How to show strong ties to homeland..??

[Savda]

Hi...
i am planning to visit my husband by the end of this month..
Now i need to show strong ties to my homeland, which wil show them that i wil get back to my country after the visit..
Here is my situation::
I do not have a job!
I have completed my BCS!Just a 2 years back..
My parents are here..and they have their own home i live in my parents home...
Please would you tell me that what i shall show them or how i can prove strong ties to my homeland?which can show them that i woudl return to my country after the visit..
I have heared if we fail to show them strong ties to our home land, then the officer refuses the visa.
and wat are the chances to get one year visit visa??
are there some extra documents needed for a wife visiting her husband..??
I would really appricate your help!
Savda

[Murali]

If you mean your husband in USA and you want to visit him, you can apply for depedent visa easily ..

[nlaruna]

hi,

why do u want to just visit when u can stay with him as long as he stays in US. if ur husband is in H1B then u can apply for H4 through ur husbands company, if he is in the process of green card then i think the procedures r different. any way as a husband he can call u as a dependent, u dont have to be a visitor. if ur case is diffrent from this then u can always tell them y u r staying back, if that is a real strong reason.

all the best
aruna

[Savda]

I see my husband is on R1(religous) visa.. he is waiting for his green card and is having a legal status not a visa. he is in R1 status.GOT IT!!This is what i have..and as a wife i cannot have an R2 visa unless he has a green card...
Thats why i canot apply for his dependent..
and i want to visit him...there is no other way out..
Thanks now please tell me what i shall do???
savda

[Savda]

Murali please help????????????????????
Thanks..
Savda

[huskyboy04]

Had you mentioned that earlier it would have saved everybody a lot of time & effort. Well the chances of you qualifying for a visa will be determined by your economic (money, assets, house , a full time job etc) and social (taking care of old parents, other family is in India), since you only qualify for a GC after your husband gets his, YOU have to convince the officer that you will come back after a short trip to see him, so based on the performance in the interview & documentary evidence presented is what will get you a visa or a refusal. If you do well and convince the officer that you wish to see your husband for a short time & will wait for the legal process to get the R2, then you will get the visa.The ball is in your court, can you show economic & social ties, can you train yourself (body language) to convince the officer, go to our website and see the document list and interview tips and prepare yourself.

[Savda]

huskyboy04 !!!thanks a lot for your reply!
Your advice is really very strong point on my part..Thats really right. i cna tell them that why??i woudl stay there as i can get my R2..yea.....
now how i can show them strong ties???in my country look i do not not any solid reason like a job or somthing else??nor a property.. my father owns property.. bt not me. i donot own..so do you think that it would make a differnce....??
thanks!
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[huskyboy04]

Since you do not have any property (economic) and a full time job, you can base your economic ties on a strong bank balance ( NSC's, FD's etc), and your father can through a legal process grant you ownership of a reasonable amount of property in India.

2) I would present my social ties based on thae fact that you take care of your parents in India and all your other family and friends are in India, and you would not leave them and live illegally in the US.

3) I would prepare a notarized affidavit mentioning clearly that I WILL WAIT for the legal due process (R2) by coming back to India and waiting for my husband to get his GC and that you will never break any immigration laws and will depart the US after the expiration of my legal stay, the same should be prepared by your husband mentioning my wife will visit me and will depart and will wait to join me legally no matter how long it takes, and you can throw in an emotional plea that you miss your husband and wish to see him, make it short and simple and strong, just three paragraphs with three lines in each, that is your best shot and prepare for the interview, if you do well in the interview you will get it.

[Savda]

WOOW thats an excellent advice!!
huskyboy04,I really appricate your help on this line.
my father won't give me that property...:-)

sorry i not understood it.. ( NSC's, FD's etc) what is this???
Anyhow you are right....
You are right on telling officer that i miss my husband and have not seen him etc.. you are totally right..and its a very strong thing on my part that i can tell them that look my husband cannot come to india for he has not yet his travel documents from INS..
and i need to visit him and see him!!you are right..
Hay But i may extent my visit once i go there.. or may change my status...!!(thats what we have in our mind but thats future.)
so do you think that making and signing an affidivit will put a stop for future like i change my status or something...??will that make a problem in that??please let me know..
My husband may get his green card in one and half years or 2 if i get a 2 years visa.. then do i have to come back and forth, to india?Tell me how its going to go in long run!
really once agian thanks a lot for your help!!
you are helping me making my case stronger infront of the officer!!!
I strongly appricate your advice!
Thanks a lot!!
Savda
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[huskyboy04]

Affidavits are documents that have no bearing on what you do once you eneter the US, my advice is if you get the visa, visit and go back, it will be easier to get another visa later (incase you are given only a 3 or 6 month visa). Changing status once you get here is not easy especially with your husband's status, even if someone has a GC they have to wait, and once someone overstays their visa by 180 days they are barred for 10 years from getting a GC, so be patient and play the game the right way.

[huskyboy04]

FD's = Fixed deposits ($$$)

NSC = National savings bond ($$$)

Both can be used to show economic ties to India.

