Visitor visa for aunt

[pratibhakat]

Hi ,

My aunt's visa got rejected the first time (214b). She does not have any children and she is a widow, and she stays with my parents and my grandfather.

This time I am trying again. Now the circumstances have been changed a bit.
Now She has bought a shop and is planning to do small business there. Also she runs various arts classes like painting, knitting.. cooking classes.. which I have not mentioned in my previous time.

Is this a good thing to state? What else can I do to increase her chances of getting VISA. She only wishes to come for 4 to 6 weeks. Her age is 61.

How do we make the officer believe that she is not an potential immigrant.

Thanks,

[peace]

Widows with no children in India ususally have a hard time getting a visa.

Showing an occupation will improve her chances but she must do her homework;

They will surely ask her several questions about her shop;
1. How long has it been running?
2.How many employees?
3.How much business does she do with the shop?
4. Who will be running the shop while she is gone?

I suggest she should first do business with the shop for at least a year.
Employ 1-2 people. Get it registered with the govt. Show good income
, file a tax return. If she really starts to do very good business, she can even apply for a B1 visa( business purpose related to the shop) and you won't need to sponsor her. Business purpose is always better than tourist purpose.


If she applies a few months after opening the shop, the officers will think the
shop is a ploy to get the visa and she will lose the advantage of all the hard work she put in.

[pratibhakat]

Thanks peace,

But I want to get her in early. Regarding tax, since she is a senior citizen over age 60 , she need not worry about tax.

Also once the stop starts she can't come here. Also she has a partner in the shop who can take care while she is here. Right now they have started doing business of selling sarees at home itself.