hi guys,
My mom got her visa yest. She got a 6 month visa. I have a small doubt actually.... her visa date says July 7th thru Jan 6th. But my mom will be coming ony in Sept , Can she stay for 6 months then? Is it the visa date or the I94 date that we have to follow. I think the visa date is only for entry and once she comes here ,we should go by whatever the I94 stamp says... What are ur views...

vidhya sonia replied. hi,
don't worry.......she has to arrive within that time in the country......for how long she can stay in the country depends upon the visa officer i mean to say that she will get the entry to stay there on arrival.

bye n take care
sonia Radhika replied. Hi Vidhya

if as Anu said she has to go back when visa expires, try to get an extension. No harm trying even u don't get an extension. u will get details of applying for extension thru www*path2usa*com/Extensionvisa*htm
(replace * with .)
hope it helps...and she can stay for a few more months.
Take care.
Radhika

padosan replied. Hi Vidhya,
Let me first congratulate you & your mom for getting the visa successfully. Do not get confused about the date of expiry. As per Bargavi's advice, its not a good idea to extend the visa in her first visit itself. Read this link below. This should definitely answer all your queries.

www(.)path2usa(.)com/Visitor_aftervisa(.)htm

So you can send a letter requesting the immigration officer (I94) to grant six months of stay to your mom from the date of entry in US. Send this letter to your mom, and ask her to show it at the time of entry here, so that she need not even talk to the officer.
Hope this helps you.

Goodluck!!
Shreyu
Manisha replied. Hi Vidhya

Why did they give just 6 month visa? From a long time i was hearing that they are giving multiple entry 5/10 years visa.
I have heard of visa extensions, for more detail you can check path2usa*com.
I think after coming here she can apply for 6 months extension, without that as Anu said she can not legally extend her stay beyond Jan 6th.

Manisha Anu replied. Hey Vidhya,

If your mom's visa date say July 7th thru Jan 6th, it means she is eligible to stay in US maximum upto Jan 6th. When she arrive into US, I94 date will mostly be same as Jan 6th or less than that. But it will never be more than the visa expiry date i.e Jan 6th for your mom. Even though she got 6 months visa, she will be able to stay with you maximum upto Jan 6th or I94 date. As I said, I94 date will never be more than the visa expiry date. Instead of asking her to come in Sep, you can ask her to come here during Aug so that she gets more time to spend with you.

Hope this helps!

Anu.