[Savda]

Hi huskyboy04,
Thanks a lot for answering my questions!
I reallly appricate your advice given to me.. really a bunch of thanks!! They show very much causitive view point from my side!
It just made my case more stronger.
i will wirte to you as i get more questions while i prepare the documents!
Just one question more if i sponsor this trip my self how much money i need to show visa officer..?or how much i need to have for this trip if i do it on my behalf??
Thanks a lot huskyboy04!
Regards,
Savda
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[Savda]

Hi huskyboy04,
You know i called consulate today, and i asked them that how much money i need to have to visit my husband..:) first the lady asked me that what is your husband status i said he is on work visa., R1. then the lady said that they do not tell the applicant how much money is sufficent.then started to laugh and said that i am afraid but i canot tell you any ammount and then started to laugh again and then said you know its the guy who interviews the applicant decides that ! and sorry we cannot tell you how much money is needed..
Now here is the situation...
after thinking me and my husband have decided that i am going to sponsor this trip my self. reason is this: my husband does not have a goood bank balance..and we feel that this may be a reason for my visa denial since they may say that your husband cannot suppport you fully..so i have decided to do it my self.. i donot have anyone else in US except my husband.and there is even no one who can sign as a co-sponsor.got it this is the situation!
. NOW I NEED TO PREPARE MY CASE?
1. how much money i need to have with me to travel there for six months?.
2.see i do not work or have a job i worked for a while last year..I Donot have a bank statement to show them..In what form i shall carry moeny to ??
3.I do not want to show them my husband bank balance, as it is not enough..is that okay if i do not show them my husband bank balance or other documents..
4.Would you let me know that what exactly documents are needed on this money line..
5.When shall i buy the ticket before or after visa?
see i can also tell them that my husband wil be taking care of my expensis of my food housing and transportation when i am there in U.S..so what do you think exactly how much money is needed..
see if they ask me that where i got this moeny i can tell them that its my saving..what do you think??
YOu knwo i really need to get this done please some how help me find a solution to it!
thanks a lot in advance huskyboy04
regards,
Savda.
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[huskyboy04]

Your situation is unique: I would show them my husband's bank balance so that way you sound genuine b/c if you dont they may reject you based on they are not sure that your husband can afford your trip, next, I would never ask for a 6 month visa, you know your husband's finances so why ask for a 6 month stay, the stay is given at POE anyway so i would say I want to visit for 6 weeks, next I would submit his bank statement my own showing at least one lakh (airfare is around 45,000 Rs plus some more more foreign exchange) you are visiting your husband so you can tell them you want to spend time with him and do little sightseeing. I would still ask my husband to arrange $$ and send a statement with more money.

[Savda]

Hi huskyboy04, Thanks a lot for your advice..
YOu are right on your answers !!!!yea!
here is something which i could not understand well..
next I would submit his bank statement my own showing at least one lakh (airfare is around 45,000 Rs plus some more more foreign exchange)=========
Did you mean that i should show them my husband's bank statement as if it is my bank statement?????????SOrry i could not understand it well..
now what about travel checks???if i have my ows travel checks of around 2 laks would that be all right to show travel checks.. see i canot create my bank account at this point they will think that may be the money is borrowd or soemthing.. and may reject the visa..
Okay i can show them my husband bank statment.no problem but see i have my own money around 3000$ and in which form i need to show them in travel checks or something??as those moeny are not in my account.....thats my saving!

I would still ask my husband to arrange $$ and send a statement with more money.===== you mean he should arrange and put money in his account to show the statement???do you mean that??????
actaully i want to visit him for at least six monts and how much moeny i shall have with me to show consulate??DO you think travel checks wil be all right??
Now how about this if i show them my husband's friends bank statement?? but he is not willing to sign I30...thats the thing....
anyhow here is all the situation i want to make all this trip on my own behalf...what do you think is needed inthat case...
I am looking forward to your advice....
Thanks,
Savda.
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[huskyboy04]

What I meant was show his bank balance and yours also, both. If your husbands friend can help your husband then he can send you a statement with atleast 5K he is in good shape, you may show your savings in form of 1.5 lakh in savings (FD's , NSC which can be broken and show around 60K in liquid, like travelers checks is fine, as you can say you dont put your savings in the bank.

Do not show your husbands savings as yours. You have enough money to show so dont worry , my brother only showed 1.5 lakhs in liquid and he got a 3y visa.

[Savda]

Hi Huskyboy04,
HUm thats very cool on your brother..!
thats goood ihave my own saving and i can also show the statement of my husbands bank account you are right on that!!!
Thanks a lot for your time patience, and thanks a lot the way you answered my questions!!!
your answers really helped me a looooot!!!!!!!
Regards,
Savda!
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[Savda]

My visit visa has been approved! :D I really want to thank everybody who helped me on this.Please let me know if anybody needs my opinion regarding this.

Thanks a lot.

Savda

[huskyboy04]

Congrats!!!! Please do share your interview experience with the forum, so that we all may learn from your experience. Your case was a tough one, I was always confident you would do well in the interview!!! Congrats again!!!

[Savda]

Hi shiv,
you are right on my case being a though one ,But the best thing is that I made it happen!!
you really encouraged me a lot!!!
Thanks a lot,,
regards,
savda