parents visitor visa rejected twice

[sreedhevi]

Hi,
My parents visited us in March 2003 & stayed in US for 11 months after getting their visa extension approved.
Now I am pregnant with my second kid ( due in April) & would like my mom to come & help me out.

They went for their visa in october had their visa rejected & they reaaplied in Feb & were rejected the visa for the second time under 214(b) .
They do have property in india, my dad takes care of my grand ma & my unm,arried brother.

Have a couple of questions..

1) Has any one got their visa in third attempt.
2) Can I get a letter from my doctor about my pregnancy & produce it in the consulate ?
Should they even say that their daughter is pregnant ?
3) Will a local congress man's letter help?. Any experiences with this approach?
4) The next appointment I have got for them is June 21st, Now I see that I cannot waitlist the appointments anymore.
Is there any way I cna get an earlier appointment at chennai consulate?.

Any input is appreciated.

Sree

[huskyboy04]

1) There are no established limits to how many times an applicant may re-apply, some have got a visa after 3 attempts also, search the forum for details.

2) If you have not disclosed pregnancy the previous 2 times, then it is a risky proposition, unless it is a genuine emergency situation (well documented)

3)Letter from congressman may make them pay closer attention to the case, but does not guarantee visa issuance, there is no legal recourse to a consular officers decision, in one case a senator faxed a letter to a consulate and they faxed back stating it was under 214 (b), so you can understand.

Give us more information on what qns were asked and answers given, there has to be a reason for rejection, extending stay unless due to an emergency always raises questions in the mind of the consular officer especially when a visitor stays for 11 months, they may suspect illegal employment etc, what was the reason for them to extend their stay to 11 months? If you can provide more information , we may further assist you in this process.

[sreedhevi]

Last time they had come for my delivery , which was in May.they came on March 15th their visa would expire in September.
During this period my husband had his citizen ship interview in august so we coulnd't take them anywhere except for the long weekend in July. Both myself & my husband work , so we really couldn't take them places.
We decided to file for extention so that we could go to Niagara falls. It happened so that my mom fell down & broke her wrist & had to undergo surgery here in US.
She had a metal frame put on for about 12 weeks & had to go for physiotherapy for a another 12 weeks ( she went to india & did for a year before she could fully recover) was advised not to travel.

We did produce all hospital documentation etc the second time they went but the consular officer said that they had filed for an extension before the accident & also commented that " it was just your hand, you could have come back".
Not sure what to do ..

[huskyboy04]

Well the consular officer understands that the extension was filed before the accident, so she has a legitimate point, extensions are always risky, and another point is that since they have stayed there for 11 months then in the consular officers mind they have already seen the US so they are not going for tourism again (another valid point)

Solutions suggested:

1) Signed afffidavit (notarized) by both you and another by your parents stating clearly they will not apply for an extension if granted a visa, and that last time it was a personal circumstances that forced us to apply for an extension.

Thats your best shot , also tell your parents to show that when asked what is different this time, and look in the eye of the officer and state that also.

[sreedhevi]

thanks, Will try this approach & let you know

[huskyboy04]

Also ask your parents to show some economic and social reasons that will prevent them for staying beyond 6 months, so think on that, main thing is to show the affidavit and tell the officer to trust them this time. Officers are often not in the mood to see documents so it is very important that they show this to the officer anyhow and then state it also.

[ben_kanobe]

Sreedhevi: I am in a similar situation. Can you throw some light on the outcome of your efforts?

[sreedhevi]

They got their visa rejected again. They were not asked any questions, the officer checked something in the computer & told my parents that they were not going to be given a Visa.

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