Visitors Visa

[CR1togo]

Excellent! - Good job!

 

I might have suggested including something to show her enrollment in school for next semester, but apparently it was unnecessary.

 

Randy, the list I posted was from "our side of the pond". Talked to the wife and the niece DID take the college enrollment paper (and others from CN) to the interview.

 

Niece's interview was 3 questions:

 

1) Q: "Purpose of visit"?

A: "Tourist visit ONLY with my aunt and uncle."

 

2) Q: " Do you have a letter of invite?"

A: "Yes. Here it is" Niece as instructed handed VO BOTH the letter of invite AND the "open letter to consulate" posted above.

 

3) After VO read the letter of invite and about half of the above letter she asked

Q: So have your parents been to the US?".

A: "No, but my grandparents have. I have copies of thier visa from before".

 

"I won't need to see it. You're approved"

Visa is multi visit/one year.

[david_dawei]

My wife's mother and brother went to their interview today. Her mom received a visa while the brother did not. The irony is that he has stronger ties to return, more money, more assets, more family reasons (wife/son), etc... The mom really has very little and they did not ask to see a single piece of evidence or ask about property/assets. There was another mother and daughter who interviewed together and only the mom received the visa.

 

The only unknown we felt going into the interview was he works for the government/police and is CCP. He may try again alone several months later.

 

Only a few questions:

1. why do you want to go?

2. who is there in the US?

3. what are your travel plans?

4. What is your job (to the son)?

 

They only related that the VO was rather stern and uninterested in 'talking' much. As soon as he announced "mom goes and son does not"... he didn't break a breath to call for "NEXT".

[Tine & Ella]

Sorry I havent been around for awhile. My mother-in-law just received her second B-2 in Shanghai. Only questions was, You have been to America before, she said yes. Second question, are you going to come back and said of course. VO- You passed. In and out less than 1 minute. She will arrive July 3rd. Sill can't belive our post has been viewed over 66,000 times. Do we get prize?

 

Tine

[MikeXiao]

OK. I have been away a long time. Now thinking of bring the mother-in-law over for a visit next year, maybe around the time our daughter graduates from HS. Where do I start? Like I said, been away a long time.

[dnoblett]

OK. I have been away a long time. Now thinking of bring the mother-in-law over for a visit next year, maybe around the time our daughter graduates from HS. Where do I start? Like I said, been away a long time.

Start at page one of this thread.

[MikeXiao]

OK. I have been away a long time. Now thinking of bring the mother-in-law over for a visit next year, maybe around the time our daughter graduates from HS. Where do I start? Like I said, been away a long time.

Start at page one of this thread.

Supposed to be some kind of joke? Nice. And your admin?

[tsap seui]

MikeXiao, Here is what Dan was asking you to look at.

 

This is the first post on this thread.

 

You can even see that Dan edited it last year to post updates to it.

 

I highly doubt he was kidding or messing with you at all, just sending you to where you needed to be.

 

 

 

This was for Tine's mother in-law's application.

 

tsap seui

 

 

 

 

Here is the list of things that needs to be completed.

 

List (目录)

 

PART I - INVITEE (第一部分) (被邀请人)

 

 

1. Passport (护照, 原件)

2. DS 156 Form (DS156表, 原件, 中英文各一份)

3. DS 157 Form (DS157表, 原件, 中英文各一份)

2,3. DS-160 Form, http://guangzhou.use...tion-form2.html

4. Receipt of Visa Application Fee (中信银行的签证费收据, 原件)

5. Resident Booklet (护口本)

6. National Identification Cards (身份证)

7. Evidences of Properties’ ownership (房产证明)

8. Evidences of Bank Saving (银行存款证明)

9. Retiree’s card and Certificate of pension (退休证和退休金证明)

10. Verification of Son’s Employment

(儿子的工作证明)

11. Copies of National ID of Son (儿子身份证复印件)

12. Family Photos (家庭照片)

13. Letter of Dad’s Employment(爸爸公司的经济和雇用证明信)

 

 

 

 

PART II ( 第二部分 ) - INVITER ( 邀请人 )

 

1. Invitation Letter (English & Chinese) (邀请函中英文各一份)

2. Affidavit of Support I-134 Form (经济担保证明 I-134表)

3. Ella’s I-94 copy (女儿的入境卡) (I-94 is carried by non-immigrants, and is discarded once having a green-card, in place of I-94 perhaps a copy of green-card)

4. Copy of Income Tax Return 2003 (2003年个人收入纳税表复印件)

5. Copies of Ella & Tine’s passport (女儿和女婿的护照复印件)

6. Copy of Ella’s Visa (女儿到美国的签证复印件)

7. Copies of Daughter & Granddaughter’s Green Card, SSN (女儿和外孙女的绿卡、社安号复印件)

8. Copy of Driver License: Son-In-Law and Daughter (女婿和女儿的驾照复印件)

9. Copy of Marriage License (结婚证复印件)

10.Letter of Tine’s Employment (Tine公司的经济和雇用证明信)

11.Photos (家庭照片)

12.Notarial Certificate of relationship (直系亲属关系公证书)

13.Letter for VO. (英文信函一份给签证官)

 

Letter For VO.

To: American Counsulate General

Mei Long Zheng Plaza 8th Floor

Shanghai, China 200001

 

 

 

Subject : Issuance of visiorts visa for my mother-in law.

