Did i miss anything on my checklist?

Question

my husband and i are going to try and get him a visa to visit my parents and i did some searching on the net and this is the documents that i have come up with so far.... did i miss anything? [i am a US citizen and he is not]

Sponsor Check List

0 Affidavit of Support Form I-134

0 Account Verification Letter from the bank stating when account was opened.

0 Copy of Bank Statements showing a good balance [3 months]

0 Pay Statements [3 months]

0 Copy of Contract from work

0 Employment Verification

0 Copy of Tax returns [2 years]

0 Passport

0 Marriage Certificate

0 Birth Certificate

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0 Non-immigration Visa Application Form DS – 156

0 DS – 157 [required for male non-immigrants between ages 16 – 45]

0 Two photographs for visa

0 Passport

0 Employment Verification

0 Application Fee

0 Proof of ownership of property in home country

0 Bank Statements / Account Verification Letter

0 ID Card

Answer 1

I wouldn't trust the internet too much...

Answer 2

in my personal opinion  and experience   chances of having a visa granted  when you are the an American citizen  and your parents  us residents  chances of having it granted  are slim to none  because he would be considered  a potential immigrant

Answer 3

If you are showing a marriage certificate, you might want to write a letter explaining why you aren't applying for an immigrant visa for your husband. You might also want to include your work papers showing that you plan to stay in your husband's country. If your husband owns property or a car, bring documents showing that.

The Consular Officer will not grant your husband a visitor's visa unless he can show strong ties to his country. As he is married to an American, the officer might not grant him a visa anyway. It would seem that being married to an American and therefore having a way to immigrate legally would be stronger proof that the applicant would not be a risk for illegal immigration, but apparently it is a red flag instead. Go figure. That's why I wrote a letter for my husband when he was given his visitor visa to meet my family. I explained that we would be applying for an immigrant visa in the future and we would not jeopardize that by foolishly overstaying a visitor's visa. I had spoken to the Consular Officer, and he suggested I do this.

They weren't really interested in the letter from my parents, but bring it anyway.