Sister's(doctor,young and married) B2 visa queries

[vistr2be]

Hi,

I'm on F1 visa.My sister(doctor,married) has her visa interview soon for B2 visa to visit me.

While filling the DS160 form we had filled that our father will pay for the trip.My sister is getting all the documents ready which includes her IT Return,bank statements,CA statement.

The problem is according to the documents, my sister can pay for the trip herself.I was thinking that I will also get the CA statement of my Dad.So that she can present it too if asked and just inform the VO that our dad wants to pay for the trip.

I need advice on this.

Since she is a young doctor,we are carefully preparing all the required documents to prove her "non-immigrant intent".I don't wanna leave any room for suspicion.

PS-I'm new to immihelp.So I'm not sure of the protocols.Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you.

[peace999]

Hi,

I'm on F1 visa.My sister(doctor,married) has her visa interview soon for B2 visa to visit me.

While filling the DS160 form we had filled that our father will pay for the trip.My sister is getting all the documents ready which includes her IT Return,bank statements,CA statement.

The problem is according to the documents, my sister can pay for the trip herself.I was thinking that I will also get the CA statement of my Dad.So that she can present it too if asked and just inform the VO that our dad wants to pay for the trip.

I need advice on this.

Since she is a young doctor,we are carefully preparing all the required documents to prove her "non-immigrant intent".I don't wanna leave any room for suspicion.

PS-I'm new to immihelp.So I'm not sure of the protocols.Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you.

Ideally , she should have left dad out of this because she is married.
It is indirectly suggesting to the officer that she cannot afford it which is a negative.

She can improvise at the time of the interview that my dad had offered to pay for the trip
as a gift (birthday gift or an anniversary gift), though it may or may not work.
Or when asked about the funding, she can say she and her husband
and if asked about DS-160 and your dad, she can say my dad had initially offered it as a gift but we want to spend it ourselves.

You may prepare all the documents but most of the time they do not even look at them.
They decide about the non-immigrant intent on the basis of how and what you answer their verbal questions.

She must also know her husband's income as it will be asked ( carry a proof just in case they ask to see)

Why is she going alone? Why not the husband? Where Is she working in India? What is her husband's and her income? Does she have any children? How long does she want to stay?
Are some of the questions likely to be asked.
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[vistr2be]

Thank you.
I understood all of the concerns soon after I submitted the DS160 Form.

I'm a victim of domestic violence in the US and i have filed a case.So parents were scared about me staying alone and asked me to come home.My parents cannot travel alone because of language barriers and also health issues.My dad is the only one in the family who has a visa to US.Since he cant go alone,my sister is trying to get a visa.The purpose of her travel is to accompany me back to US and see for herself that things are safe for me to stay there so that my parents can be at peace.She will be staying for a week.

I don't think my sister will have enough time during the interview to explain the nature of our situation.I have all of the reports and documents explaining the incident and the case filed.But I don't think bringing up an issue like this during the interview though i was only the victim will be good idea.

While filling the DS160 we had mentioned that my sister will accompany my father.She can simply say that she is visiting to spend some quality time with me and also because my father cannot travel alone due to language and health issues.

My sister is a doctor.My brother-in-law is also a doctor who got his student visa denied 2 times.My brother-in-law's 3 brothers are in the US.Now he is working in India.They have a 4 year old son who is going to school in India.My sister manages administration and offers health care services in our hospital(My father built it).She has strong financial and family ties in India.

Negative factors as I see,
She is a young doctor.
Her in-laws are in the US.My brother-in-law's student visa got denied 2 times.
We have mentioned that my father is paying for the trip.

Positive factors as I see,
She is married.
She has her own property,bank account and can show IT returns.
She is strong financially.
Her husband and son are in India.
She has great responsibility in the hospital's functioning and she has to come back for it.

My concerns,
Does she have to bring in my case and explain the real intentions of her travel?I don't want this to sabotage her chances.Also,my family is very particular about not sending me back alone.So,its very important that my sister doesn't get rejected during her first interview.

I request your valuable advice.

[peace999]

Sorry to read about your case but It would NOT be a good idea to tell the visa officer.

The purpose she will have to mention is visiting sister.
If she says one week, it will raise suspicions.
No one goes all the way to US to spend some time with her sister for just one week.
She has to say at least a month and then she must apply with her son.
Because, They will surely ask how she can leave a 4 yr old behind .

Also, she must be able to give a good answer to who will take care of her work for one month.

Your sis has strong ties to India ( family, work, income, husband not going) but she must look at the above issues.

Husband; No need to mention about her husband's visa denials and his relatives in US. They will ask why husband is not going. She can say he is busy with his work

[vistr2be]

So,I was right about not involving my case in this.Thank you for that.

I thought mentioning a months stay will make her look like a potential immigrant.So I filled in '1 week' in DS160.Ofcourse, DS160 clearly states that its only an estimate.

But still I think I will cancel the appointment and fill another DS160 stating that my sister herself will fund her trip and that she will stay for 3 weeks.

While she is gone,her husband will take care of her work on her behalf.

Applying with her son is a good idea.I can see how it helps.My nephew has a passport.Is the visa application process same for 4 year olds?I will also do my own research about this.I would appreciate if you can share your knowledge regarding the same.

