Visitor visa for parents : which consulate to apply ?

[gctex]

1) The passports of my parents and parents-in-law are issued from South. So should they go Chennai consulate or can they apply elsewhere (like Delhi)?.

2) Is there a harm in applying for both parents and parents-in-law together ?

Thanx

-Gctex

 

[Triple Citizen]

A1: What matters is wherethe applicants live. Consulates are picked on jurisdiction.
A2: I see no harm. There will be 4 individual applications in the eyes of the consulate.

 

[gctex]

Oh ok. Well, they live in South. So I guess they'd have to go Chennai then.

Now, if the visas are granted can they wait as long as they feel like before coming to US ?.

 

[waitin_toolong]

as long as the visas are valid there is no minimum time period for the trip to be initiated.

 

[Triple Citizen]

Your parents can use their visas for the first time a day before the visas expire.

Now, if the visas are granted can they wait as long as they feel like before coming to US ?.