{"id":3246,"date":"2018-02-07T01:27:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T11:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/pages\/iss\/test\/wordpress\/?page_id=3246"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:00:09","slug":"family-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?page_id=3246","title":{"rendered":"Visas for Family Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3246\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3246-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3246-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3246-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"widget-title\">Inviting Family Members to Hawaii<\/h2>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>During your study at 糖心视频M, you may want a family member to join or visit you. Please review the following information.<\/p>\n<h2>Spouse or Children Joining You:<\/h2>\n<p>F-1 and J-1 students may request F-2 or J-2 visa documents (I-20 or DS-2019) for their dependents, who can only be legal spouses and children under age 21. The F-1 or J-1 primary visa holder is legally responsible for providing adequate funding for these dependents. Children turning age 21 are not eligible for F-2 or J-2 status. Any F-2 dependent child who turns 21 while still an F-2 must make plans to change to a different status that they may hold or depart the U.S., as they will no longer be able to keep their F-2 status on their 21st birthday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the dependent(s) will accompany the student at the beginning of their program, then the request must be made through the appropriate Admissions Office at the time they apply.<\/li>\n<li>If the dependent(s) will come after the student has started their program, then, a request must be submitted to the ISS Office. The student should visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/?page_id=14548\">ISS Request Forms and Templates page<\/a> to submit an ISS Request for the category \"add dependent.\" The online form will ask for the information and\/or documents that need to be included with the request. Once the documents are issued, the dependent(s) will use them to apply for the appropriate visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. NOTE: Dependents do not pay a SEVIS fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Extended Family and\/or Domestic Partner 糖心视频ing:<\/h2>\n<p>Extended family members, including parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. are not eligible for the F-2 or J-2 visa. Domestic partners are also ineligible because there is no recognized legal relationship under US law. These family members may come to the US\/Hawaii as visitors.<\/p>\n<h3>ESTA:<\/h3>\n<p>If your visitor is from a \u201cvisa waiver country\u201d that person may come without a visa for a stay of up to 90 days. The visa waiver process requires receiving authorization to travel under the \u201cElectronic System for Travel Authorization\u201d or ESTA. See https:\/\/esta.cbp.dhs.gov\/esta\/ for further information. Note that ESTA travelers may NEVER extend their stay beyond 90 days and MAY NOT change their status in the US.<\/p>\n<h3>Non-ESTA:<\/h3>\n<p>Your visitor who is NOT from a \u201cvisa waiver country\u201d must obtain a B-1\/B-2 visa from a US Consular office abroad. To facilitate your family member\u2019s B-1\/B-2 visa application, we recommend that you provide the following documentation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Write a letter of invitation:<\/strong> Provide information on your student status. State the purpose of the visit, your relationship to the person visiting, and the length of time they will be visiting. A typical stay is no more than 3 months. If you are providing funding for their visit, include a bank statement or other evidence of your ability to help support your visitor. If the visitor has a job or business to which they plan to return, it is good to include this information as it will help lessen the presumption of immigrant intent. All applicants for non-immigrant visas may be subject to this presumption and may need to provide information on home country ties. Click here for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/issmanoa\/wp-content\/uploads\/Forms\/Template_Invitation_Letter_for_Family_Member.docx\">Template Invitation Letter for Family Member (docx)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Obtain a letter of verification of enrollment:<\/strong> Request this from the <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/records\/verification.html\">Registrar\u2019s office<\/a>, located on the Ground Floor of the QLC building.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attach evidence of financial stability:<\/strong> Provide evidence that you have an income (for example as a Graduate Assistant) or sufficient savings to cover the costs of your visitor(s) for the next few months. This is optional and may not be significant if your family members are able to prove their own funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Individual Responsibility for Visa Application, Documentary evidence, and Interview: <\/strong>Providing your family members with the above information may improve their chance of being approved for a visa. However, there is no guarantee that a visa will be issued. Much will depend on an individual\u2019s ability to assure the consular officer that the visit is temporary and there is no intention to stay permanently in the US. Note that the ISS does not issue invitation letters. ISS is not able to credibly certify any information about your family members and therefore, the US State Department has advised universities that such letters are not helpful or encouraged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During your study at 糖心视频M, you may want a family member to join or visit you. 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