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mom got visitor visa [widow, i am her only son]
My mom had her interview on jan-20-2004 at chennai consulate and she was issued 6 months visa. My mother is a widow (my father passed away in oct-2003) and i'm her only son. She doesn't have any (immovable???) property. The only thing in our favor was that she is a pension holder and she carries (huge???) bank fixed deposits in her name.
The consular officer asked her only very few
questions and she answered the questions as follows:
who is in the US?
my son.
how many children do u have?
only one.
where is he working?
YYYY X company.
when did ur husband pass away?
oct-2003.
why do u want 6 months visa?
i will get more weekends to visit places.
do u have grand children? / is ur daughter-in-law pregnant?
no.
who is supporting u in india?
my brother. i'm also a pension holder and i'm getting some amount of interest from bank deposits as a permanent income.
Thats all. The consular officer asked her to pay the visa fees in the counter.
He didn't even see most of the documents sent by us. Just my passport copy and my affidavit of support (not even employment letter etc). We really don't know what might have influenced the consular officer in issuing the visa. Our prayers have come true. Now we r hoping that she gets I-94 also for 6 months.
Thanks a lot to this site and everybody else out here for the help.
The consular officer asked her only very few
questions and she answered the questions as follows:
who is in the US?
my son.
how many children do u have?
only one.
where is he working?
YYYY X company.
when did ur husband pass away?
oct-2003.
why do u want 6 months visa?
i will get more weekends to visit places.
do u have grand children? / is ur daughter-in-law pregnant?
no.
who is supporting u in india?
my brother. i'm also a pension holder and i'm getting some amount of interest from bank deposits as a permanent income.
Thats all. The consular officer asked her to pay the visa fees in the counter.
He didn't even see most of the documents sent by us. Just my passport copy and my affidavit of support (not even employment letter etc). We really don't know what might have influenced the consular officer in issuing the visa. Our prayers have come true. Now we r hoping that she gets I-94 also for 6 months.
Thanks a lot to this site and everybody else out here for the help.
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Hi..
I am the only child for my parents and we are GC holders. I would like to invite my parents here
would it better if my husband sent the invitation letter or me?
I am the only child for my parents and we are GC holders. I would like to invite my parents here
would it better if my husband sent the invitation letter or me?
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visa granted at mumbai consulate-second attempt
my mom's visa got rejected the first time one mnth back-we wrote the purpose of trip 'to help my daughter with her pregnancy'..i did not realise how big a mistake it was until the visa got rejected. Then i got to know more abt this site and went thru it thoroughly..thanks to the feedback i got from here, my mom got her visa granted!
this time we wrote the purpose of trip to be tourism.
the questions asked to her:
what does ur son-in-law do?
what is ur daughter doing there? h-4
why do u want to go to US? tourism
how do u assure me u will come back?
she told abt family ties..
That's it..
She got her passport with visa for one year,
the next day!
Thank you, immihelp!
this time we wrote the purpose of trip to be tourism.
the questions asked to her:
what does ur son-in-law do?
what is ur daughter doing there? h-4
why do u want to go to US? tourism
how do u assure me u will come back?
she told abt family ties..
That's it..
She got her passport with visa for one year,
the next day!
Thank you, immihelp!
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Mumbai Consulate 10yrs Multiple Entry granted to Mom and Dad
Thanks Immihelp .. We followed every step mentioned on the site and 10 yrs Visa was granted
She asked my Mother all the questions and asked my Dad not to answer.
Questions Asked
What does ur Son in Law do?
Where is his work place ?
How many children u have ?
A : Daughter in USA and Son in mumbai with family
What does daughter do in Usa?
A: House wife
Is she pregnant?
A : No
When did she come last to visit ?
A: 6 months back
When is she coming back ?
A: Not in the near future
What does ur Husband do ?
A: Retired
Does he get pension ?
Who will take care of the expenses ?
A: Son inlaw and daughter
She asked my Mother all the questions and asked my Dad not to answer.
Questions Asked
What does ur Son in Law do?
Where is his work place ?
How many children u have ?
A : Daughter in USA and Son in mumbai with family
What does daughter do in Usa?
A: House wife
Is she pregnant?
A : No
When did she come last to visit ?
A: 6 months back
When is she coming back ?
A: Not in the near future
What does ur Husband do ?
A: Retired
Does he get pension ?
Who will take care of the expenses ?
A: Son inlaw and daughter
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Got 10 yrs Visitor Visa For In-Laws in Chennai
This site was so helpful and my inlaws got 10 yrs visitor visa fro Chennai counsulate.
Questions Asked were
-How many Children do you have?
-Which one is in USA?
-What are the DOBs of you Chilren?
