Reconsider the proposed new 30 day limit for visitor visa holders in the U.S.
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Dear Sir,
The INS recently announced a proposal to eliminate the current minimum six months admission period for B-2 visitors (tourist visa category). This new regulation, which proposes to give the immigration officers arbitrary authority to limit the admission period to 30-days for tourists, will impact significantly the lives of millions of law-abiding citizens, residents and legally-admitted non-resident aliens (H1B workers, Students etc.) of the United States. Many new immigrants and non-immigrants of this country invite their parents and loved-ones to spend some time with their children, grandchildren, friends and relatives. Some of these tourists fly for more than 36 hours and spend over $1,500 on air tickets to get close to their family and friends. After spending excessive amounts of money on travel they lose the first week in getting over their jetlag. These visitors almost always depart within the time duration permitted by the INS, which typically is 6 months.
The proposed new rule of limiting tourist stays to 30 days is extremely short a time for family and friends to visit with each other given that they may not see each other for three to four years at a time. In situations when visiting parents are not able to communicate adequately with the INS officers due to language barriers, their stay will be limited to 30-days. This new regulation tends to fly in the face of the American philosophy of family values. When visiting parents and grandparents visit their kids in America they foster a strong bond with their children and grandchildren. These visitors almost always stay for durations longer than one month and depart within six months to a year per INS regulations. If the proposed ruling by INS is accepted after a 30-day review period, it will be extremely difficult for immigrant families to help their kids foster such strong bonds with their loved-ones. Many families will find themselves tangled in the INS paper maze to extend their visitors' stays soon after their arrival in the United States.
We urge the INS in the strongest possible terms to re-consider this new proposal and automatically allow a minimum stay of 6-months to close family members visiting the United States with option to extend that for an additional six months. We, as law-abiding citizens, residents and legally-admitted non-resident aliens, share the common American goal of fighting terrorists, while at the same time, keeping the American dream alive and maintaining the American way of life. We urge all concerned people residing in the United States to voice their opposition to this proposal by signing this petition as well as writing individually to the INS at [email protected]
Best regards,
Pradeep Bhatia San Mateo, California [email protected]
The INS recently announced a proposal to eliminate the current minimum six months admission period for B-2 visitors (tourist visa category). This new regulation, which proposes to give the immigration officers arbitrary authority to limit the admission period to 30-days for tourists, will impact significantly the lives of millions of law-abiding citizens, residents and legally-admitted non-resident aliens (H1B workers, Students etc.) of the United States. Many new immigrants and non-immigrants of this country invite their parents and loved-ones to spend some time with their children, grandchildren, friends and relatives. Some of these tourists fly for more than 36 hours and spend over $1,500 on air tickets to get close to their family and friends. After spending excessive amounts of money on travel they lose the first week in getting over their jetlag. These visitors almost always depart within the time duration permitted by the INS, which typically is 6 months.
The proposed new rule of limiting tourist stays to 30 days is extremely short a time for family and friends to visit with each other given that they may not see each other for three to four years at a time. In situations when visiting parents are not able to communicate adequately with the INS officers due to language barriers, their stay will be limited to 30-days. This new regulation tends to fly in the face of the American philosophy of family values. When visiting parents and grandparents visit their kids in America they foster a strong bond with their children and grandchildren. These visitors almost always stay for durations longer than one month and depart within six months to a year per INS regulations. If the proposed ruling by INS is accepted after a 30-day review period, it will be extremely difficult for immigrant families to help their kids foster such strong bonds with their loved-ones. Many families will find themselves tangled in the INS paper maze to extend their visitors' stays soon after their arrival in the United States.
We urge the INS in the strongest possible terms to re-consider this new proposal and automatically allow a minimum stay of 6-months to close family members visiting the United States with option to extend that for an additional six months. We, as law-abiding citizens, residents and legally-admitted non-resident aliens, share the common American goal of fighting terrorists, while at the same time, keeping the American dream alive and maintaining the American way of life. We urge all concerned people residing in the United States to voice their opposition to this proposal by signing this petition as well as writing individually to the INS at [email protected]
Best regards,
Pradeep Bhatia San Mateo, California [email protected]
85931 Signatures
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Jitin G
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Jenny Z
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Deepak M
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Harini M
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Harish A
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Harveen K
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- Please reconsider the time limit for a tourist stay. 30 days is too short a time to meet family when you don't get to be with them for 2-3 years at a stretch. Thank you.
