Answer the questions about your relatives in the U.S. truthfully. Choose YES or NO and indicate their status in the U.S. (i.e., U.S. legal permanent resident, U.S. citizen, visiting, studying, working, etc.).
These are all the close relatives that could potentially file an immigrant visa petition for you for your permanent residence in the U.S., if they themselves are either U.S. citizens or green card holders. If you have any such relatives in the U.S., the consular officer will scrutinize your application to see whether you are trying to immigrate to the U.S. through any of them. However, having such relatives doesn’t mean that you will be denied a tourist visa. In fact, it is a good reason to go to the U.S. to meet such close relatives. Just be prepared to show documents and other evidence that you will definitely return after a temporary stay in the U.S.
Do not lie regarding this. Do not hide the presence of family members. Consular officers are experts in catching such people who lie and have access to lots of data. If you are caught, your visa will be immediately rejected and you will be in much bigger trouble. In fact, you may disqualify on future applications for visas or other U.S. immigration benefits. It becomes grounds for inadmissibility.
If you have immediate relatives who are U.S. citizens but are currently staying abroad, you have to still mention them. That is because, technically, they could still file for your immigration petition.
If the relative is in an Adjustment of Status (AOS, probably using EAD), the legal status selected should be NONIMMIGRANT.
- Father’s Full Name and Date of Birth
- Surnames
Provide Surnames or click ‘Do Not Know’. - Given Names
Provide Given Names or click ‘Do Not Know’. - Date of Birth
Provide date of birth in DD-MM-YYYY format or click ‘Do Not Know’. - Is your father in the U.S.?
If you answer ‘Yes’, provide his legal status in the U.S.
Choose from the following options:
U.S. CITIZEN
U.S. LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT (LPR)
NONIMMIGRANT
OTHER / I DON’T KNOW
- Surnames
- Mother’s Full Name and Date of Birth
- Surnames
Provide Surnames or click ‘Do Not Know’. - Given Names
Provide Given Names or click ‘Do Not Know’. - Date of Birth
Provide date of birth in DD-MM-YYYY format or click ‘Do Not Know’. - Is your mother in the U.S.?
If you answer ‘Yes’, provide her legal status in the U.S.
Choose from the following options:
U.S. CITIZEN
U.S. LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT (LPR)
NONIMMIGRANT
OTHER / I DON’T KNOW
- Surnames
- Do you have any immediate relatives, not including parents, in the United States?
This means a fiancé/fiancée, spouse (husband/wife), child (son/daughter), or sibling (brother/sister).
If you answer ‘Yes’, you will have to enter the following information for each of them:- Surnames
- Given Names
- Relationship to You
SPOUSE
FIANCE/FIANCEE
CHILD
SIBLING
- Relative’s status
U.S.CITIZEN
U.S. LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT (LPR)
NONIMMIGRANT
OTHER / I DON’T KNOW
- Surnames
If your answer is “No”, the next question you will see is “Do you have any other relatives in the United States?” Answer Yes or No.
You can add multiple relatives by clicking ‘Add Another’ and providing the above set of information for each of them.
