Parent's Visa Reject 4 times (2012-2013)

[snehalvh]

Hi

I am sponsoring my Parents for US visit(from India) but Visitor visa (B2) was rejected 4 time between 2012 and 2013.

First time(Jan 2012) it was rejected because visa officer saw my H1B stamp which was about to expire in couple of month. They said your son’s visa is expiring soon so we cant grant you visa.. Irony is I had 2 yrs of approved extension i797 which he didn’t look at.

2nd time(Feb 2012) we applied just within a month.. They just asked couple of basic question and rejected.(why are u going ? what your son do there ?) They didn’t bother to ask anything around the reason of my 1^st rejection (I prepared my parents to show i797 copy which officer didn’t see at 1^st interview).

3^rd time (June 2012) – This time I applied only for my mom to show her further strong tie to India since dad will stay in India again they asked same 2-3 questions and rejected.

4^th time (May 2013) – Applied for both parents. This time they asked couple of additional questions around my father’s business(if own the office ? how many sq ft it has ? traveled any other country ? etc). Again its rejected.

All these time I have prepared extensive documentation, affidavits, travel bookings, hotel, itinerary, family tree, property documents, invitation letter, letters from congress man (2^nd and 3^rd attempts).  

All the time 214B was given as they are not eligible to get visa but they can apply again. I heard that 214B indicates lack of strong tie with home country. That’s difficult to believe as my parents has younger son, daughter, grandchildren, brother-sister, mother, infact whole family there in india, they own 2 house and some other property there. Dad owns business. I don’t believe that all these are not enough to show strong tie. It seems that their visa got rejected without proper consideration.

 

Its one of my biggest dream to have my parents visit me here in US atleast once in life. I am on H1B in USA since last 5 years with my wife and toddler, working at good position, just owned my first home. No bad history or any kind of legal violations.. GC(i140) is in process..

I am planning to give one more try; and I have following questions:

1- Is there any way to get information around exact reason of last 4 rejection. 214B is all they gave even when congressman’s office sent inquiry/recommendations. Any department to appeal to consider our case for review?

2- in DS160 I was writing very low yearly income for my father and housewife for mom.. Could that be reason for rejection though I was the sponsor for their visit and I had strong financial papers to support their visit? In Fact they didn’t ask anything about my parent’s financials in first 3 attempts.

3- I took them for a Dubai vacation in Nov 2014 so they can show an International travel… would that help ?

4- What else I can do to make Visa counselor consider a genuine application for just B1 tourist visa?

 

Any help/advice on this will be a great help.


- Snehal

[ashuneel]

The best thing you can do is stay out of the process. Who gave you the idea that you can sponsor a visa. You are on H-1 so you do not have the authority to sponsor anything. You can invite your parents and pay for the expenses of the trip but that does not affect the visa decision.

 I think presenting your papers for their visa is the biggest mistake.

[rahul412]

First, there is no sponsorship for visiting visa

Second, contact an attorney. After 4 unsuccessful attempts, this will be the best thing to do.