invite father in law to the US

[jesseportus]

does anyone know what to fill out and send in to bring my father in law from china?

[Randy W]

Send him a letter of invitation affidavit of support, and have him apply at Guangzhou (your local consulate) for a B-2 vis (have him bring your wife's certificate of birth).

 

The success rate is approximately 25% for these.

[Randy W]

Send him a letter of invitation affidavit of support, and have him apply at Guangzhou (your local consulate) for a B-2 vis (have him bring your wife's certificate of birth).

 

The success rate is approximately 25% for these.

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. . . and be sure that he brings LOTS of proof of ties to China that will ensure his return (lease agreements, titles, pictures of family friends, etc.)

[skibum]

Jesse, If your SO is a USC, the father can apply to immigrate. If not he can apply for a tourist visa. The most helpful thing for him is to have a child in China as a tie.

 

Randy, Why did you say to apply at GZ?

 

The form can be downloaded from the DOS site.

[Jim - Portland, USA]

Randy, Why did you say to apply at GZ?

 

The form can be downloaded from the DOS site.

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The blank form can be downloaded from a million different web sources, but the completed form must be submitted to either the US Embassy in Bejing, or any one of the US Consulates scattered about China. They advise the form be sent to the nearest such location. For Guilin, I think the nearest US location (to send the form) is GZ.

[frank1538]

You may find this helpful: http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...indpost&p=94823

[Randy W]

Randy, Why did you say to apply at GZ?

 

The form can be downloaded from the DOS site.

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The blank form can be downloaded from a million different web sources, but the completed form must be submitted to either the US Embassy in Bejing, or any one of the US Consulates scattered about China. They advise the form be sent to the nearest such location. For Guilin, I think the nearest US location (to send the form) is GZ.

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That's why - the consulate for your location. You apply there to get an interview date, usually, I hear, within a month or two.

 

The form, of course, can come from anywhere (as long as you make sure it's current)

[HanLi]

send the letter of invitation, affidavit of support, is all that is necessary from this end?

 

is there a "form" or "template" that we can use as a guide?

Edited August 9, 2005 by hankhoude (see edit history)

[Randy W]

It's not even necessary, although it may help sway the matter in his favor - consider it VERY IMPORTANT!

 

Yes - check Frank's link above.

[tonado]

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http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzhou/niv/faq.html#21

 

How do I invite my parents to visit me in the U.S.?

 

We frequently receive questions from Chinese students, workers, and residents in the U.S. who want to know how their parents can qualify to receive visas to enter the U.S. for tourism. In our experience, many of these applicants are eligible for visas, but a significant number overstay or fail to return.

 

In adjudicating visitor visa applications for parents of Chinese students, workers, and residents, our visa officers tend to focus on factors that help us determine whether the applicants possess compelling ties to China:

 

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If the applicants have traveled to the U.S. previously, how long did they stay? If they stayed longer than 6 months, did they have DHS approval to do so? (Note: Please have the applicants bring their DHS extension approval notices to their interview).

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If the applicants have traveled to the U.S. previously, how long have they been back in China?

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How many children and grandchildren do the applicants have in China?

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Have the relatives in the U.S. ever returned to China to visit their families as is normal for foreign students, workers, and residents in the U.S.?

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Are the parents active professionally in China; if so, what are their income and the nature of their work?

 

The answers to these questions relate to whether applicants can fulfill the statutory requirement in Section 101 (a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to show that they have a permanent residence in a foreign country that they have no intention of abandoning. In other words, persons who are absent from China for periods of a year or so may have trouble showing that they possess social or professional obligations in China that are sufficiently powerful to ensure that they will go home following a temporary stay abroad. Applicants are advised to be ready to address these issues during their visa interviews.

 

Often, older applicants do not understand why their applications to return to the U.S. a second time are denied, even though DHS approved an extension of stay during their previous visit. Usually, these applicants stayed in the U.S. for a year or more and have been back in China only a short while. Under these circumstances, the applicants have great difficulty establishing that they have compelling social or professional obligations in China sufficient to ensure that they will return to China, thereby making them ineligible to receive another visa. People who find themselves in this situation may wish instead to invite their U.S. relatives to visit them here in China.