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Alenkag.la · Just Starting Joined: 17 Jan 2009 Posts: 7

Hi, I have a difficult situation. I came to USA 3 years ago through "Work & Travel" Co. Then applied for student visa. Now immigration denied my claim. I'm getting married soon. My question is: Can parents of my BF send an invantation to my parents and can they applay for guest visa (or what ever it is), if my BF's parents offering the place to stay and etc... I will be glad to hear some information from anybody, before we do it. Thank u. I'll really appreciate ur help!!!

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Alenkag.la · Just Starting Joined: 17 Jan 2009 Posts: 7

I want them to come just for a week for my wedding. I don't have papers yet, so my future mother in- low and fater in- low are gonna send the invintation. Can they get visa???

overseas_expat · VIP Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 741 Location: Moscow

Your questions isn't entirely clear, but if I follow I believe you are in America and want to import your parents from Russia to attend your wedding in the US?

That should be possible, if I'm interpreting correctly.

Some American involved, either your fiance or your fiance's parents, will need to compose a letter directed to the US visa department. I sponsored a Russian friend of mine for a visit to the US just this summer, so I have recently gone through it.

I wrote a letter stating that whatever person[s], wished a visa to visit my family and that I was going to sponsor and be responsible for them during their stay in the US, including housing them. I included my name, address, phone number, reason for the Russian's visit to US, and a short explanation of how I came to know the person. I emailed this Word document to my friend in Russia who was requesting the visa.

My Russian friend applied at the visa office in Moscow. He went there first to get all the necessary information and forms, and then with all the forms and--my letter of sponsorship--he submitted his US visa application. It is worth noting that in the final stages of submitting a visa request to the US embassy in Moscow, as of last summer, such completed applications had to be delivered to the visa office by courier Pony Express ONLY.

So to sum up:

A letter of sponsorship from a US sponsor will be necessary: email word document acceptable

The final application to the US visa office must be by designated courier

I found it to be a relatively easy process. My friend ended up with a one year US visa, when he had specified he would only be visiting the US for 2 weeks in August. He was so happy with his visit and the visa, he plans to come back again in May before the visa expires next summer.

Ok?

If I can be of more assistance, please ask.

(I am American)[/b]

Alenkag.la · Just Starting Joined: 17 Jan 2009 Posts: 7

Thank u for ur help! One more question. If my bf's parents will send that letter, can ambassy know that i've stayed here and do not allow them to come??? Cause right know l'm without any status... Crying or Very sad

overseas_expat · VIP Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 741 Location: Moscow

Alenkag.la · Just Starting Joined: 17 Jan 2009 Posts: 7

My claim was denied 2 months ago.

overseas_expat · VIP Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 741 Location: Moscow

I still have no idea what you're talking about. I do not know what claim was denied. I still have no clue as to what "no status" actually is.

If you are not currently legally in the US, bringing your parents from Russia for your wedding would seem extremely difficult as you would have no legal right to be in the US getting married to begin with.

If you can raise a bit of money, your best bet right now (if I'm getting the drift of your real predicament) is to hire an immigration attorney immediately.

It may be possible if you have not overstayed your visa, that your boyfriend can apply for a fiance` visa while you are still here, I don't know.

There is such law in America called 'attorney client privilege'. This means that when you hire an attorney he cannot report any of your actions or conversations to the authorities, he is prevented from disclosing any information you might share with him. You can safely consult an attorney about your visa problems and possible solutions, without endangering yourself.

I would advise you to find a good immigration attorney this very week and discover your options. To delay further will only make your situation more difficult.

Alenkag.la · Just Starting Joined: 17 Jan 2009 Posts: 7

I came in LA 3 years ago with J1 visa. Applaid for F1 one month before the previous expired. The denied the claim because that colledg couldn't handle too many students they didn't have enough classes and etc 60 people got denial...This colledge got new lisence, got more buildings and with all there lisence papers and letters from this collage i applied again. And again a've got denied. Without any explonetion. they still didn't send me departure letter. We took an atotney he was triing to find me in some system if i got an "A" number...I have no idea what is this... We took another lower he started loking me in the system again... So now smb told us that it's not a problem if parents of my bf would try to invite my parents on wedding, if we got marrage licence. Now i don't know what to do... It's the happiest day in my life, of course i want my parents be here. But i don't know is it possible or not.
I tried to explain everything... Don't know is it clearly now or not?

overseas_expat · VIP Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 741 Location: Moscow

Ok, back to the original question....

