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ukulele

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My friend's parents are planning to visit her next year. Would there be a
problem if they were to list her as the person they're visiting while applying for their US visas? Note that if they do that, they also have to let the US embassy know that she's an asylee. She's a little concerned because she was granted asylum based on persecution of her sexual orientation in her Islamic country and on her asylum application, she did indicate that her family would be intolerant of her lifestyle as well. She's afraid that UCSIS would put it together and consider it a conflict of interest. I think it's a long shot that they'll come up with such a conclusion, but who knows how they work these days. Any opinions?
 
ukulele said:
My friend's parents are planning to visit her next year. Would there be a
problem if they were to list her as the person they're visiting while applying for their US visas? Note that if they do that, they also have to let the US embassy know that she's an asylee. She's a little concerned because she was granted asylum based on persecution of her sexual orientation in her Islamic country and on her asylum application, she did indicate that her family would be intolerant of her lifestyle as well. She's afraid that UCSIS would put it together and consider it a conflict of interest. I think it's a long shot that they'll come up with such a conclusion, but who knows how they work these days. Any opinions?
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Parents of immigrants including asylees are normally granted visitation visas.
 
Visa Not the Point

We are missing the point here...

I believe ukulele is asking whether or not the asylee will be caught 'lying' about her case. It seems that the friend got asylum based on a fear of her life for being lesbian in an Islamic country. She also included that her parents were also intolerant and would have taken part in the punishment... Now she's asking them to visit her in America? Presumably where she is living a live as a lesbian - "free" of hatred.

Your friend may not have lied. But in either case, I would strongly recommend not doing this, because they do pull up people's files. You never know the kind of immigration officer that ends up pulling the file. It really depends on how detailed she got into the situation and how badly she painted her parents in her case.

My suggestion would be to find someone else her parents can visit in the USA.

This is just my opinion.

Regards,
LolaLi
 
ukulele said:
My friend's parents are planning to visit her next year. Would there be a
problem if they were to list her as the person they're visiting while applying for their US visas? Note that if they do that, they also have to let the US embassy know that she's an asylee. She's a little concerned because she was granted asylum based on persecution of her sexual orientation in her Islamic country and on her asylum application, she did indicate that her family would be intolerant of her lifestyle as well. She's afraid that UCSIS would put it together and consider it a conflict of interest. I think it's a long shot that they'll come up with such a conclusion, but who knows how they work these days. Any opinions?
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They do not have to tell the people at the embassy that she is an asylee. They can say that she is residing legally in the USA and then if they are asked for more information about her status, they may act oblivious. This is just to protect them since their government may retribute against them if it knows their daughter is an asylee. Sometimes, the people who work in the embassy can be spies for the governments especially in islamic countries where there is so much anti-American sentiments, thanks to our sick commandor in chief. As for her being a lesbian who was rejected by her parents, she won't be accused of having been lied because even in America the majority of parents are intolerant of homosexuality, at least according to the last election.
 
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I do not think it wil be an obtacle for her parents to get the US visa just because they were against her being a lesbian,the only obstacle would only be if they (her parents)were involved in persecuting her before she left for the US.That is my logic.
 
Thank you everyone for sharing your advice & experiences. I've relayed them to my friend. She then clarified to me that the basis of her asylum claim was about how homosexuality was outlawed in her country and then she would get into trouble with the authorities if she were to be "out." She mentioned her family in one section of her application (they were not involved in the persecution), how she's getting a lot of pressure from them about getting married to a man. She once asked her mother what she felt about homosexuality and her response wasn't particularly kind. In other words, she expressed that her parents are intolerant but it will definitely be aggravated more if she were to come out to them in her home country. Coincidentally, her parents still do not know to this day, and she plans to hide back in the closet when they come visit. On the other hand, she's not sure if she should tell her parents to indicate her status on their visa application, for fear that UCIS would inform them about how she was granted asylum. They know that she's an asylee but she lied to them by saying that she was granted on the basis of gender (she made up some BS about how she can't be as outspoken and dress whatever she likes) instead of sexual orientation.

So I guess the question now is, if she were to be listed as an asylee on the application, she should be okay right? I just can't see how the US embassy would notify her parents in details about her asylum claims. Or am I wrong?
 
you forgot about the privacy policy. They will not share information about any case, especialy in the foreing country. Try calling 1-800 number and try to get any information?? no way ... only generic BS. I am sure they won't tell anything. Now, the issue if she will tell her parents?! why would you bring you parents to lie to them ... that is very very strange and my comment out of this context ... sorry
 
non-immigrant visa application

shamshon said:
They do not have to tell the people at the embassy that she is an asylee......
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well i think when you fill in visa application there is one part where you have to mention the relatives and their status. like son/daughter (status= LPR,citizent,studying,etc)
 
visita neighboring country

Hi, I have a question. I know that an asylee cannot visit his country. If he visits a neighboring country, he won't have problems with the IO or USCIS?
I appreciate some replies
 
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