Posted on: 09-11-09 09:52:21
Hi desi's can anyone provide guidance on this. Perhaps you have experience with this.
Parents are visiting canada but want to make a month trip to visit relatives in US. They have indian passport and multiple entry canadaian visa. Can they apply for the US visa from the canadian consulate in Toronto.
Please help!
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Quote:They can apply.
Originally posted by michelle288
Can they apply for the US visa from the canadian consulate in Toronto.
Problem will be getting an appointment and whether visa will be given or not.
Best to apply in home country.
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"Mah deah, there is much more money to be made in the destruction of civilization than in building it up."
-- Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"
For the most part, the US consulate does recommend that the visitors apply for a visa from their home country. There are exceptions though. I have a friend, who was here on a work permit. Barely two months into her work permit, she applied for a visitor visa to the US, and she got a 10 year multiple entry visa.
If your parents want to apply for a visa to the US, they should bring enough evidence to show that they have strong ties to India, and that they will indeed return there. Some of the documents that might show strong ties would include documents showing immovable property, a letter from the employer that the applicant is employed and that he will return to his job, when the vacation ends, sworn affidavits from children that they have strong family ties, and that they require the applicant to return to India, etc.
It is assumed that any applicant for a US visa, is a potential immigrant. It is upon the applicant to prove that he/she will return to the home country, and that he/she has no intention of staying back in the US.
I might add that the documents that I mentioned, are based on personal experience. Each application and situation is unique, and an immigration consultant is the best person to approach to better the chances of the visa being issued. There is a fee involved, and if you don't mind the expense, send me a PM. I can refer you to someone who practices immigration law here.
I have heard here that getting a US visa is like winning a lottery - a matter of chance. My personal experience is that once the paper work is perfect, there is a remote chance that a visa application is turned down.