While I look into it, I'm sure that it will be time consuming.Also my nephew will be taken care of by my brother-in-law and my parents during my sister's absence.And, he has school.He cant go on a vacation during this time for a month.Don't you think these genuine reasons for my nephew not travelling with my sister will be accepted?

[peace999]

So,I was right about not involving my case in this.Thank you for that.

I thought mentioning a months stay will make her look like a potential immigrant.So I filled in '1 week' in DS160.Ofcourse, DS160 clearly states that its only an estimate.

But still I think I will cancel the appointment and fill another DS160 stating that my sister herself will fund her trip and that she will stay for 3 weeks.

While she is gone,her husband will take care of her work on her behalf.

Applying with her son is a good idea.I can see how it helps.My nephew has a passport.Is the visa application process same for 4 year olds?I will also do my own research about this.I would appreciate if you can share your knowledge regarding the same.

While I look into it, I'm sure that it will be time consuming.Also my nephew will be taken care of by my brother-in-law and my parents during my sister's absence.And, he has school.He cant go on a vacation during this time for a month.Don't you think these genuine reasons for my nephew not travelling with my sister will be accepted?

It is a good idea to cancel the appointment and start over.

If she is going without her son and for a short period ( 3 weeks is short for a first US trip), it looks like there is some other purpose for the trip. Who would leave her family behind for a pleasure trip? If her husband can't go , she can at least take her son.
I thought a 4 yr old would only be in pre-school. But yes you are right, one would wait for the vacation to start.

Plus they may ask about you, " when did your sis last visit India?"
Your sister will have to hide the fact that you are in India.

There seem to be above inconsistencies that may be detected during the interview.
Can't you plan the whole thing differently?
Like you going back alone and your sister visiting you during vacation time, say in May.

[vistr2be]

"It is a good idea to cancel the appointment and start over. "
I think I will do that.

"Plus they may ask about you, " when did your sis last visit India?"
Your sister will have to hide the fact that you are in India."
I thought about this and I couldn't find a way to solve it.So, I convinced myself that this question is very unlikely to arise.

"There seem to be above inconsistencies that may be detected during the interview.
Can't you plan the whole thing differently?
Like you going back alone and your sister visiting you during vacation time, say in May."
I thought about this too.And I find that this will solve a lot of things.But my parents are not willing to send me back alone.

My situation is complicated as you can see.But I'm thinking of every possible way to make this happen.I greatly appreciate your help.Thank you.

[vistr2be]

After analyzing my situation I have decided to apply for my nephew as well.I paid his visa application fee today.I will fill new DS160 for my sister making the following changes - she will fund herself and her son,she will stay for a month.

As about the inconsistencies that I had, my 4 year old nephew is in LKG (Preschool).So I guess mentioning that he is only in preschool during the interview if asked should be good.Need advice on this.

So the only problem that I see now is if asked "when my sister last met me?"

I would like to know if there are any other issues u see.I will have to cancel and reschedule the appointment now.I should do it carefully and quickly so that I get the same date as the old appointment.This time I wanna make sure everything is fine before I submit the DS160.

@peace - I need your input before I proceed.

[peace999]

Seems fine. Just hope they do not ask about your visit to India. Also,
your sister should think of a good reason (at work ) why she is going at this time of the year.
Usually people go in the summer , kid's vacation time. She can say that this is a lean season
for the hospital business, so she can be away , In summer it will be difficult for her to go.
Also, they will surely ask about the husband, why he is not going.

[vistr2be]

Perfect.I will make sure I prepare her well for all the questions genuinely.Thanks peace!

[vistr2be]

Hi,

Something just struck me.

My sister is the partner of my father's business and is filing IT returns regularly.This will again prove her strong tie to India financially.Right now, she is managing my father's business, the hospital(that belongs to us) and is also practicing medicine.

Her major work involves managing the business and hospital.But nowhere in the DS160 have we mentioned this.

I was thinking, if I can mention her being partner in my father's business as her 'primary occupation' it would support her case strongly.Also, we have mentioned all of her previous jobs which involved being a medical officer in detail.(The point is-the form is filled honestly).

So what do you think?Can I mention this as her primary occupation?We can provide supporting documents.

My concern is that I don't want the VO to conclude that my sister has filled 'business' as primary occupation to hide her medical career.

Need advice.

Thanks.

[peace999]

"Doctor Managing own hospital"

She should give the impression that she owns a strong business.
Anyway she will be asked what she does and she should say she is a doctor running own hospital with her father.

[vistr2be]

I apologize for not being clear.

By 'father's business' I mean, my father's chain of restaurant business.

So she manages this and her hospital.

I wanted to know if I should mention the restaurant business as her primary occupation now which is true.

Apart from this she also runs the hospital, conducting monthly health camps and providing health services.

Hope you understand now.

[peace999]

Even if she sticks with just the hospital thing and can say a very healthy turnover/ income figure when asked, it will be fine. If it is the restaurant also she is managing, then her taking time out to go to US won't seem reasonable.

[vistr2be]

You are right.I didnt think about it.Thanks.