What steps do i need to take in order to get my father in law to the us from mexico just for a temporary visit

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What steps do i need to take in order to get my father in law to the us from mexico just for a temporary visit

Answer 1

"Seth" is correct...it is extremely difficult for a Mexican citizen, esp. a male, to get a b2 tourist visa to the U.S.  I just went through this whole lengthy, expensive process with a Mexican friend, and he was denied a visa. Hundreds of people are in line for their interview appointments every day at the embassy and few get a visa.  The fee has also gone up to $131 USD.  Plus, they must first get a Mexican passport, then pay for the trip to the nearest consulate or the U.S. embassy in Mexico City.  Being DENIED a visa is the NORMAL result. Your father-in-law can go to the webpage below to read everything about applying for a visa.  He must fill out the forms on line, print them, ( all must be done in ENGLISH only), gather required documents, CALL embassy for an appointment.  All this takes several months.  He needs to be able to show he is a low risk for STAYING  in the U.S.  If he owns a house, business, has a high enough income that they think he will return to Mexico, he has a better chance.  Being poor and male leads to nothing but denial.  He will need a letter from you stating that he will stay with you, you will be responsible for him, your name, address, financial standing, etc. Most folks have to try more than once.  The U.S. embassy is totally without sympathy for all the trouble and expense these people go through.  See site below and read thoroughly and carefully.  Good Luck.

Answer 2

you don;t have to do anything, if he is flying in on the plane thery hand out temp visas that are good for 90 days, he just has to state where he will eb staying anf give them an address and a phone number, if he drives through the border it will be te same thing. i am from england originally and before i moved over here for good this is what i had to do all the time

Answer 3

With all due respect I must say that the above answer is entirely incorrect in regards to what is required for someone to visit the United States from Mexico. Visitors to the United States must obtain a visitor's visa from a US consulate or Embassy abroad UNLESS he or she is a citizen of a country that is a member of the United States State Department's Visa Waiver Program. The United Kingdom IS a member of this program, which is why UK citizens such as the poster above did not have to obtain a visa to visit the United States. The country of Mexico--and many others--are in fact NOT, which means persons such your father in law would indeed have to apply for a visitor's visa. I would recommend that your father in law apply for his visitor's visa a few months in advance of when he plans on travelling and that he not purchase any airline tickets before his visa has been approved. The first step that needs to be taken is to fill out the application for a visitor's visa at a US consulate, although I believe that in fact this is now normally done on the internet. After that, an appointment must be made to attend an interview with a US consular officer at a US consulate, at which time the US consular officer will decide to either approve or deny a visitor visa to the applicant. Remember that the visitor visa does NOT authorize him to work or reside in the United States--it merely authorizes him to VISIT the US temporarily. In fact, it is very important that your father in law be able to demonstrate to the US consular officer conducting the interview that he has binding ties to Mexico that will compell him to return to Mexico once his visit is over. The US State Department knows that many individuals who are given visitor visas then simply remain in the country once they get here to live and work illegally, which is why your father in law must convince the consular officer that he is not one of them. Your father in law is advised to bring to the visa interview evidence of his salary, property possessions, or any other documentation that shows he has a good economic situation there in Mexico and therefore no plausible motive to seek illegal employment in the US. The total cost of this visa application will probably be somewhere around $150 US.

I have been in your shoes before and know what you and he will be going through. About a year ago I invited a good friend from Mexico to come and visit me in the United States and she had to go through this same process. However, much to our disappointment she was denied a visitor visa and was unable to come at that time. Furthermore, the $100 fee she spent for the visa application was non-refundable. Telling her not to give up and to re-apply, I sent her the money to pay for the fees for the second application myself so as to convince her to try again. Fortunately, the second time around she was approved and was able to then visit me at last in April of 2007. Understand that even if you are a United States citizen you really have no weight in deciding whether or not our State Department will grant someone a visa. Sure, you can send a letter of invitation to your father-in-law if you want, but the fact of the matter is that the State Department does not have to pay you  any mind.

I had the opportunity to tour the US Consulate in Guadalajara, Jalisco, and got to see from behind the scenes the manner in which the consular officers interview visa applicants. I was told that normally approximately one half of applicants are approved and about one half of the applicants are denied.

Visit the State Departments' website at www.state.gov, or search online for the website of the US Consulate that is closer to where your father-in-law lives.

Answer 4

u can find all the info u need here

http://www.sre.gob.mx/english/

Its the web page of the ministry of foreign affairs