Proof of US citizenship - passport vs. naturalization cert

[skb]

Hi,

I'm a naturalized US citizen sponsoring a tourist visa. In sponsor documents, do I need to send a copy of the US passport (all pages) as well as a copy of the naturalization cert or is one enough?

I was going to send a copy of the naturalization cert but the cert states that it can't be copied without lawful authority, so I was wondering.

Thanks for your help!

[peace]

Just send copies of your passport.

By the way, who are you sponsoring?

[skb]

Thanks for the prompt reply, peace.

I'm sponsoring my retired parents, who couldn't visit so far for various personal reasons.

I've read the posts on the potential immigrant issue for visiting parents of US citizens but I'm hoping for the best. They will demonstrate strong ties to India in the form of property, pension income, relatives, and my younger sister who's unmarried and working in India. They have no intentions of settling in the US.

Please let me know if you have any other suggestions or would like info that might help you make suggestions specific to my situation.

Thanks again!

[peace]

If they have good family income from all sources, they could show self financing the trip ; that will increase their chances.

A note on immigration;
An immigration reform bill which included placing immigrant visas for parents of USCs under a yearly quota was
introduced in the senate in 07 but was fortunately defeated. After the 08
presidential elections, the bill is likely to be introduced again and may succeed.

So, my advice to you is; if your parents do not succeed in getting the visitor visa, they should not waste effort, money and time on reapplying. It takes a toll on one's self respect and there is never any guarantee. People have been denied 5-6 times.

In that case, you should go ahead and file I-130 for them( petition for immigrant visas).
Once they get their green cards (which will take less than a year), all they have to do is visit US once a year for a few months to keep the GC vaild.
This is something they will be doing on their visitor visas anyway, with the added advantage that they can stay more than 6 months on their GC without any worry of their stay expiring ,which is the case with visitor visas.

[C4us]

Peace,

A green card is for people who intend to make the US their home.

Suggestions such as yours to apply for a green card when a person does not intend to live permanently in the US is inappropriate. It hurts all who wish to do so and may be eventually be responsible for the elimination of the priviledge for citizens to apply for family members.

Please do not suggest such activities as they are in violation of law and policy.

[peace]

c4us

What is the option for parents of US citizens who cannot get visitor visas?
Immigrant visa is the only option.
YOU CAN'T QUESTION MY ADVICE WHEN THE LAW AND THE OFFICERS WANT WHAT I ADVISED AS WELL;
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN THE OFFICERS DENYING VISITOR VISA TO THE PARENTS OF USCS HAVE ASKED THEM TO GO FOR THE IMMIGRANT VISA IN PLACE OF A VISITOR VISA.

Perhaps, you should question US law makers why they have made such laws
so immediate family members of USCs( parents and spouses ) are not given visitor visas.

[immihelp]

Everyone is right up to some extent regarding this. No one is to blame but the system.

There are several parents of US citizens who have no intentions of settling down in the US. It is wrong to assume that every single person in the world would want to immigrate to the U.S. as soon as he/she gets the chance. Unfortunately, that is how U.S. law interprets any applicant.

Just because child is US citizen, and parent applies for visitors visa, doesn't mean they will go US and file for greencard. They could do that sitting in home country too. The fact that they didn't apply for greencard itself proves that they have no intention of settling down in the US. They just want to visit US occasionally, mostly visit their child. (I know, I know, there may be some people who are in hurry to get to the US at the earliest the day their child become US citizen, and therefore, they may want to go to US on visitors visa which is quicker to obtain and then file for greencard once reaching the US. But, we are not talking about those people here. We are talking about the people whose child(ren) is/are US citizen(s) for several years and they still never visited the US before.)