bank balance

[bandaru]

1. How much visitor should show min bank balance in india and how much sponspor should show bank balance?

thanks
sho

[Murali]

do some home work and read
http://www.path2usa.com/immigration/visitorvisa/visitor_visa.htm
and all related links

[kloodin]

bank accounts only matter if the applicant tries to play "Let's Fool the Consul" by depositing some outrageously large sum in an account days before the interview.....every VO, even the newest, knows that 'strategy."
bank accounts of the sponsor have zero weight on the decision because a sponsor is not required to show a nickel in his or her account just because a relative or friend is applying for a tourist visa.:rolleyes:

[orange eyes]

Bank balance of the sponser does matter. Fake ones will not work. But if someone is taking the responsibility of sponsering 1 or 2 people for 3-6 months then the sponser should show enough fund in his bank.

My aunt got rejected first time because her sponser didn't have enough money in bank, as liquid cash. That was the reason given to her. She waited for 5 months and applied again. Got visa. When the officer asked her why she was rejected first time she told that " there was no enough fund ".

Second time for her alone the sponser showed around 4k for 3 months.

But doing a fake transfer will not work.

[jaya06]

I agree with orange_eyes. The sponsorer needs to show enough balance in his bank account + a decent salary to support the visitor's stay. It costs at least $3K per applicant for tickets, health care and tourism for a 3-6 month trip. Hence, show about $5K per applicant, but never do a fake transfer from a friend. Having an average balance of $5K per applicant over the past 3-6 months is more important than having the 'current balance' as $5K.

There is no hard coded definition of how much bank balance your parents need to have. Since you are the sponsorer, you will show enough in your bank to pay for thier trip. Your father can show any type of 'ties' with his home country - including but not limited to - home/business/ancestral property/lands/fields/family members/bank balance/FDs/Savings etc. His bank balance is just 'one of the many' items that he needs to have as a tie to the home country. Having an 'immovable' property along with a regular in-flow of income provide a stronger tie than showing several lakhs/millions in the bank.

Good luck!!

[kloodin]

there is NO legal requirement that says an applicant for a tourist visa must show the bank balance of whomever is inviting them....no law nor rule anywhere in the INA.....the relative in the states is not legally responsible for the visitor...again, by rule of law....bank balances of the sponsor mean nothing.

[orange eyes]

Doesn't look like VO's follow that rule

they rejected my aunt's visa - for sponser's insufficient funds

few months later she got visa with sufficient sponser bank balance

sometimes it doesn't matter what law says.... but it matters what VO's think

[Nithi]

Hi,
Now I am having a doubt reading the thread.My parents are going to attend the interview on 17th Nov.I have a document from bank showing the date the account was opened and the current balance.

I am not sure how will the bank find that we did a transfer from any other account ??How will they find the account transaction??

Please answer??

[orange eyes]

for them to find about your account transaction at that moment....you should have provided statements.

there are other modes to find the transaction...but the easiest is statements

[jaya06]

Hi,
Now I am having a doubt reading the thread.My parents are going to attend the interview on 17th Nov.I have a document from bank showing the date the account was opened and the current balance.

I am not sure how will the bank find that we did a transfer from any other account ??How will they find the account transaction??

Please answer??

You must provide 3-4 recent monthly bank statements and a transfer of 'big' amounts are doubted as fake transfers.