Can my parents get a visa when I have F1 visa?

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Can my parents get a visa when I have F1 visa?
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Submitted by LawQA.com on May 23, 2012 - 8:22am

I changed my J1 visa to F1 visa 2 years ago. Now my parents are trying to come to the US to visit me. Can they get a visa? How should we go about this?

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Submitted by Alexander J. Segal on May 23, 2012 - 5:25pm

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The answer depends upon many factors. The U.S. Embassy/Consulate has a lot of discretion when deciding when to issue an immigrant visa. There are no bright lines rules for approving or denying a non-immigrant visa if the applicant is eligible. Your parents need to be truthful and disclose your presence in the United States. To increase their chances of getting a non-immigrant visa, they should be prepared to show ties to their native country. The U.S. Embassy/Consulate will not issue a non-immigrant visa if he or she believes your parents will not return. They should also be able to show sufficient funds to support themselves while traveling in the United States.  

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