Asked over 1 year ago - Los Angeles, CA
FlagMy sister in law is 28 and married, she and her husband have stable jobs in el salvador and each owns a house however they have no children due to medical conditions. in bank account they only have 16000. i want to know if they stand a chance on getting an approved visa. All her immediate family is in el salvador except her mother in law is a resident of the us. Or is just luck?
Yes, she has a chance of receiving a visitor's visa, but she has to show documentation of her marriage, her job, her home ownership, her bank account, and any other documentation she thinks shows her ties to El Salvador, and it is still up to the discretion of the consular officer whether to grant the visa or not. The officer is required by law to presume that your sister-in-law is actually going to stay in the US permanently, even though she's applying for a temporary visit. This is called "the presumption of immigrant intent". Your sister-in-law has to overcome that presumption in order to be granted the visito's visa.
I agree with Attorney Larson. I would also suggest that you retain an immigration attorney who has expereince in this area. And as Attorney Larson suggested, these applications can always be denied in discretion.
good luck
Debbi Klopman, ESq.
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