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Hatinder C
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Jagannadh T
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Ruchika J
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Jaya K
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- This is extremely unfortunate for elderly parents visiting their children here in US.
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Anusha I
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RS
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Himanshu S
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- This will affect lives of all immigrants with families living outside US. I would prefer getting check 10 times at the airport or even taking my visitors to INS office or local police station to get any verification letters or attendance, if the government wants to keep track of visitors every month.
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Hiren S
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HITESH
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- Please re-consider the 30 day duration of stay proposal; my parents count days- months before they actually visit me in Austin -- I look forward for spending time with them -- they are retired and 60 years of age. I appreciate your understanding.
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Hemang L
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Joshi A
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Jaspreet S
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- As working engineers in this country we cannot visit our parents in far away countries and spend time with them. Securing a country against terrosists is really important but the effecitivty of this decision in curbing terrorism seems to be downplayed by the impact it will have on the lives of millions of law abiding foreign residents in US. These residents are an essential factor in the growth of the US economy. Instead of implenting this law in totality, provisions should be made for genuine visitors to stay in US for around three months. Parents aged over 50 who are visiting their children and spend time with their family pose no threat to the security of this country and should be excluded from this ruling.
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Jay K
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- This WILL not restrain terrorists but limits american values and freedom.
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Jayanthi V
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Prerana
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- INS needs to put the immigrants status on their SSN or Drivers Liscense and all immigrants should be going for a renewed version if they change their status. Is it that restricted visitors from India for 30 days helps? For people who want to stay longer illegally, they do it anyway. Is anyone monitoring? As per NBS there are 400 terrorists in the US residing here and 1000's of illegal residents. Lets first try to get a hold of them. A 30 day limit just makes all innocent travellers life miserable!
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Jayant R
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- I understand that the proposed ruling is for the safety and security of every individual here in US. Please reconsider the proposed ruling and amend it in such a way to make it more effective without creating unnecessary trouble and hassle to innocent law abiding tourists. There are lot of ways that can be achieved.Some of them could be - 1. Self sponsored tourists can be seperated from a sponsored tourist.2. Sponsored close relative especially parents in the age group 50 or 60 and above) should have some different consideration compared to less than 50. 3. Make the tourist to personally appear in local INS office periodically (say every month or so.) to make sure nobody is overstaying the max. limit of 6 months.There are lot more brilliant ideas that can be implemented to achieve the same level of safety and security.
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Jayesh B
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Jasdeep Shah S
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- 30 days is too short a time pplz,but why is all this happening?
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Jeevan T
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hong y
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manoj k
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- Limit of 30 days is too less for a vistior coming from far of land to see their near and dear ones
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Mitra
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Lakshminarasimhan P
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- Visiting USA gives revenue to USA. INS should consider this change once again. They should relax this provision for elderly visitors, more scrutiny based on family or relative who is having proper F1, H1, GC or US Citizen documents.
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Krishna
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- Please reconsider your decision as it will affect all non-immigrants here.
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Krishna V
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Kashyap
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Kruti
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Kalyani S
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Jyoti B
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- Elderly parents visiting us for 6 months is good for the economy as well since we take them to visit different places in US. Good family values for kids is important to become good citizens tomorrow and the contribution from grand parents can never be undermined. Visit for only 30 days from such a far place as India for such elderly people is basically saying - "do not come to our country"! There needs to be categories based on age etc which should be exempt from this 30-day rule.
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Kalyan
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- If INS wants to enforce, they should force us to go to local police station every month and give an update as in India.
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Suresh K
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Kumar R
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- I love this country, I love my parents who live India. If they wish to stay with me for few months it won't be possible anymore.
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Kumar T
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Janak P
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Kunal M
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- such a change only introduces hardship for law-abiding people. Those with evil on their minds will always find ways to get around this too.
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Rachna K
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Kuntal P
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- After my sister's marriage, my father will be left alone (as my mother expired long back). I will prefer to bring him to USA whenever I visit USA on my H1.
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Sujatha
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Rangarajan S
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Kalyani
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Sri S
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- It would help INS to counter terrorism by making the visa procedures more strict. Instead if you just reduce the number of days of visit, it does not help checking unwanted visitors. This curtailing will only effect the lives of millions who are law abiding citizens or residents. So, please reconsider your decision.
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Latha S
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Anandan K
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Kannan R
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- This new rule will affect millions of law abiding immigrant and non immigrant workers as it denies them the opportunity to be with their parents for more than 30 days
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