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Hello My Friends My wife's sisters tourist visa was denied for the second time. The first time we did not have enough paperwork. This time we submitted all the necessary documents the affidavit of support almost everything identical what we would have with a CR-1 or a K-1 visa. It was denied again , is there some way I can contact the consulate in Shenyang to find out why it was denied. My next step is to contact my two senators local congressperson. Has anyone had a similar incident like this and what has been your results Michael in Seattle -
The new online DS-160 form replaces several older paper forms. We completed these forms for K1/K2 a few weeks ago, but the process had several bumps and false starts. First, consider that the forms must be completed in English. Second, that the forms are quite long and require several comprehensive details about the applicant(s). To begin these forms one must first create a user account. It's not at all clear how the user accounts are scrutinized, but my suspicions are they are scrutinizing them very carefully and most likely in an unfair manner when considering just how unfriendly the website is to honest users. It's also not clear just who in the hell is supposed to create the user account, but it appears that only the Chinese applicant should do so. They just may be hiding out to see whether there are oppressive men who try to help their partners with good intentions. It is likely nearly one-hundred percent of all applicants need the help of a native English speaker to work their way through the myriad of questions. You should be ready for a tough marathon session that can take a few hours to complete. For us, we assumed the website correctly indicated that the user could save their work and go back and complete it later. That didn't work for us and we lost everything close to the end of the first try. The account holder must register using their email. My partner and I shared the account and after a bit we saw we could close the form, save it, and I could reopen and also save. Toward the end, or beginning as I dont' remember, the applicant must upload a passport style photo and review the content and submit it. There is a question that in my estimation can be interpreted two ways which caused me to wonder after my partner submitted if I had guessed wrong. The DS-160 question was whether the applicant had third party assistance to submit/complete the form. I assumed, that the NVC people would examine the MAC, IP, and email address and see that it was the applicant who actually submitted the form. However, I have no way of knowing how or what they do. My fiance and her daughter reviewed the content of these forms online while we all spent hours on the telephone to complete them. We also answered the question as NO, that requested whether they had assistance, as I assumed it meant only a lawyer or another actually clicked submit. Needless to say I am nervous about everything at this moment. You just cannot assume that having an honest heart and being truthful in all answers your provide is good enough. For all I know these guys are out there playing "gotcha" when a man helps the Chinese woman with the form and then answers the question at the end as to whether or not you helped.
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My girlfriend had a little trouble the last time when entering on her B-2 visa. Her travel company gave her the wrong itinerary for her trip. So I wrote her a letter to give when at customs in Chicago. I told her to hand over the I-94 with my address, E- ticket itinerary and this letter. Thoughts on doing this?? From: My Name To: POE Admissions Officer I am writing this letter for my girlfriend "her name" who is visiting me for the purpose of traveling with me while in America and visiting my family. She arrived on flight AA154 June 29; her return flight is AA187 November 24. I work full time and we will be travel during my limited vacation time and during weekends. I am covering her expenses while here including transportation, food, and housing. Please allow her to stay in the USA until her return ticket date. Any questions please call my mobile telephone, she can speak English but on a limited basis. My Name My home address My cell number
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A friend wants to visit a second time within her 1 yr B2/M visa. As is true for going to China, the visitor shows RT air booked, an itinerary with hotels, etc to get the visa issued. But, if she wants to travel a second time (first visit was only 6 weeks) can she just purchase tickets and interview at the POE? Would this be normal procedure? Thanks and, yes, I have searched but after reading about 5 or 6 threads, I thought I would ask this. Greg -
At the moment my wife is over in China visiting family. Over the winter we worked on getting Mum-In-Law a visit visa to visit the states this summer, one thing we are thinking is perhaps a day trip to Toronto, so from looking applying for a Canada Visit visa for her seems to be a simple online process, with a possible bio-metric appointment to the ASC (USCIS Field office). http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/apply-how.asp -
Hello everyone! I hope all is well with you and yours. I have a friend, here in Tallahassee, that is planning a jazz music festival for October. She used to live in Shenzen, for ten years. She wants Suli to come over for the festival, and wants to sponsor Suli. What does Suli need to do on her end in China, and what do we need to do on our end here in the US? The plan is to have Suli stay at my friend's house during the visit. Thanks, Todd -
Hi all. I have an interesting problem and need your help. My wife's dad has a one year B-2 visa and has been here since May 24. His I94 expires Nov 23 but instead of extending we want to go to Vancouver for a visit with the thought that he'd receive a new I94 at the border upon re-entry. He'd need a Canada visitors visa making this route potentially cheaper than extending. So far so good, but here's the problem. I received notice early this month from Canada that he's approved and to send them his passport. I did this last week (along with prepaid return postage with tracking) and was hoping to receive it back this week but nothing has been mailed back from them yet. Now I'm worried that they may not return the passport in time for the departure by Nov 23. Anyone have a recommendation on what I should do? I don't want this to cause a black eye due to an overstay, but he couldn't leave the country now regardless without his passport and it appears the LA Canada Consulate General is not expedient in placing the visa sticker and mailing it as I had hoped. Much appreciate any help.
