A user posted on Reddit asking for advice and insights on their mother’s B2 visa application to the US. The mother is 59 years old and widowed and lives in India with the user and their younger sister. The user wants to know her chances of approval and how to strengthen her application.
Family Situation and Travel Plans
The mother will be visiting her ailing maternal aunt in California. To make the journey easier, she will be traveling with her brother and sister-in-law who already have B2 visas and will be visiting multiple US cities during the thanksgiving holiday.
The user shares that the mother has lived in India for 12 years since her husband’s passing, after spending around 35 years in the UAE with her late husband and children. Two other siblings live in Australia (one is an Australian citizen, the other a permanent resident), while the brother traveling with her lives in Bahrain with his wife. The mother has traveled to UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia in the past.
Financial Support and Application Concerns
According to the user, “She’ll be self sponsoring her trip. She’s financially comfortable with recurrent rental income from properties my father left her as well as savings in fixed deposits.” But the user is not sure whether to show the brother as a sponsor since the mother has never been employed.
The user is looking for advice on how to present her case and if there are any potential red flags that might affect the visa approval. They also mention that they were rejected for F1 visa but is now working full time and the other sister is still in college.
The community’s input will help the family to build a stronger application and increase the mother’s chances of visiting her aunt in the US.
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