 

 

Dear Visa Officer,

 

 

We would like to invite our mother, XXXX(here is mother’s name) to visit our home in XXXXX(here is address of your home) for 4-6 months, so she may visit her daughter and grandchildren. While here we would like to take her to visit New York city, Washington DC, Orlando, FL. Her husband can not join her due to his work schedule and she also has a son and daughter-in-law in Shanghai.

 

During her stay here we will bear all financial responsibilites during her stay including her round trip air fare from Shanghai to Indianapolis and back, medical insurance while here, and all travel expense.

 

 

 

Tine XXXX & Ella XXXX

(sign your names here)

 

Letter for Mom:Chinese & English

 

亲爱的妈妈：你好！

 

这封信是邀请你到美国来看我们，并且和我们一起生活。你在美国的6个月里，我们将会支?br /> 赌阍诿榔诩渌械纳詈吐眯蟹延茫ㄍ档姆苫薄５蹦憷吹矫拦螅颐墙岽愕

揭韵录父龅胤饺ゲ喂酆吐眯小Ｔ诰咛迨奔渖弦残砘嵊兴涠绻奔湓市淼幕埃颐腔够

岽愕狡渌父鲂爬锩挥辛谐龅牡胤饺タ纯础?br />

 

5月

去看有名的赛车比赛。Tine在每年的5月和8月到那里工作几天，他可以带家属进入比赛场地

。这个赛车比赛即使在世界上也是很名的。

 

7月

我们会到纽约和华盛顿：纽约的唐人街，有名的华尔街，自由女神像；华盛顿是美国的首都

，我们去年去过的，很值得去看看的。

 

8月

到美丽的佛罗达海滩度假，并到想往以久的迪斯尼乐团去游玩。

 

其他时间我们会带你到我们印第安那转转，我们生活的这个城市是浅Ｃ览龅摹Ｔ诤臀颐巧?活的几个月里，你会了解和体验美国人的生活，我们也相信你一定会在美国度过一段美好的

时光的。

 

你的女婿：

 

你的女儿：

 

2004年12月

Tine & Ella XXXX

XXXXXXX(here is your address)

Dec.30th 2004

 

 

Ref: To XXX(here is your mom’s Chinese name)

 

Dear Mom: (here is your mom’s name, type “PinYing”)

 

This letter is invite you to come USA to see us ,and live with us for 6 months in Indianapolis Indiana, USA. We will pay all the fees for your living and traveling in USA, and the plane ticket for coming USA and returning to China. During your stay in USA, We will visit several famous cities in the world:

 

May 21st-22nd & May 29th

Indianapolis: Indianapolis 500 Car Race ,It is the most famous car race in the world.

 

July 9th- 18th :

New York: Walk in Wall Street and to visit the Statue of Liberty; China Town, Atlantic City and Nigara Falls.

Washington DC: Our nations capitol, The White House our Presidents home, and many other sites.

 

Aug 14th~30th :

Florida: Disney World, Miami 1 week and one week on the beach in Ft. Myers Florida.

 

 

You will know that how the persons in USA are living and how we are Living in USA.

We believe that you will feel pleasure during your traveling in USA.

 

Your Daughter:

 

Your Son-in-law:

 

Dec30th, 2004

 

Edited by dnoblett, 09 September 2011 - 09:40 PM.

Updated to remove DS-156/157 and replace with DS-160

Edited July 30, 2012 by tsap seui (see edit history)

[MikeXiao]

Thanks Tsap. That's more what I was asking about. An idea where to start. I had read the first 6 pages or so and got lost in the threads. I just needed to understand where to start the process. How have you been? Like I said, I've been away for a long time. Good to hear from you.

[tsap seui]

We've been real good Mike. Finally got the girl over here August 15th last year. Was nice to see you post, I remember you and your case. Glad to see all is well with you.

 

Good luck with the visitors visa.

 

tsap seui

[dnoblett]

Supposed to be some kind of joke? Nice. And your admin?

No joking, I see a question "where to start?", I give a straight answer, at first post of the thread, I could have simply copy and pasted post #1 as an answer, there is not much more that can be added to the first post in the thread.

 

Kind of circular I know.

[Randy W]

OK. I have been away a long time. Now thinking of bring the mother-in-law over for a visit next year, maybe around the time our daughter graduates from HS. Where do I start? Like I said, been away a long time.

Start at page one of this thread.

Supposed to be some kind of joke? Nice. And your admin?

 

It's good advice - and I'm NOT an admin.

[MikeXiao]

OK, point made and taken.

So she will have to go on line and fill out the DS-160, after she gets her passport. Does not appear that we can fill out the 160 for her. Since it is done online, I guess all suporting documents will have to be taken with her to the appointment? Or can they be uploaded with the 160 like the photo? Anyone know?

[dnoblett]

OK, point made and taken.

So she will have to go on line and fill out the DS-160, after she gets her passport. Does not appear that we can fill out the 160 for her. Since it is done online, I guess all suporting documents will have to be taken with her to the appointment? Or can they be uploaded with the 160 like the photo? Anyone know?

Just a digital picture is uploaded, all supporting docs passport photos, and payment receipt are brought to interview.

[MikeXiao]

OK Thanks. Still need us to send her a letter of invite?

[dnoblett]

OK Thanks. Still need us to send her a letter of invite?

Invite letter goes to show where and what for the visit.