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Hi everyone. I know this topic has probably been done to death, but I am having a little trouble understanding a couple of things about getting a vistor's visa for my wife's parents. I tried to get my wife and son involved to help me communicate with her parents. He says it is her job. She leaves it all up to me. So, my question is, how much of this can I do myself? I know they will have to go pay the application fees for themselves at the CITIC Bank. Do they need two applications or can it be done jointly? Can I visit the Visa Information Call Center Website and purchase the PIN for them? Can I then call the Visa Call Center and schedule the appointment for them or do they have to make the call? Can the appointment be for a joint interview or do they have to be separate? I will work with my wife and son on gathering the necessary documents. Thanks as always to all the good folks here.
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Renewing a visitor's (B2) visa while in AP?
lhp posted a topic in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview
My wife and I are still lingering in AP, but we'd like to go back to the States for Christmas this year (we did a Christmas trip last year, too). Her current B2 expires in November, and we've been wondering if it is (1) possible and (2) worth the trouble to apply for a new visitor's visa. I'm not sure if since she has the AP pending that would mean that she is automatically ineligible for a visitor's visa, or if applying for a visitor's visa might inadvertently screw up (or, worse, cancel!) our immigrant visa petition. Anyone have experience/insight into this? This would be her third visitor's visa and fifth trip to the States. -
Hi all, All is well with Lili and I. We have another year left on her 2 year green card. Then back to the process again. Question - her parents are wanting to come visit us in April. What is the process for them to get visa and come visit? What kind of visa? How long can they stay? How long does a visa for parents take? Matt
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It's not clear what the significance of this is (if any - possibly a response to China's visa law change?), but Gary Locke said it "on a visit to the US Consulate General in Guangzhou on Wednesday", so I'll pass it along. One year visas are hard enough to come by, would the availability of 5 year visas make it any easier? 5-year visas expected for Chinese: US ambassador
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I have recently got married with my wife in Zhengzhou, Henan and now that my wife got traveling visa to USA, I am would really appreciate if someone could help me with the right direction regarding documents needed for the green card. We're planning on flying to LAX then to Dallas in August 2013. -
Hello again, CFL, I have some questions for all of you here on this great site. Hopefully you can lead us down the right path. My wife(Chinese citizen) and I(American Citizen) were successfully married in China on May 20. I'm currently still in Shanghai, where she works and resides, on my multi-entry L visa visiting her and will be here for another couple of months. We were thinking of starting the visa process and then we decided to wait since she plans on staying here in China and working for another couple years. Now we've changed our minds again and she wants to get going on all of it since she'll need to enter the states next year to get sworn in for the NY Barr. We've heard that it'd be tough for her to get a tourist visa being married to me so we're going to apply for the K-3. I guess the thing that concerns me the most is the fact that she doesn't plan on moving to the U.S. immediately after hopefully getting approved so I'm a little confused as to the best course of action here and what to apply for. So my questions are: 1) Should we apply for the K-3 non-immigrant visa since she won't be moving to the U.S. just yet? 2) If so, I understand that involves filing the I-130 and the I-129F. Should I apply for those ASAP? Also, how long after I apply for the I-130 should I wait to apply for the I-129F? 3) Does the K-3 visa approval require her to enter the U.S. within a certain time frame? 4) Does the front-loading start here with these two forms or does that start later on in our process? If so, will I need multiple copies of everything? As in copies for each form and then copies for her and I to keep for interviews? 5) I guess we'll wait to file for her permanent resident status since she won't be moving to and staying in the States the majority of her time just yet. Is this ok? I'm not really grasping how everything works yet or the order of things. She thinks we can look into most of this later but I'd like to get a grasp on what we're going to need to do in the coming steps. Any help on these issues will be greatly appreciated. My wife wants to just get going on everything right now and I'm a little leery from some of the horror stories I've read on this forum. I want to make sure we're doing this the correct way for our situation and at the correct time. Any extra advice or issues that you foresee here is welcomed. Thanks, Tom
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My parents , uncle and anuties ( uncle's wife and fater's sister) got one year 's Visit Visas at the same time. I'm taking them to U.S with me tomorrow. They will stay with me while travel U.S for three months. I'm sure they will have fun in U.S. Here I want to thank the friends who gave me advices and I also want to share my experience . The most important thing is you have confidence and showing you are a visitor and a travellor.