-Where did you work?(My FIL is retired and 72Yrs old)
-Why do you need 6 months , 2 months would be enough for tourist(This is the question to my MIL) (She said ," We are aged and can't go to all the places in a row")
-What are you other children doing and where are they?
- When did your son go to USA
The interview lasted about 5 mins and they were asked pay for the visa fees.
Thanks you guys for this wonderful website.
Questions Asked were
-How many Children do you have?
-Which one is in USA?
-What are the DOBs of you Chilren?
-Where did you work?(My FIL is retired and 72Yrs old)
-Why do you need 6 months , 2 months would be enough for tourist(This is the question to my MIL) (She said ," We are aged and can't go to all the places in a row")
-What are you other children doing and where are they?
- When did your son go to USA
The interview lasted about 5 mins and they were asked pay for the visa fees.
Thanks you guys for this wonderful website.
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Mother got 10 Year Multiple Entry Visa
Hi All:
Immihelp is a very good website. It helped us prepare both the sponser and applicant documents and also for the interview.
My mother was asked the following questions.
1. How many children(ans: 2)
2. What does your son do (Works in chennai)
3. what does your husband do(retired )
4. Why didnt your husband come with you for visa(He already has a visa)
Oh ok the officer said and he told my mother to pay the fees.
My husband was the sponsor and we sent all the documents suggested by immihelp.
Thanks and kudos and keep up the website.
NK29
Immihelp is a very good website. It helped us prepare both the sponser and applicant documents and also for the interview.
My mother was asked the following questions.
1. How many children(ans: 2)
2. What does your son do (Works in chennai)
3. what does your husband do(retired )
4. Why didnt your husband come with you for visa(He already has a visa)
Oh ok the officer said and he told my mother to pay the fees.
My husband was the sponsor and we sent all the documents suggested by immihelp.
Thanks and kudos and keep up the website.
NK29
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10-Year visitor visa granted.
My mother-in-law (a widow) was recently granted a 10-year visitor visa at the Chennai consulate. This was her second attempt. She had previously attempted (1 Year ago) to obtain a visa but was rejected. The questions they had asked then:
Officer: Why do want to do to the US?
Ans: To visit my son.
Officer: For long to do you want to visit?
Ans: For about 6 months.
Officer: How many children do you have?
Ans: 3
Officer: Where are they?
Ans. My son and younger daugther are in the US. My older daugther is in delhi.
Officer: What does your son do?
Ans: He is completing his PhD in Computer Engg. at the University of Texas.
Officer: What does your younger daugther do?
Ans: She is doing her PhD in University of Pennsylvania.
Officer: Is your older daughter married?
Ans: Yes.
Officer: Does she have any children?
Ans: No.
Officer: Oh, then, you will not come back. Your visa is rejected.
My mother-in-law was rudely asked to leave. We believe that the factors acting against us were (a) We, her main sponsorers, were both still students. Even though we had significant savings due to internships etc, it didn't seem to count.
(b) Her older daughter didn't have any children yet. This seemed to diminish her incentive to return to India. (c) Even though she speaks a reasonable amount of English, My mother-in-law requested a telugu interpreter, who she felt didn't do a good job of translating.
When my mother-in-law went for her interview the second time, my husband had completed his PhD and had started working, and my sister-in-law in India had a baby in July last year. Also, she decided to speak directly to the officer in English.
Thanks to all those who posted their questions on this site, we were able to summarize the main questions and we asked her to familiarize herself with them. The questions she was asked this time were:
Officer: Why do you want to visit the US?
Ans: For tourism purposes.
Officer: Who will you stay with in the US?
Ans: My son
Officer: How long has your son been in the US?
Ans: 7 Years
Officer: What does he do?
Ans: He works with Intel.
Officer: How long has it been since you have seen him?
Ans: 3 years
Officer: Do you work?
Ans: Yes, I am a Telugu lecturer at a junior college.
Officer: What does your daughter in India do?
Ans: She is an architect but has recently had a baby, so is not currently working.
Officer: What does your son-in-law do?
Ans: He is a finanical consultant in TCS Delhi.
Officer: What was your husband?
Ans: A professor
Officer: When did he pass away?
Ans: 9 years ago.
Officer: Very sorry to hear that madam. You may go to counter 1 and pay the
fees. Thank you.
My mother-in-law thanked the officer and completed the rest of formalities.
Thanks once again to all those who previously posted their experiences. It was extremely helpful.
MGV
Officer: Why do want to do to the US?
Ans: To visit my son.
Officer: For long to do you want to visit?
Ans: For about 6 months.
Officer: How many children do you have?
Ans: 3
Officer: Where are they?
Ans. My son and younger daugther are in the US. My older daugther is in delhi.
Officer: What does your son do?
Ans: He is completing his PhD in Computer Engg. at the University of Texas.
