposits)...the only ties she can show are my parents with whom she stays with and her job.

are there any other ways u can show ties to home country?...my sister has absolutely no plans of immigrating here...
 
I'll take your word for it, but I am surprised. Before I immigrated to Canada in 1997 and held just Pakistani citizenship, three times I successfully obtained US B-2 visas.
(1) 5 year multiple B-2 visa issued when I was 21 in 1991
(2) 1 year multiple B-2 visa issued when I was 26 in 1996
(3) 1 year multiple B-2 visa issued when I was 27 in 1997

In neither of those instances was I asked who was sponsoring me. I was working full time during #2 and #3, but in 1991 I was just a university student going to the US to spend a summer driving around with a bunch of other students :)

Then in 2003 for my marriage, I invited several cousins of mine for the wedding, including unmarried guys in their 20s and all I sent them was a wedding card. My cousins were interviewed in Islamabad, two of them were unemployed and they were never asked for an I-134. They all got 5 year multiple entry visas.

priya2007 said:
Yes, they always ask 'who is sponsoring you?'
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