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When I fill out ds-160 form. there are B1/B2. and B2. I wonder should I pick B2 or B1/B2. for my parents , my uncle and anut.
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Does anyone know what a yellow slip denial means?
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I have a question regarding the timeline. Working on a CR-1 visa for my wife (just received the form for affidavit of support today), but wondering if we can also apply for a tourist visa for her? I have my parents' 50th wedding anniversary in November, and looking through these posts, not sure if I can trust the timeline to go smoothly. Would she need to stay outside of the US during this process, or can we apply for a tourist visa simultaneously? Thanks! Sammy
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B2 Visa documents for non-relative
mikeymark posted a topic in General Visa Discussion & First Steps
My step daughter's boy friend and possible future fiancee wants to visit us and is applying for his B2 Visa. He has documentation to establish his strong ties to China. I have sent him a brief invitation letter stating that he can stay with my wife and I while in the US. My questions is, do I need to provide him with my financial documentation and ID information for him to bring to his interview? -
My wife's 15 year old niece from Changsha would like to visit the USA during her summer vacation. Are there any websites that give step by step instructions? Also, how long does it take? -
Hello , Can I apply B-2 visa ( 6 months ) for my uncle and aunt?
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My wife is wanting her parents to visit here. My wife just got her 2 yr green card a few months ago. Is there an amount of time we should wait before applying for her parents to visit? Is there a string on how we would go about doing that? Anyone have experience with this? My wife has considered looking into having her parents immigrate here but I've heard its easier to do that if she becomes an American citizen first. Any thoughts? thanks guys
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We're having some trouble applying for a B2 visa for my MIL. We submitted the DS160 already, and are trying to pay the application fee at CITIC bank, but they want a CGI number, which we don't have. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Hi Everybody, For a B2 visa app there is an online DS-160 form that asks for home and business addresses. Should we put these in as Chinese or as English translations & transliterations? The embassy website says to handwrite name and addresses in Hanzi on the confirmation page, but we're not sure about on the actual DS-160. Also, how will the embassy correspond with us? Is any information sent to the home address provided, or is correspondence done by email, phone, or some other method? (If anything is mailed out, we're obviously thinking that we need to put the address on the DS-160 in Chinese) Thanks! -
Hey all, I've read this thread and I am stressing a little bit about the removal of conditions...Allow me to explain. We got the Conditional Green card in August 2010, and since that time have not really "lived" in America. We just aren't ready yet, although we do plan on making the permanent move either late this year or early 2014. We have travelled back to America once each year and stayed for about 2 months each time. The reason I am stressing is I'm not sure I can be present in America for the interview/biometrics and all that. Basically, what I want to know is this: After you file the I-751, how soon will they typically schedule the biometrics and interview? I was planning to submit the application at the end of May then go to America in mid-June and stay about a month and hope the biometrics and interview would fall in that month timeframe. Does it not work like that? From reading this thread, it seems like they call you for an interview anytime in the year after you apply then you have like a week or two to show up for it. I know I haven't exactly "played by the rules" but believe me we are not trying to game the system; we still INTEND to move to America, we just aren't ready just yet. Anyway, any advice/feedback from personal experience would be much appreciated. Thanks! -
Hi Guys My wife's parents were rejected on their interview in Shenyang for their visitors visa. We stated on the DS-160 that WE would pay for the trip tickets. We think that told the interviewer to ask questions about me such as "when did your son in law retire, where did your son in law do before he retired" etc. My inlaws couldn't answer these questions. Also we stated on the DS-160 and invitation letter that we were asking for the parents to get a 1 year visa and stay with us for 1 year. Now we have reapplied but this time on the DS-160 we stated that THEY will pay for the tickets and in the invitation letter we said that we would like for them to stay with us for about 3 months. We thought that applying for a shorter time would make the interviewer ask more questions about them and less about me and also give the interviewer more reasons to believe that they would have stronger reasons to go back to China. QUESTION: Does the time stated in the DS-160 and in the invitation letter affect the time of the visa that the interviewing person will give them? ( We understand that most visas are for 1 year) If they are passed and are given a 1 year's visa, will the 3 months in the application affect what the immagration officer at US Customs will give them? We are hoping for 6 months. We have a Chinese friend whose mother applied for a 1 year's visa and she passed and got a 1 year's visa. The US Customs officer gave her 6 months stay in the US (This was her 1st time to the US). But we also heard that a mother in the same situation from Vietnam or Laos was given a 1 year's stay. Is it stricter with Chinese? Also is it possible for Chinese parents to get a 1 year stay?
