Visitor visa extension

[sandy123456]

Hi All,

I am GC holder and my mother-in-law visting us on visitor visa. She got 10 years multiple visa and I-94 stamped for 6 months expiring in Sept end. I want to extend her visitor visa. Question i have is;

1) if i apply for extension and somehow it got rejected....will this impact her 10 years multiple visa....in other words after rejection of extension can she come back to USA after 3 months?

2) if she granted visitor visa extension...normally for how long extension is granted for?

2) We are planning to go to (Fly) Canada...on her way back will she get new I-94 stamped with another 6 months extentions....does it matter which city we go to canada?

Thanks in advance for your comments or feedback.

Sandy

 

[hadron]

You might want to be careful with filing extensions in this setting.

The visitors visa is for what the name says: visiting. If out of a given year, your in-law spends >6 months in the US, the officer at re-entry (lets say 2 years from now) might decide that she in fact has moved the 'center of her life' to the US and refer her for secondary inspection.

Many people get away with this type of use of the visitors visa, but some don't. From what I have gathered on this board and outside, B2 extensions for long-term stays are a two-edged sword. (I live in a rental complex with many IT-guys who have their parents/in-laws here for child care. They reported troubles with getting them over repetitively)