Here's the situation: LPR wife is pregnant, currently visiting her in-laws overseas. The LPR husband will travel overseas later to see his parents and both husband and wife will travel back to U.S together. The couple wants to invite husband's mother who has been rejected twice for a visit visa for tourism purposes. Last rejection was more than a year ago.
Q1.Should the mother take visa appointment for interview before her son arrives overseas to see her so she can tell interviewing officer that she wants to see her son in the States in addition to tourism purposes. This may make her case stronger as a mother wants to see her son.
A1. I am never in favor of trying to manipulate consulates. This could be considered outright fraud. Let us not go this way. Tell the truth. But, do let the consulate know that she is coming as a grandma - not a care taker or a health care employee.
Q2. Should the couple get letter from their doctor stating the due date of the baby and requesting the embassy to allow the mother to visit US to take care of kids in the postnatal period etc.
A2. Yes, but only if there are some special health concerns.
Q3. Does it matter if at the time of her visa interview, the couple is already overseas? Then she can't claim that she wants to see her son in addition to tourism related activities.
A3. The truth.
Q4. Should the mother go for visa interview when the couple had returned back to US after seeing her overseas? Will the fact that the couple just visited the mother not a good thing for her visit visa application?
A4. If the reason is to visit her grandchild and hold him/her and be the loving moral support for the family, why should it matter.
Q5. If the main reason for visit is to provide care for the yet-to-born or new-born grandchild, what are mother's chances of getting visit visa?
A5. Consulates have a very twisted idea of what "care" is. They start thinking of it as a job and not a part of what a grandparent normally does. So tell the truth but make it clear.
Q6. What should the couple and the mother do in order to increase her chances of getting visit visa? What documentation/proof etc would be considered sufficient. Should they provide affidavits under oath that the visitor will return to her native country after her short stay in US?
A6. I do not know of anything that would improve chances.
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