If you are currently legally in the US with a valid visa (of some kind) YES you can attempt to bring your parents from Russia for the wedding.

The best bet is to get the fiance`s parents to sponsor their visas.

A letter of sponsorship for each parent will be necessary. One letter for your mother and one letter for your father.

The letters should state the reason for the visa--the wedding of their son to you. The letters should state the expected time frame for the visit. The sponsorship letters should state that the fiance`s parents will be responsible for the Russians while they are in the US. And of course the letters of sponsorship should include the fiance`s parents address, telephone, etc., all contact details.

As I said before, these letters may be written in a Word document and emailed to the parents in Russia. The Russian parents would have to make some kind of arrangements to access a computer, plenty of internet cafes in Russia if they don't own a home computer. They need to take these letters of sponsorship from the email and print them out.

Along with the many visa forms they will get from the embassy visa office, they will finally submit the completed US visa forms with the letters of sponsorship to the visa office by courier Pony Express.

Before the final decision is made they will also be required to come in for personal interviews.

Other documents the US visa office will also ask for is bank records, job records, whatever kind of homeowner verification, family ties. They do this to ensure that the Russian visa applicant has sufficient motivation to return to Russia and not jump visa in the US.

If your parents do not live in Moscow this will require a lot of time and money and travel on their part. Outside of Moscow the only other official US embassy presence in Russia is in Yekaterenberg and Vladivostok.

Ok so far? Making sense?

overseas_expat · VIP Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 741 Location: Moscow

Also, have you investigated the documents that may be required for you to marry in the US? I have no idea what they may be for a foreigner, but when we got married both my husband and I were required to produce birth certificates.

I don't know what might be required of a foreigner. You need to look into this.

Alenkag.la · Just Starting Joined: 17 Jan 2009 Posts: 7

overseas_expat · VIP Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 741 Location: Moscow

Congratulations on your marriage! Many happy best wishes for both of you. Very Happy

As we discussed previously, I think the best way to get your parents a visa from Russia to the US is to have your husband's parents sponsor their visas.
The US visa process is fairly straightforward and with the sponsorship of your inlaws I think the chance of success is very very high.

Rabbis and restaurants are of no interest to the US Consular. The Ambassador also has no authority to issue visas.

Have your parents go through the standard visa process as described in the conversation of this thread.

krasatulya · VIP Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 590

I have a Russian friend who was here in the U.S. legally before getting married and despite her husband's (American) efforts to sponsor her family to come for the wedding, they were repeatedly denied. Not sure of the reason(s) given, but I've heard this happen in more than one circumstance. So they resolved this by going to Russia months later and having a celebration to include all of her side of the family.

Alenkag.la · Just Starting Joined: 17 Jan 2009 Posts: 7

Thanks for your advice!
First of all, they have good jobs (both of them are working more then 15 yaers at one place, they are respected and hard workers, they will take a letter from their job with their income), also they have real estate, a car, garage, money on two accounts (half in dollars half in rubles), and they are leaving my little brother with grandmothers. What else can be provided to show that they are coming back for sure? moreover, we will write a invitation for both of them and of course contact information of my husband's parents and that they can be sponsors for mine. Of course the marrage certificate too. The rest are papers like a letter from the rabbi, from the restaurant and etc. they will take it with them in case of anything.
The question is:
I read on the russian forum, that i cant send the papers right now to Immigration for the gc, because they will be able to see that i applied for a GC and will not allow my parents to come because i can apply for them too. So now, i'm confused, in the form DS 156, they is a question about relatives in the USA. What should i say my status is, i thought pending adjustment... Right now it's a problem, should i saypending adjustmentor not?
The wedding is on September,6. We have time, but i can't plan my wedding without parents. Right now i'm just holding all the papers and afraid to do wrong step.

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