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balla
11-10-2006, 01:45 AM
Friends,
Can you please assist me whether we need to send sponsor documents like I-134,bank stmt and other docs in a sealed cover to parents, so that they they will handover to visa officer and do I need to send my Birth certificate while sponsoring to parents?

Regards
poragoru
11-10-2006, 05:14 AM
Friends,
Can you please assist me whether we need to send sponsor documents like I-134,bank stmt and other docs in a sealed cover to parents, so that they they will handover to visa officer and do I need to send my Birth certificate while sponsoring to parents?

Regards

You don't need to send anything in sealed envelope, unless you want to conceal those information from your parents.

Yes, you need to send a copy of birth certificate.
jaya06
11-10-2006, 12:44 PM
Friends,
Can you please assist me whether we need to send sponsor documents like I-134,bank stmt and other docs in a sealed cover to parents, so that they they will handover to visa officer and do I need to send my Birth certificate while sponsoring to parents?

Regards

Balla,

I suggest you to not do it. One of our distant relative was accompanying my MIL (who is old) to Chennai when my MIL was attending the interview last year. Hence, to keep things confidential from the distant relative, we sealed the real important documents, but my MIL was asked to open them before entering the consulate.

My MIL's visa was denied at that appointment, but we don't think it is because of sealing the envelopes as she was asked to open them before she entered the visa officer's counter. It may be a coincidence that her visa was rejected, but I suggest you to NOT NOT seal anything - I know they all are confidential. We don't want to hide anything from our parents, but we can't help with the confidentiality of the documents for the tourist visa purposes - especially from those relatives who pop-in to take a look at the documents and to give away free suggestions.
balla
11-10-2006, 05:56 PM
Jaya and porogoru
What you said is correct.I would not want to send them in sealed envalope.
Thanks for ur reply

Regards
Balla
balla
11-10-2006, 05:58 PM
Jaya and porogoru
What you said is correct.I would not want to send them in sealed envalope.why ur MIL visa got rejected, If you could provide the detail, so that it will be helpful for us.hope u wud provide details..
Thanks for ur reply

Regards
Balla
jaya06
11-11-2006, 10:03 AM
Jaya and porogoru
What you said is correct.I would not want to send them in sealed envalope.why ur MIL visa got rejected, If you could provide the detail, so that it will be helpful for us.hope u wud provide details..
Thanks for ur reply

Regards
Balla

I don't see any reason other than my MIL being widow and all her children are married and settled (5 children settled in India and my husband is the only child in USA). Her first appt was right after Tsunami in Chennai (Jan-05) and I don't know if it has any affect (related to cholera and other health diseases that the applicants could bring to USA). My MIL said most of the applicants on that day were denied. Another reason we could think of is, we were on H1B visas when my MIL visited us 6 yrs ago. Now we have Green cards, we bought a home and we have a 3yr old child - they would have thought about baby sitting aspect or the fact that her son in USA is settling (GC and home).