Officer: What does your younger daugther do?
Ans: She is doing her PhD in University of Pennsylvania.
Officer: Is your older daughter married?
Ans: Yes.
Officer: Does she have any children?
Ans: No.
Officer: Oh, then, you will not come back. Your visa is rejected.
My mother-in-law was rudely asked to leave. We believe that the factors acting against us were (a) We, her main sponsorers, were both still students. Even though we had significant savings due to internships etc, it didn't seem to count.
(b) Her older daughter didn't have any children yet. This seemed to diminish her incentive to return to India. (c) Even though she speaks a reasonable amount of English, My mother-in-law requested a telugu interpreter, who she felt didn't do a good job of translating.
When my mother-in-law went for her interview the second time, my husband had completed his PhD and had started working, and my sister-in-law in India had a baby in July last year. Also, she decided to speak directly to the officer in English.
Thanks to all those who posted their questions on this site, we were able to summarize the main questions and we asked her to familiarize herself with them. The questions she was asked this time were:
Officer: Why do you want to visit the US?
Ans: For tourism purposes.
Officer: Who will you stay with in the US?
Ans: My son
Officer: How long has your son been in the US?
Ans: 7 Years
Officer: What does he do?
Ans: He works with Intel.
Officer: How long has it been since you have seen him?
Ans: 3 years
Officer: Do you work?
Ans: Yes, I am a Telugu lecturer at a junior college.
Officer: What does your daughter in India do?
Ans: She is an architect but has recently had a baby, so is not currently working.
Officer: What does your son-in-law do?
Ans: He is a finanical consultant in TCS Delhi.
Officer: What was your husband?
Ans: A professor
Officer: When did he pass away?
Ans: 9 years ago.
Officer: Very sorry to hear that madam. You may go to counter 1 and pay the
fees. Thank you.
My mother-in-law thanked the officer and completed the rest of formalities.
Thanks once again to all those who previously posted their experiences. It was extremely helpful.
MGV
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Visitors vias for 10 years
My mom (widow) appeared for visitors visa at the Chennai consulate on Jan 5, 2004 and was garanted one for 10 years.
The interview was in regional language, the appointment was for 10:45 am and the interview took place around 1:30 pm. The following questions were posed:
Who do have in US?
Who do you have here?
Where does your daughter live in US?
What does your son-in-law do?
My mon answered all the questions(I told her to be very brief and answer to the point). She was told to pay the fee after that. I sponsered her and they only looked at the documents that I sent her ( as indicated on this site along with my birth certificate and marriage certificate ) and didn't take or ask for anything else.
This site was a lot of help.
Geetha.
The interview was in regional language, the appointment was for 10:45 am and the interview took place around 1:30 pm. The following questions were posed:
Who do have in US?
Who do you have here?
Where does your daughter live in US?
What does your son-in-law do?
My mon answered all the questions(I told her to be very brief and answer to the point). She was told to pay the fee after that. I sponsered her and they only looked at the documents that I sent her ( as indicated on this site along with my birth certificate and marriage certificate ) and didn't take or ask for anything else.
This site was a lot of help.
Geetha.
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Visitor visa rejected at Mumbai
My mother went to the Mumbai consulate for a visitors visa on jan 06. I had hoped that getting it would be a breeze. She had all the necessary documents and furthermore, she had visited the US 2 years back.
The lady asked the same standard questions
why are you going to the US ?
where does your husband work ?
where does your son work ?
All is well till here.
But then she asked "you stayed back for a long time during your last visit. why do you want to go back again ?" My mother just replied that she wants to visit me and spend some time with me and tour the country.
The next thing she knew is that the visa was rejected. I guess we cannot do anything about this. It just depends on the whims and fancies of the consular officer. Maybe the lady woke up on the wrong side of her bed !
We have no choice but to apply again. Thought that I would share my experiences with you.
Ashwin.
I was really shocked by this decision.
The lady asked the same standard questions
why are you going to the US ?
where does your husband work ?
where does your son work ?
All is well till here.
But then she asked "you stayed back for a long time during your last visit. why do you want to go back again ?" My mother just replied that she wants to visit me and spend some time with me and tour the country.
The next thing she knew is that the visa was rejected. I guess we cannot do anything about this. It just depends on the whims and fancies of the consular officer. Maybe the lady woke up on the wrong side of her bed !
We have no choice but to apply again. Thought that I would share my experiences with you.
Ashwin.
I was really shocked by this decision.
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Visitor visa
I really found this site very helpful for visitors visas. But could anyone post any visitors visas problem pertaining to a widow. My mom is a widow and I am planning to bring her to US. Any kind of information will be helpful. Please let me know if anyone has encounter the same.
Thanks
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